Difficulty
Easy
Steps
6
Time Required
15 minutes
Sections
2
- Back Panel
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 4 steps
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Introduction
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Step 1
Back Panel
- Have the front of the device facing you.
- Begin near one of the curved edges of the device (see photo two for visual example).
- Place a plastic opening tool between the front and back panels.
- If a plastic opening tool doesn’t work, using a metal spudger may work, but it may damage the plastic on the device.
- Remember to remove the micro SD card (if present) before you begin.
Have the front of the device facing you.
Begin near one of the curved edges of the device (see photo two for visual example).
Place a plastic opening tool between the front and back panels.
If a plastic opening tool doesn’t work, using a metal spudger may work, but it may damage the plastic on the device.
Remember to remove the micro SD card (if present) before you begin.
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Step 2
- Once the plastic opening tool is fully inserted, wedge it around the device’s edges to separate the panels.
- Lift the back panel off of the device.
- The back panel will make a clicking noise while being lifted off of the device.
Once the plastic opening tool is fully inserted, wedge it around the device’s edges to separate the panels.
Lift the back panel off of the device.
The back panel will make a clicking noise while being lifted off of the device.
Step 3
Disconnecting the battery
- Remove the adhesive film and flip up the retaining flap on the ZIF battery connector.
- Slide the orange battery ribbon cable out of the ZIF connector.
Remove the adhesive film and flip up the retaining flap on the ZIF battery connector.
Slide the orange battery ribbon cable out of the ZIF connector.
Step 4
- Remove the adhesive film, lift the retaining tab and withdraw the white speaker ribbon.
Remove the adhesive film, lift the retaining tab and withdraw the white speaker ribbon.
Step 5
- Lift the retaining tab and withdraw the black LCD ribbon.
Lift the retaining tab and withdraw the black LCD ribbon.
Step 6
Battery removal
- Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the ten 4 mm screws around the battery.
- Slide a plastic opening tool under the bottom of the battery close to the speakers and lift up.
- The large rectangular white and black piece is the entire battery. Be careful not to puncture it.
Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the ten 4 mm screws around the battery.
Slide a plastic opening tool under the bottom of the battery close to the speakers and lift up.
The large rectangular white and black piece is the entire battery. Be careful not to puncture it.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Steffan Syd Apel - Oct 22, 2018
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Used this guide up until the disconnecting of the battery in order to fix the black screen of death. Very very helpful. Thank you.
Richard Ekblaw - Mar 2, 2019
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If you have my kind of bad luck — where the latch for the battery flex cable connector sticks to the tape when you remove the tape, and then it will not snap back into place — don’t worry about it too much, because the connector tension will hold the flex cable in place. Just put the tape back over the top as directed.
Geert Pante - Apr 28, 2019
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Why does it say you need a heat gun?
qaisraja22 - Jun 25, 2020
To loosen the adhesive. A hair dryer works well too
Алексей Хейдоров - Jan 14, 2020
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how to calibrate the new battery?
when device switched off due to 0% of battery - there is impossible to boot it even with charging. there is required to open a tablet and charge the battery from another source.
