Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
15
Time Required
45 minutes
Sections
2
- Motherboard
- 8 steps
- QWERTY Keyboard
- 7 steps
Flags
1
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Motherboard
- Remove back cover using fingernail or plastic opening tool. The cover pulls up and off.
Remove back cover using fingernail or plastic opening tool. The cover pulls up and off.
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Step 2
- Remove battery with plastic opening tool or finger.
Remove battery with plastic opening tool or finger.
Step 3
- Remove the seven screws from backplate using the #00 screwdriver.
Remove the seven screws from backplate using the #00 screwdriver.
Step 4
- Remove the back plate using the plastic opening tool.
- There is a lip on each side, and both must be pried up.
- You can work your way around the edges after prying the two sides.
Remove the back plate using the plastic opening tool.
There is a lip on each side, and both must be pried up.
You can work your way around the edges after prying the two sides.
Step 5
- Use the plastic opening tool to detach the two tabs connecting the motherboard to the base of the phone.
Use the plastic opening tool to detach the two tabs connecting the motherboard to the base of the phone.
Step 6
- Disconnect the antenna cable from the motherboard using tweezers.
Disconnect the antenna cable from the motherboard using tweezers.
Step 7
- Remove the single screw connecting the motherboard to the base of the phone by using the #00 Phillips screwdriver.
Remove the single screw connecting the motherboard to the base of the phone by using the #00 Phillips screwdriver.
Step 8
- Lift the motherboard out of the base of the phone.
Lift the motherboard out of the base of the phone.
Step 9
QWERTY Keyboard
- Remove the eight screws using the #00 screw driver.
Remove the eight screws using the #00 screw driver.
Step 10
- Remove blue tape using the tweezers.
Remove blue tape using the tweezers.
Step 11
- Remove screws using the #00 screwdriver.
Remove screws using the #00 screwdriver.
Step 12
- Using the plastic opening tool, remove the back plate by prying on the four main points.
- You may encounter difficultly at certain points. Work the plastic opening tool along the edge to keep back plate from closing again.
Using the plastic opening tool, remove the back plate by prying on the four main points.
You may encounter difficultly at certain points. Work the plastic opening tool along the edge to keep back plate from closing again.
Step 13
- Lift the back plate.
- To remove the attached flex cable, gently peel the flex cable connecting to the back plate.
- Flex cable is attached to the back plate with an adhesive.
Lift the back plate.
To remove the attached flex cable, gently peel the flex cable connecting to the back plate.
Flex cable is attached to the back plate with an adhesive.
Step 14
- Slide the flex cable through the slot.
- Set the front plate down. Now you have free access to the keyboard.
Slide the flex cable through the slot.
Set the front plate down. Now you have free access to the keyboard.
Step 15
- Manually lift the keyboard and replace with new keyboard.
- Make sure the new keyboard is placed with the keyboard letters facing down, and the white back facing up.
Manually lift the keyboard and replace with new keyboard.
Make sure the new keyboard is placed with the keyboard letters facing down, and the white back facing up.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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