Samsung Galaxy Tab 10 1 Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

Rear Panel
3 steps
Battery
3 steps
Motherboard
5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Panel

Place the bottom of the tablet towards you.
Remove the 4.1mm screws near the charge port with a Tri-Wing screwdriver.
If there are plastic tabs covering these screws, use pointed tweezers to pry the tabs out.
On model GT-P7500, this step is omitted, as that model doesn’t have these 2 screws.

Place the bottom of the tablet towards you.

Remove the 4.1mm screws near the charge port with a Tri-Wing screwdriver.

If there are plastic tabs covering these screws, use pointed tweezers to pry the tabs out.

On model GT-P7500, this step is omitted, as that model doesn’t have these 2 screws.

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Step 2

Start in the middle of the left side and insert a plastic opening tool between the rear panel and the front panel assembly.
Carefully run the plastic opening tool along the left and top edge to pry the rear panel away from the rest of the device.
Place opening picks along the side you have already pried open to keep the back panel detached from the rest of the device.
Be sure to work carefully, as prying too firmly can crack the screen.

Start in the middle of the left side and insert a plastic opening tool between the rear panel and the front panel assembly.

Carefully run the plastic opening tool along the left and top edge to pry the rear panel away from the rest of the device.

Place opening picks along the side you have already pried open to keep the back panel detached from the rest of the device.

Be sure to work carefully, as prying too firmly can crack the screen.

Step 3

Using the plastic opening tools, continue to carefully run along the right and bottom edge, and then lift the screen from the back panel.

Using the plastic opening tools, continue to carefully run along the right and bottom edge, and then lift the screen from the back panel.

Step 4

              Battery

Flip up the retaining flaps on the ZIF connectors that secure the three large ribbon cables.
Carefully pull the three ribbon cables from their sockets on the motherboard.

Flip up the retaining flaps on the ZIF connectors that secure the three large ribbon cables.

Carefully pull the three ribbon cables from their sockets on the motherboard.

Step 5

Remove the ten 3 mm Phillips #00 screws surrounding the battery.

Remove the ten 3 mm Phillips #00 screws surrounding the battery.

Step 6

Lift the edge of the battery up with your finger or a spudger.
Detach the battery by holding the motherboard down while gently lifting the battery up.

Lift the edge of the battery up with your finger or a spudger.

Detach the battery by holding the motherboard down while gently lifting the battery up.

Step 7

              Volume and Power Button

Hold down the motherboard with your finger and use a spudger to gently pry up the connection for the volume keys and power key.

Hold down the motherboard with your finger and use a spudger to gently pry up the connection for the volume keys and power key.

Step 8

              Flash and Rear Camera Connection

Using the flat end of a spudger, disconnect the black flash cable connector from the motherboard.
Disconnect the white rear-facing camera connector.

Using the flat end of a spudger, disconnect the black flash cable connector from the motherboard.

Disconnect the white rear-facing camera connector.

Step 9

              Front Camera, Micro SD card/headphone Connection

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the orange front-facing camera connector.
Disconnect the blue Micro SD card/headphone jack connector from its socket on the motherboard.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the orange front-facing camera connector.

Disconnect the blue Micro SD card/headphone jack connector from its socket on the motherboard.

Step 10

              Speakers and Antenna Connection

Using the flat end of a spudger, disconnect the orange speaker connectors for the left and right speakers.
Disconnect the gold antenna cable connector from its socket on the motherboard.

Using the flat end of a spudger, disconnect the orange speaker connectors for the left and right speakers.

Disconnect the gold antenna cable connector from its socket on the motherboard.

Step 11

              Motherboard Removal

Lifting from the bottom edge, gently remove the motherboard.

Lifting from the bottom edge, gently remove the motherboard.

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

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Sebastien Mlakar - Sep 4, 2017

Jim Smith - Apr 2, 2018

My 10.1 tablet switches on but the only thing showing on the screen is the “Samsung Galaxy 10.1” logo.

If the on/off button is held down for 20 seconds or so the screen goes blank for a few seconds then the logo reappears but nothing else happens. This logo only disappears when the battery is fully discharged.

After re-charging the battery the whole process is repeated

Any suggestions as to the problem

Jim

Shaun Smith - Jul 31, 2018

have anyone found a solution?

Stacy Moseley - Jun 30, 2019

What if I don’t have screws on the outside of tablet?

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