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8

Time Required

                          35 minutes

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What you need

Step 1

              Tools Required
  • 00 Phillips Driver Bit
  • Plastic and Metal Prying Tools
  • Plastic Spudger
  • Tweezers

00 Phillips Driver Bit

Plastic and Metal Prying Tools

Plastic Spudger

Tweezers

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Step 2

              Removing The Back Cover
  • Get a pry tool and go along the edge of the cover
  • Twist the pry tool to un-clip the clips
  • This can take some time and can be difficult.

Get a pry tool and go along the edge of the cover

Twist the pry tool to un-clip the clips

This can take some time and can be difficult.

Step 3

              Removing The Battery
  • Get a plastic spudger and push upwards on the underside of the connector
  • Then unscrew the battery from the body.
  • Then you can remove the battery by simply lifting it out of the case.
  • DO NOT use metal pry tools or try to pry the battery out with them if it is stuck. Use gentle pressure with a plastic pry tool to pry the battery out.
  • You will want to remove the battery first to remove all power from the device so you don’t short or damage anything inside.

Get a plastic spudger and push upwards on the underside of the connector

Then unscrew the battery from the body.

Then you can remove the battery by simply lifting it out of the case.

DO NOT use metal pry tools or try to pry the battery out with them if it is stuck. Use gentle pressure with a plastic pry tool to pry the battery out.

You will want to remove the battery first to remove all power from the device so you don’t short or damage anything inside.

Step 4

              Removing The Speakers
  • Un-screw the two screws on each of the speakers.
  • Use the plastic spudger to un-clip the connectors. These work like Lego bricks.
  • You can then remove the speakers.

Un-screw the two screws on each of the speakers.

Use the plastic spudger to un-clip the connectors. These work like Lego bricks.

You can then remove the speakers.

Step 5

              Removing The Motherboard Part 1
  • Un-clip all of the ribbon connectors from the board.
  • Be careful to not tare any of the ribbon cables.

Un-clip all of the ribbon connectors from the board.

Be careful to not tare any of the ribbon cables.

Step 6

              Removing The Motherboard Part 2
  • Un-screw all of the screws from the board.
  • You can then remove the metal shield from the board.
  • After, you can remove the motherboard by pulling up from the top and slide it out of the power connector port.
  • Near the top there is some adhesive which can be a bit hard but giving the board a bit or leverage.

Un-screw all of the screws from the board.

You can then remove the metal shield from the board.

After, you can remove the motherboard by pulling up from the top and slide it out of the power connector port.

Near the top there is some adhesive which can be a bit hard but giving the board a bit or leverage.

Step 7

              Removing Other Components
  • You can then remove the components such as the cameras and the mic.
  • To remove the headphone jack you un-screw the metal bracket.
  • The MIC and the AUX port are held in by adhesive but giving it a bit of a push should set them both free.

You can then remove the components such as the cameras and the mic.

To remove the headphone jack you un-screw the metal bracket.

The MIC and the AUX port are held in by adhesive but giving it a bit of a push should set them both free.

Step 8

              Completed
  • You will be left with the display as one piece. If you need a screen replacement you can replace the whole screen.

You will be left with the display as one piece. If you need a screen replacement you can replace the whole screen.

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

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toddjohnson4208 - Aug 29, 2018

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Which is the screen connector