Samsung Galaxy Note Usb Board Replacement Repair Guide

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Stylus
1 step
Rear Case
2 steps
Battery
1 step
MicroSD Card
2 steps
SIM Card
2 steps
Midframe
5 steps
Motherboard Assembly
5 steps
USB Board
5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Stylus

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

Grasp the cap 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 right of the rear-facing camera, near the volume rocker.

Pry with a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, in the divot to the right of the rear-facing camera, near the volume rocker.

Step 3

Lift and remove the rear case from the phone.

Lift and remove the rear case from the phone.

Step 4

              Battery

Insert your finger in the notch of the battery compartment.
Press the battery toward the rear facing camera while pulling outward.

Insert your finger in the notch of the battery compartment.

Press the battery toward the rear facing camera while pulling outward.

Step 5

              MicroSD Card

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

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.

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

Step 6

Remove the microSD card from its slot in the midframe.

Remove the microSD card from its slot in the midframe.

Step 7

              SIM Card

Use a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, to push the SIM card out of its compartment.

Use a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, to push the SIM card out of its compartment.

Step 8

Slide the SIM card out the rest of the way with your thumb and remove it from the device.

Slide the SIM card out the rest of the way with your thumb and remove it from the device.

Step 9

              Midframe

Remove the nine 3.4 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.

Remove the nine 3.4 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.

Step 10

Insert your plastic opening tool to the left of the power button between the midframe and the front panel assembly and pry.

Insert your plastic opening tool to the left of the power button between the midframe and the front panel assembly and pry.

Step 11

Slide the plastic opening tool down the seam.

Slide the plastic opening tool down the seam.

Step 12

Insert your plastic opening tool to the left of the headphone jack between the midframe and the display assembly.
Slide the opening tool along the top edge of the phone.
Continue to run the plastic opening tool around the perimeter of the phone until the midframe is separated.

Insert your plastic opening tool to the left of the headphone jack between the midframe and the display assembly.

Slide the opening tool along the top edge of the phone.

Continue to run the plastic opening tool around the perimeter of the phone until the midframe is separated.

Step 13

Remove the midframe from the display assembly.

Remove the midframe from the display assembly.

Step 14

              Motherboard Assembly

Use the flat end of a spudger to carefully disconnect the display cable connector.

Use the flat end of a spudger to carefully disconnect the display cable connector.

Step 15

Use a spudger to disconnect the front-facing camera assembly cable connector.
Disconnect the headphone jack/earpiece speaker assembly cable connector.
Disconnect the digitizer cable connector.

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

Disconnect the headphone jack/earpiece speaker assembly cable connector.

Disconnect the digitizer cable connector.

Step 16

Disconnect the soft button cable connector with the flat end of a spudger.
Use a spudger to disconnect the USB board cable connector.
Disconnect the antenna cable connector.

Disconnect the soft button cable connector with the flat end of a spudger.

Use a spudger to disconnect the USB board cable connector.

Disconnect the antenna cable connector.

Step 17

Remove the two 3.4 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the motherboard to the display assembly.

Remove the two 3.4 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the motherboard to the display assembly.

Step 18

Remove the motherboard assembly from the display assembly.

Remove the motherboard assembly from the display assembly.

Step 19

              USB Board

Remove the three 3 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the speaker enclosure to the front panel assembly.

Remove the three 3 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the speaker enclosure to the front panel assembly.

Step 20

Lift the speaker enclosure from the display assembly.

Lift the speaker enclosure from the display assembly.

Step 21

Use the tip of a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable connector from the USB board.
Remove the antenna cable.

Use the tip of a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable connector from the USB board.

Remove the antenna cable.

Step 22

Push the flat end of a spudger under the USB board to separate it from the display assembly.
Insert the spudger at a shallow angle to avoid bending or damaging the USB board.

Push the flat end of a spudger under the USB board to separate it from the display assembly.

Insert the spudger at a shallow angle to avoid bending or damaging the USB board.

Step 23

Remove the USB board.

Remove the USB board.

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

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Joe - Nov 2, 2013

Using the Guides on online and the PDF guides made this repair easy and quick!

Phil - Dec 12, 2013

It’s not necessary to remove the motherboard (steps 17 and 18) to complete this repair. The flat flex running to the USB board can be easily slid out from under the motherboard with the motherboard still in position. Just omit steps 17 and 18 and the rest of the procedure works fine. I’ve done it twice.

Craig Pyle - Mar 24, 2014

Where in England could I buy the USB Board part?

john dingley - May 6, 2014

USB board bought off ebay. Didnt need plastic opening tools, thumb nail worked easier than expected.

costantino - Jun 15, 2014

It’s not the Galaxy Note GT-N7000!

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