Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          10 - 20 minutes

Sections

2

  • How to Open the Rotor Riot
  • 5 steps
  • Phone Connector Cable
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the iPhone mount
  • Use your fingers to remove the screw on the back side of the controller securing the iPhone mount.
  • Remove the iPhone mount.

Use your fingers to remove the screw on the back side of the controller securing the iPhone mount.

Remove the iPhone mount.

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Step 2

              Unscrew the back cover
  • Use a T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the eight 9.2 mm-long screws securing the back cover.
  • Don’t try to remove the back cover all the way yet! It’s still connected to the mainboard.

Use a T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the eight 9.2 mm-long screws securing the back cover.

Don’t try to remove the back cover all the way yet! It’s still connected to the mainboard.

Step 3

              Swing open the back cover
  • Lift up the back cover of the controller.
  • Lift the back cover to a 45 degree angle and place it next to the controller.
  • Don’t strain the interconnect cable during this procedure.

Lift up the back cover of the controller.

Lift the back cover to a 45 degree angle and place it next to the controller.

Don’t strain the interconnect cable during this procedure.

Step 4

              Disconnect the phone connector cable
  • Use a spudger to disconnect the phone connector cable from the mainboard.

Use a spudger to disconnect the phone connector cable from the mainboard.

Step 5

              Remove the back cover
  • Remove the back cover.

Remove the back cover.

Step 6

              Remove the screw thread
  • Pull the screw thread bracket straight up to slide it off of the rails securing it to the back cover.

Pull the screw thread bracket straight up to slide it off of the rails securing it to the back cover.

Step 7

              Remove the phone connector cable
  • Remove the phone connector cable.

Remove the phone connector cable.

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

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