Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

16

Time Required

                          35 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

2

  • Case
  • 13 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Case
  • Twist silver ring on the lens counter-clockwise with force to remove it.

Twist silver ring on the lens counter-clockwise with force to remove it.

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Step 2

  • Insert a small flathead screwdriver into marked slot on camera lens and pry off camera lens cover.

Insert a small flathead screwdriver into marked slot on camera lens and pry off camera lens cover.

Step 3

  • Using a PH00 screwdriver head, remove all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws on the front of the camera.
  • Repeat for the back side of the camera.

Using a PH00 screwdriver head, remove all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws on the front of the camera.

Repeat for the back side of the camera.

Step 4

  • Peel off the black rubber located on the bottom of the device using your hand or a small flathead screwdriver.

Peel off the black rubber located on the bottom of the device using your hand or a small flathead screwdriver.

Step 5

  • Once the black rubber has been removed, unscrew all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws on the bottom of the device using a PH00 screwdriver head.

Once the black rubber has been removed, unscrew all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws on the bottom of the device using a PH00 screwdriver head.

Step 6

  • Using a plastic opening tool, pry the tripod mount off the device.

Using a plastic opening tool, pry the tripod mount off the device.

Step 7

  • Using both hands, carefully remove the right cover off the camera body.

Using both hands, carefully remove the right cover off the camera body.

Step 8

  • To remove the left cover of the camera body, lift the left cover using a small flathead screwdriver and pull it off.

To remove the left cover of the camera body, lift the left cover using a small flathead screwdriver and pull it off.

Step 9

  • Once the camera body has been removed, lift and pull off the metal support ring using a small flathead screwdriver.
  • Repeat for both sides of the camera.

Once the camera body has been removed, lift and pull off the metal support ring using a small flathead screwdriver.

Repeat for both sides of the camera.

Step 10

  • Remove all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws from the body of the camera using a PH00 screwdriver head.

Remove all Phillips #00 0.75 mm screws from the body of the camera using a PH00 screwdriver head.

Step 11

  • Carefully lift the three sensors off using a plastic opening tool and pull them aside.

Carefully lift the three sensors off using a plastic opening tool and pull them aside.

Step 12

  • Carefully use a plastic opening tool to separate the gray case from the black case on the device.

Carefully use a plastic opening tool to separate the gray case from the black case on the device.

Step 13

  • Insert a plastic removal tool underneath the four sensors on the motherboard to fully separate the camera case.

Insert a plastic removal tool underneath the four sensors on the motherboard to fully separate the camera case.

Step 14

              Motherboard
  • Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the sensors from the motherboard to free it.

Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the sensors from the motherboard to free it.

Step 15

  • Using a PH000 Screwdriver head, unscrew the Phillips #000 0.5 mm screw connected to the motherboard.

Using a PH000 Screwdriver head, unscrew the Phillips #000 0.5 mm screw connected to the motherboard.

Step 16

  • To remove the motherboard from the device, use a plastic opening tool on the edges and lift up.

To remove the motherboard from the device, use a plastic opening tool on the edges and lift up.

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

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Hane Hormes - Aug 9, 2017

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What is the part number of the motherboard? Mine is stuck in firmware upgrade state and Samsung won’t even look at it.

So maybe a motherboard replacement is the easiest answer.

Thanks