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Moderate
Steps
9
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Sections
5
- Rear Case
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 1 step
- S Pen
- 1 step
- Midframe
- 2 steps
- Motherboard
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Remove the rear case
- Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool in the gap between the rear case and the base of the phone.
Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool in the gap between the rear case and the base of the phone.
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Step 2
Remove Case from the Base
- Slide your fingernail or plastic opening tool along the edge of the rear case.
- Lift the case gently from the base.
Slide your fingernail or plastic opening tool along the edge of the rear case.
Lift the case gently from the base.
Step 3
Battery
- Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the small gap between the battery and the phone base.
- Lift the battery out of its recess.
Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the small gap between the battery and the phone base.
Lift the battery out of its recess.
Step 4
S Pen
- Place your fingernail in the groove of the stylus pen.
- Pull the stylus pen away from the phone.
Place your fingernail in the groove of the stylus pen.
Pull the stylus pen away from the phone.
Step 5
Unscrew Back Chassis
- Remove the twelve 4mm Phillips #00 screws from the back chassis.
Remove the twelve 4mm Phillips #00 screws from the back chassis.
Step 6
Remove Back Chassis
- Insert the plastic opening tool into the Stylus Pen placement holder.
- Lift the plastic opening tool so that the midframe separates from the base.
Insert the plastic opening tool into the Stylus Pen placement holder.
Lift the plastic opening tool so that the midframe separates from the base.
Step 7
Screw Removal
- Remove the single screw beside headphone jack.
Remove the single screw beside headphone jack.
Step 8
Unfasten Clips and Cable Connectors
- Use tweezers to remove both antenna clips.
- Use a spudger to disconnect six cable connectors.
Use tweezers to remove both antenna clips.
Use a spudger to disconnect six cable connectors.
Step 9
Motherboard Removal
- Pull up on the motherboard with tweezers.
Pull up on the motherboard with tweezers.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Jared Lunt - May 8, 2015
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I’m looking for the screws for this phone, but all the search hits I’ve come across are for the screwdriver. Any leads on where I can find the screws?
yacine - Mar 4, 2016
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I can replace motherboard sm-n9005 with motherboard sm-n900
Nippy Preet - Dec 29, 2016
I want to replace motherboard of galaxy note 3 SM-N900 with SM-N9005. Is it possible and can it convert 3g to 4G. Because my phone doesn’t support 4G .it is 3g and I want to make it 4G .what should I do help me
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