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Difficult

Steps

5

Time Required

                          45 - 55 minutes

Sections

2

  • Linksys EA6900 Disassembly
  • 4 steps
  • USB Ports
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Linksys EA6900 Disassembly
  • Remove the antennas by unscrewing them from the base.
  • Flip over the device and locate the four rubber feet on the bottom.
  • Remove the rubber feet with tweezers

Remove the antennas by unscrewing them from the base.

Flip over the device and locate the four rubber feet on the bottom.

Remove the rubber feet with tweezers

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Step 2

  • Remove the 0.4cm head screws from each slot with the #1 Phillips head Screwdriver.

Remove the 0.4cm head screws from each slot with the #1 Phillips head Screwdriver.

Step 3

  • Use a blue plastic opening tool to remove the top cover.
  • Move the blue plastic opening tool gently underneath the top cover from side to side.

Use a blue plastic opening tool to remove the top cover.

Move the blue plastic opening tool gently underneath the top cover from side to side.

Step 4

  • Gently lift the motherboard and remove it from the case
  • Put the motherboard over a (preferably white) surface.

Gently lift the motherboard and remove it from the case

Put the motherboard over a (preferably white) surface.

Step 5

              USB Ports
  • Locate the USB ports on both sides of the router motherboard. There are six points on the reverse side where the USB ports are soldered onto.
  • Apply the soldering iron carefully to the six points to melt to solder. Touching the motherboard with the solder can damage the circuits.
  • Be careful with using the soldering iron, it is hot!
  • After the solder has melted and been removed, gently pry the USB port with a black spudger to separate it from the motherboard.
  • Confirm that all of the old solder has been removed after the USB port is detached from the motherboard.

Locate the USB ports on both sides of the router motherboard. There are six points on the reverse side where the USB ports are soldered onto.

Apply the soldering iron carefully to the six points to melt to solder. Touching the motherboard with the solder can damage the circuits.

Be careful with using the soldering iron, it is hot!

After the solder has melted and been removed, gently pry the USB port with a black spudger to separate it from the motherboard.

Confirm that all of the old solder has been removed after the USB port is detached from the motherboard.

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

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