Lg G Watch R Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

6

Time Required

                          5 minutes            

Sections

2

• Back Case
• 3 steps
• Motherboard
• 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Case               

• Power off your watch before disassembling it.
• Place the watch upside down on a hard surface so that its back case is facing upright.
• Use a T4 Torx Star screwdriver to remove the four 4.0 mm Torx screws from the corners of the back case.

Power off your watch before disassembling it.

Place the watch upside down on a hard surface so that its back case is facing upright.

Use a T4 Torx Star screwdriver to remove the four 4.0 mm Torx screws from the corners of the back case.

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Step 2

• Use a plastic opening tool to pry open the back case from both sides of the watch.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry open the back case from both sides of the watch.

Step 3

• Remove the back case.

Remove the back case.

Step 4

              Motherboard               

• With a plastic opening tool, disconnect the four connectors on the top of the motherboard.

With a plastic opening tool, disconnect the four connectors on the top of the motherboard.

Step 5

• Remove three 3.0 mm Phillips screws on the edges of the motherboard with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Remove three 3.0 mm Phillips screws on the edges of the motherboard with a Phillips #000 screwdriver.

Step 6

• Grasp the edges of the motherboard and slide it slightly towards the right to remove it from its case.

Grasp the edges of the motherboard and slide it slightly towards the right to remove it from its case.

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

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H Arumph - Jan 4, 2016

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Thanks for this! None of the other fixes worked, so I tried this as a last resort with a motherboard borrowed from another G Watch, and it did the trick. So now I know the motherboard was the problem.

Brandon Reznik - Mar 22, 2016

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Where do I buy a replacement motherboard from??

Robert Dye - Jul 21, 2016

Did you ever find anywhere to order a replacement motherboard?