Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

21

Time Required

                          40 minutes

Sections

7

  • Stylus
  • 1 step
  • Rear Case
  • 2 steps
  • MicroSD Card
  • 1 step
  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Midframe
  • 8 steps
  • Motherboard Assembly
  • 5 steps
  • Rear Facing Camera Assembly
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Stylus
  • Grasp the end of the stylus and remove it from its slot in the midframe.

Grasp the end of the stylus and remove it from its slot in the midframe.

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Step 2

              Rear Case
  • Pry with a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, in the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera, near the power button.

Pry with a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, in the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera, near the power button.

Step 3

  • Lift the rear case by the corner nearest the divot and remove it from the phone.

Lift the rear case by the corner nearest the divot and remove it from the phone.

Step 4

              MicroSD Card
  • If you have an SD card inserted, use the flat end of a spudger, or your fingernail, to press the microSD card slightly deeper into its slot until you hear a click.
  • After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.
  • Remove the microSD card.
  • For reassembly, push the microSD card into the slot until it clicks in place.

If you have an SD card inserted, use the flat end of a spudger, or your fingernail, to press the microSD card slightly deeper into its slot until you hear a click.

After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.

Remove the microSD card.

For reassembly, push the microSD card into the slot until it clicks in place.

Step 5

              Battery
  • Insert a plastic opening tool, or your finger, into the notch of the battery compartment and lift the battery upward.

Insert a plastic opening tool, or your finger, into the notch of the battery compartment and lift the battery upward.

Step 6

  • Remove the battery from the midframe.

Remove the battery from the midframe.

Step 7

              Midframe
  • Remove the eleven 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.

Remove the eleven 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.

Step 8

  • Insert your plastic opening tool between the midframe and front panel assembly on the side of the phone.
  • Slide the plastic opening tool down the seam.

Insert your plastic opening tool between the midframe and front panel assembly on the side of the phone.

Slide the plastic opening tool down the seam.

Step 9

  • Continue to run the plastic opening tool down the seam.

Continue to run the plastic opening tool down the seam.

Step 10

  • Carefully pry around the corner with a plastic opening tool.

Carefully pry around the corner with a plastic opening tool.

Step 11

  • Pry along the top of the phone with a plastic opening tool.

Pry along the top of the phone with a plastic opening tool.

Step 12

  • Push the plastic opening tool down to free the corner of the midframe from the display assembly.

Push the plastic opening tool down to free the corner of the midframe from the display assembly.

Step 13

  • Free the clips along the power button side of the phone.
  • Lastly, free the two clips along the top and bottom edge of battery compartment.

Free the clips along the power button side of the phone.

Lastly, free the two clips along the top and bottom edge of battery compartment.

Step 14

  • Lift the display assembly out of the midframe.

Lift the display assembly out of the midframe.

Step 15

              Motherboard Assembly
  • Use a spudger to disconnect the vibrator/power button assembly cable connector.
  • Disconnect the antenna cable connector.
  • Disconnect the display cable connector.

Use a spudger to disconnect the vibrator/power button assembly cable connector.

Disconnect the antenna cable connector.

Disconnect the display cable connector.

Step 16

  • Disconnect the front-facing camera cable connector.
  • Disconnect the headphone jack cable connector.
  • Disconnect the digitizer cable connector.

Disconnect the front-facing camera cable connector.

Disconnect the headphone jack cable connector.

Disconnect the digitizer cable connector.

Step 17

  • Use the spudger to disconnect the antenna cable connector from the motherboard.
  • Disconnect the soft button cable connector.
  • Disconnect the USB board cable connector.

Use the spudger to disconnect the antenna cable connector from the motherboard.

Disconnect the soft button cable connector.

Disconnect the USB board cable connector.

Step 18

  • Remove the 3 mm Phillips #00 screw securing the motherboard to the display assembly.

Remove the 3 mm Phillips #00 screw securing the motherboard to the display assembly.

Step 19

  • Gently remove the motherboard.
  • Hold the motherboard by its edges to prevent ESD damage. Be careful not to snag it on any cables as you extract it from the display assembly.

Gently remove the motherboard.

Hold the motherboard by its edges to prevent ESD damage. Be careful not to snag it on any cables as you extract it from the display assembly.

Step 20

              Rear Facing Camera Assembly
  • Use a spudger to disconnect the rear-facing camera assembly cable connector.

Use a spudger to disconnect the rear-facing camera assembly cable connector.

Step 21

  • Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the rear-facing camera assembly.

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the rear-facing camera assembly.

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

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darknessaid - Jun 1, 2014

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Hello Fellas,

My Note 2 has a busted wifi, bluetooth, and gps (it attempts to turn on the wifi but never actually does). I suspect it is a hardware issue since I have factory reset my phone (didn’t fix the problem) and even updated the drivers on my phone. It seem to be a common problem with this phone. The only solution I have found online is to wack the back of my phone until the signal is fixed. This is a good temporary fix but the problem returns after a day or two (sometimes within hours). I was hoping I could maybe replace the wireless signal piece of hardware and finally fix my phone. Could someone point out the correct hardware piece, please. (btw: I do receive regular phone calls , text , and 4g data)

Thank you, Kevin

Fuz - Jun 10, 2014

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Great job Sam!

Just one question: What are the steps after Step 21?

It seems to end suddenly…

Secondly, where can I but a Note 2 motherboard?

Sam Goldheart - Jun 12, 2014

Hey Fuz!

The guide ends at step 21, because the camera is the last thing to come off of the old motherboard, it will then be the first thing to go back on the replacement motherboard. All you have to do is follow the steps in reverse to reassemble the device. Unfortunately we don’t sell the Note II motherboard right now, but a quick search on eBay brings up quite a few options!

Djoul - Jun 25, 2014

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Hi, Does it possible to change mainboard of an old Note II to access at the LTE 4G (with a new motherboard).

Aboutaim - Feb 27, 2015

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I have aproblem that wi fi dont work regularly.

It somtimes works, but suddenly stops to work

I make software, then abig broblem started….local web +wi fi did not work

So, what is the solve?please?