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6
Time Required
5 - 10 minutes
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Remove the cover of the SD card. Find it on the right side of the back of the tablet.
- Press the SD card in to make it pop out.
Remove the cover of the SD card. Find it on the right side of the back of the tablet.
Press the SD card in to make it pop out.
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Step 2
- Slide the stylus out from the bottom left corner of the back panel.
Slide the stylus out from the bottom left corner of the back panel.
Step 3
- Start at a corner and pry the screen up with a plastic opening tool.
- You can also use a plastic spudger for this task, but do not use metal tools. They can be dangerous to you and the device.
- Slide the tool in the seam at the edge of the screen.
- Wedge additional plastic opening tools in the seam to help lift the screen.
- Slide both wedged plastic opening tools towards the bottom to pop the screen loose.
- If your screen is cracked, work slowly to avoid flinging glass shards when prying.
Start at a corner and pry the screen up with a plastic opening tool.
You can also use a plastic spudger for this task, but do not use metal tools. They can be dangerous to you and the device.
Slide the tool in the seam at the edge of the screen.
Wedge additional plastic opening tools in the seam to help lift the screen.
Slide both wedged plastic opening tools towards the bottom to pop the screen loose.
If your screen is cracked, work slowly to avoid flinging glass shards when prying.
Step 4
- With a Phillips #000 screwdriver, unscrew the six 4.0 mm screws that hold down the battery.
- With the Phillips #000 screwdriver, unscrew the two 4.0 mm screws that hold down the battery ribbon connector.
- Use a magnetic mat to keep track of these tiny screws for later reassembly.
With a Phillips #000 screwdriver, unscrew the six 4.0 mm screws that hold down the battery.
With the Phillips #000 screwdriver, unscrew the two 4.0 mm screws that hold down the battery ribbon connector.
Use a magnetic mat to keep track of these tiny screws for later reassembly.
Step 5
- Lift the battery ribbon connector with your finger.
Lift the battery ribbon connector with your finger.
Step 6
- Lift the battery with your fingers and remove it from the device.
Lift the battery with your fingers and remove it from the device.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Harvey Rothenberg - Feb 28, 2021
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This looks to be a helpful Guide, but there is no help in WHERE to purchase a battery and if there could be a different battery with higher capacity and a longer life as a choice. As a Consumer, this type of information would be helpful.
Hillary Brandeberry - Nov 27, 2021
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I cannot get a wedge tool in to remove the screen on my LG G Pad X 10.1. Any suggestions?
