Samsung Exhibit Ii 4G Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

Time Required

                          4 - 8 minutes            

Sections

6

• Battery
• 2 steps
• Top Rear Housing Cover
• 4 steps
• Midframe
• 4 steps
• Vibration Motor
• 2 steps
• Rear Facing Camera
• 2 steps
• Motherboard
• 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Insert plastic opening tool under back cover.
• Apply pressure on tool while using a downward motion to pop off back cover.

Insert plastic opening tool under back cover.

Apply pressure on tool while using a downward motion to pop off back cover.

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Step 2

• Insert plastic opening tool under battery.
• Pry battery out.

Insert plastic opening tool under battery.

Pry battery out.

Step 3

              Top Rear Housing Cover               

• Insert plastic opening tool under back cover.
• Pry the top cover upward to remove it from the phone.

Pry the top cover upward to remove it from the phone.

Step 4

• Remove the top cover.

Remove the top cover.

Step 5

• Remove the four 3.8mm Phillips #000 screws securing the top cover to the back assembly.
• Two screws from top and two screws from back.

Remove the four 3.8mm Phillips #000 screws securing the top cover to the back assembly.

Two screws from top and two screws from back.

Step 6

• Insert plastic opening tool under top cover.
• Using hand slide top cover away from phone.

Insert plastic opening tool under top cover.

Using hand slide top cover away from phone.

Step 7

              Midframe               

• Remove the four 3.8mm Phillips #000 screws securing the back assembly to the phone.

Remove the four 3.8mm Phillips #000 screws securing the back assembly to the phone.

Step 8

• Insert plastic opening tool between back assembly and phone.
• Pry the back assembly away from phone.

Insert plastic opening tool between back assembly and phone.

Pry the back assembly away from phone.

Step 9

• With plastic opening tool continue prying around the edge of the back assembly.

With plastic opening tool continue prying around the edge of the back assembly.

Step 10

• Pull back panel assembly away from main body.

Pull back panel assembly away from main body.

Step 11

              Vibration Motor               

• Insert the pointed end of a spudger into the gap in the round housing frame.
• Using spudger to remove vibrator remove from the adhesive.

Insert the pointed end of a spudger into the gap in the round housing frame.

Using spudger to remove vibrator remove from the adhesive.

Step 12

• Use the flat end of a spudger to remove vibrator cable from motherboard.

Use the flat end of a spudger to remove vibrator cable from motherboard.

Step 13

              Rear Facing Camera               

• Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the camera assembly cable.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the camera assembly cable.

Step 14

• Remove camera from square housing.

Remove camera from square housing.

Step 15

              Motherboard               

• Insert the spudger under each corner ribbon cable and lift them out of the way.
• Use care when lifting the ribbon cables.
• Insert a plastic pry tool into the gap between motherboard and base of phone

Insert the spudger under each corner ribbon cable and lift them out of the way.

Use care when lifting the ribbon cables.

Insert a plastic pry tool into the gap between motherboard and base of phone

Step 16

• Tilt the motherboard up carefully.
• Be sure not to damage the ribbon cable still connected at the bottom of the motherboard.
• Use a spudger to pry the connector from the socket on the motherboard.
• Lift motherboard from frame.

Tilt the motherboard up carefully.

Be sure not to damage the ribbon cable still connected at the bottom of the motherboard.

Use a spudger to pry the connector from the socket on the motherboard.

Lift motherboard from frame.

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

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