Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
14
Time Required
45 - 50 minutes
Sections
5
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Rear Case
- 3 steps
- Motherboard
- 6 steps
- Silicon Keypad
- 1 step
- Side Case
- 2 steps
Flags
3
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Apply an upward force to slide the back cover off.
Apply an upward force to slide the back cover off.
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Step 2
- Use your finger to push down on the top of the battery and pull it out.
Use your finger to push down on the top of the battery and pull it out.
Step 3
Rear Case
- Remove the five 3.0mm Phillips #000 screws along the edge of the rear case.
Remove the five 3.0mm Phillips #000 screws along the edge of the rear case.
Step 4
- Use a plastic opening tool to pry the rear case loose.
Use a plastic opening tool to pry the rear case loose.
Step 5
- Once the rear case is loose, lift it from the rest of the phone.
Once the rear case is loose, lift it from the rest of the phone.
Step 6
Motherboard
- Remove the two 2.9 mm Phillips #000 screws that are slightly off-centered to the right.
Remove the two 2.9 mm Phillips #000 screws that are slightly off-centered to the right.
Step 7
- Use the plastic opening tool to pry the motherboard loose.
Use the plastic opening tool to pry the motherboard loose.
Step 8
- Hold the motherboard from the top and bottom and slowly lift the motherboard until you feel a pull.
- The flex cable is attached at the bottom of the motherboard and can be damaged if too much lifting force is applied.
Hold the motherboard from the top and bottom and slowly lift the motherboard until you feel a pull.
The flex cable is attached at the bottom of the motherboard and can be damaged if too much lifting force is applied.
Step 9
- Once the motherboard is lifted , rotate the motherboard up 90 degrees to the right.
Once the motherboard is lifted , rotate the motherboard up 90 degrees to the right.
Step 10
- Use your finger to pull the flex cable out from its connector.
Use your finger to pull the flex cable out from its connector.
Step 11
- Pull the motherboard away from the rest of the phone.
Pull the motherboard away from the rest of the phone.
Step 12
Silicon Keypad
- Lift the silicon keypad away from the rest of the phone.
Lift the silicon keypad away from the rest of the phone.
Step 13
Side Case
- Remove the four 2.0mm Phillips #000 screws on the golden squares.
Remove the four 2.0mm Phillips #000 screws on the golden squares.
Step 14
- Slowly lift the side case away from the rest of the phone.
- The flex cable can be torn if it is caught on the frame of the side case.
Slowly lift the side case away from the rest of the phone.
The flex cable can be torn if it is caught on the frame of the side case.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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