Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Keypad
  • 5 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 2 steps

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Make sure the phone is completely off.
  • Remove the back cover by sliding the tab away from the phone using one finger.

Make sure the phone is completely off.

Remove the back cover by sliding the tab away from the phone using one finger.

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Step 2

  • Lift one side of the battery using a plastic opening tool or your fingers.
  • Carefully remove the battery and set it aside.
  • When installing the new battery, make sure to align the metal pins with those of the phone.

Lift one side of the battery using a plastic opening tool or your fingers.

Carefully remove the battery and set it aside.

When installing the new battery, make sure to align the metal pins with those of the phone.

Step 3

              Keypad
  • Remove the nine 4 mm screws from the back cover with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the nine 4 mm screws from the back cover with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Insert the tip of the iFixit opening tool into the small notch on the side of the case.
  • Slide the opening tool along the seam and around the edge of the phone to separate the case.

Insert the tip of the iFixit opening tool into the small notch on the side of the case.

Slide the opening tool along the seam and around the edge of the phone to separate the case.

Step 5

  • Separate the two halves of the phone.
  • The back of the phone, which houses the motherboard and keypad, is displayed on the left.
  • The plastic casing is displayed on the right.

Separate the two halves of the phone.

The back of the phone, which houses the motherboard and keypad, is displayed on the left.

The plastic casing is displayed on the right.

Step 6

  • Hold the phone casing with one hand and the keypad assembly with the other.
  • Separate the phone casing from the keypad/motherboard.

Hold the phone casing with one hand and the keypad assembly with the other.

Separate the phone casing from the keypad/motherboard.

Step 7

  • Pull the two boards apart to separate the keypad from the motherboard.

Pull the two boards apart to separate the keypad from the motherboard.

Step 8

              Motherboard
  • First, pull back the tape covering the connection between the motherboard and the ribbon cable.
  • Separate the connection, using the plastic opening tool.

First, pull back the tape covering the connection between the motherboard and the ribbon cable.

Separate the connection, using the plastic opening tool.

Step 9

  • After the connection is removed, the motherboard is successfully removed.

After the connection is removed, the motherboard is successfully removed.

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

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