Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

10

Time Required

                          1 hour

Sections

6

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Back Panel
  • 3 steps
  • Optical Track Pad
  • 1 step
  • Logic Board
  • 2 steps
  • LCD
  • 1 step
  • Digitizer Assembly
  • 1 step

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Pry off back plastic, starting at the gap provided at the bottom of the phone. A spudger can be used to make this easier.

Pry off back plastic, starting at the gap provided at the bottom of the phone. A spudger can be used to make this easier.

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Step 2

  • Remove battery, prying from the provided gap at the upper-right corner of the battery

Remove battery, prying from the provided gap at the upper-right corner of the battery

Step 3

              Back Panel
  • Depress MicroSD to eject it from the side of the case.

Depress MicroSD to eject it from the side of the case.

Step 4

  • Remove 4 corner screws, you may have to remove a “VOID” sticker from one of the screw heads.

Remove 4 corner screws, you may have to remove a “VOID” sticker from one of the screw heads.

Step 5

  • Using a spudger, unclip the nine clips holding the back panel to the front panel, highlighted in included pictures.
  • Start at the top, and work clockwise, being careful not to break the clips.
  • There are, 1, 3, 2, and 3 clips on each side, respectively.
  • After the clips are disengaged, there are no cables holding the back panel in place.

Using a spudger, unclip the nine clips holding the back panel to the front panel, highlighted in included pictures.

Start at the top, and work clockwise, being careful not to break the clips.

There are, 1, 3, 2, and 3 clips on each side, respectively.

After the clips are disengaged, there are no cables holding the back panel in place.

Step 6

              Optical Track Pad
  • Use your spudger to release the jaw clip holding the Optical Track Pad cable to the logic board.
  • Remove Optical Track Pad from logic board.

Use your spudger to release the jaw clip holding the Optical Track Pad cable to the logic board.

Remove Optical Track Pad from logic board.

Step 7

              Logic Board
  • Use your spudger to release the remaining clips, disconnecting the ribbon cables from the logic board.

Use your spudger to release the remaining clips, disconnecting the ribbon cables from the logic board.

Step 8

  • Remove 2 Phillips Screws holding the logic board to the front panel.
  • Gently lift the logic board off the front panel.

Remove 2 Phillips Screws holding the logic board to the front panel.

Gently lift the logic board off the front panel.

Step 9

              LCD
  • Remove the two phillips screws from the top of the LCD frame.
  • Use your spudger to pry the LCD out of the frame.

Remove the two phillips screws from the top of the LCD frame.

Use your spudger to pry the LCD out of the frame.

Step 10

              Digitizer Assembly
  • Once the LCD has been removed from the frame, the Digitizer can be gently pushed out from the back.
  • Be sure to catch the speaker cover as it is released from the digitizer, you will need to replace it when reinstalling the digitizer.
  • There is adhesive tape holding the Digitizer to the front panel, heating around the edges of the digitizer will help to loosen it, if it sticks.
  • After the digitizer is removed, you may wish to remove the adhesive tape and reapply before replacing the digitizer.

Once the LCD has been removed from the frame, the Digitizer can be gently pushed out from the back.

Be sure to catch the speaker cover as it is released from the digitizer, you will need to replace it when reinstalling the digitizer.

There is adhesive tape holding the Digitizer to the front panel, heating around the edges of the digitizer will help to loosen it, if it sticks.

After the digitizer is removed, you may wish to remove the adhesive tape and reapply before replacing the digitizer.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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