Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          10 - 30 minutes

Sections

2

  • Back Cover
  • 3 steps
  • Battery
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Place the plastic opening tool between the face of the display and rim of the back cover of the device.
  • Move the plastic opening tool in a downward motion until you see separation between the tablet and back cover.

Place the plastic opening tool between the face of the display and rim of the back cover of the device.

Move the plastic opening tool in a downward motion until you see separation between the tablet and back cover.

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Step 2

  • By sliding the plastic opening tool around the rim of the device, carefully continue to pry apart the screen and back cover.
  • Try to separate evenly on all sides until the screen detaches from the device backing completely.
  • If this is the first time removing the back cover, it will be rather difficult to separate it from the tablet.

By sliding the plastic opening tool around the rim of the device, carefully continue to pry apart the screen and back cover.

Try to separate evenly on all sides until the screen detaches from the device backing completely.

If this is the first time removing the back cover, it will be rather difficult to separate it from the tablet.

Step 3

  • Remove the back cover after the entire rim is disconnected.

Remove the back cover after the entire rim is disconnected.

Step 4

              Battery
  • The battery is glued down, usually with double-sided tape along the sides. The goal is to lift the battery out by pulling on the folded white tab in the top right corner. It may be necessary to first loosen the adhesive by running a flat, thin plastic tool under the edges of the battery.
  • Be careful when lifting the battery out, it is still connected to the device.

The battery is glued down, usually with double-sided tape along the sides. The goal is to lift the battery out by pulling on the folded white tab in the top right corner. It may be necessary to first loosen the adhesive by running a flat, thin plastic tool under the edges of the battery.

Be careful when lifting the battery out, it is still connected to the device.

Step 5

  • Gently grasp and lift up the light green connector located near the bottom left corner of the battery. It is connected to the battery by red, green, and black wires.
  • Do not yank the connector by the wires. If it does not disconnect easily, slide a plastic opening tool between the white connector and the board to lift the connector away from the board.

Gently grasp and lift up the light green connector located near the bottom left corner of the battery. It is connected to the battery by red, green, and black wires.

Do not yank the connector by the wires. If it does not disconnect easily, slide a plastic opening tool between the white connector and the board to lift the connector away from the board.

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

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Vicki - Jan 12, 2016

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Nice and simple instructions…now, can you do one to show replacement of LCD and screen?:) Thanks! Vicki.

James Thrun - Sep 27, 2016

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Mine, the T320, the battery was held in place by 4 screws. Otherwise same steps.

The cover was tricky to get off, the plastic bends a bit but it took some careful force.

SE Simon - Oct 5, 2016

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Thanks , Easy to understand and perform. I think the battery connector is loose from mother board. How do I fix that?

stinger704 - Dec 3, 2016

I’m sure it’s a solder job to reattach the connector to the motherboard. From the picture above it looks like a PIH connector but it may be an SMT, hard to tell without physically seeing it close up. At any rate, being this is a newer device, the solder used is lead free (RoHS compliant, the motherboard should have the letters Pb inside a circle with a line through, screen printed on it) so unless you have some experience in soldering with lead free, you’ll probably need to do some searching in your area for electronics repair shops (be sure to ask about their experience with lead free soldering). Lead free soldering requires more heat that can cause extensive damage to the substrate if not done properly.

-experience: 22 years electronics manufacturing and repair (3 leading global electronics manufacturers and the U.S. Navy)

David A - Sep 24, 2017

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Well written with precise instructions. The pictures included in these instruction for each stage of the process are clear and shoe exactly what needs to be done. What at first seems a bit of a daunting task to an amateur is a relatively easy tasks when equipped with these instructions. Thank you to the author.