Magellan Roadmate 1440 Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

Magellan RoadMate 1440 Back Cover Disassembly
5 steps
Battery
3 steps
Speaker
2 steps
Power Switch
1 step
Screen
4 steps
Motherboard
1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Magellan RoadMate 1440 Back Cover Disassembly

Place the GPS with the screen facing down.

Place the GPS with the screen facing down.

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Step 2

Remove the four 4.2 mm screws on the back cover of the device using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the four 4.2 mm screws on the back cover of the device using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 3

Remove the two 4.2mm screws at the bottom of the device using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the two 4.2mm screws at the bottom of the device using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Step 4

Insert the black spudger into the crease in the side of the GPS.
Move the end of the spudger down to break the seal between the two plastic shells.
Continue doing this along each side of the GPS to ensure a smooth removal.

Insert the black spudger into the crease in the side of the GPS.

Move the end of the spudger down to break the seal between the two plastic shells.

Continue doing this along each side of the GPS to ensure a smooth removal.

Step 5

Fully separate the two sides of the case.
Remove the tape on the battery wires and the tape on the speaker wires.

Fully separate the two sides of the case.

Remove the tape on the battery wires and the tape on the speaker wires.

Step 6

              Battery

Use the black spudger to break the seal between the adhesive and battery. Use the same spudger to continue to pry the battery from the backing
This may be a little tough to separate the battery and the adhesive

Use the black spudger to break the seal between the adhesive and battery. Use the same spudger to continue to pry the battery from the backing

This may be a little tough to separate the battery and the adhesive

Step 7

Lift the battery from the device
Once the battery is free from the adhesive, remove the piece of tape with a pair of tweezers that is covering the connection of the battery to the motherboard.

Lift the battery from the device

Once the battery is free from the adhesive, remove the piece of tape with a pair of tweezers that is covering the connection of the battery to the motherboard.

Step 8

Unplug the battery from the mother board by pulling back the clips and pulling the wires away from the motherboards receptacle
It is important for your and the device’s safety to remove the battery before continuing with any other part removals.
It is not necessary to separate the red and white wires from the battery. A replacement battery pack will come with similar wires already attached.

Unplug the battery from the mother board by pulling back the clips and pulling the wires away from the motherboards receptacle

It is important for your and the device’s safety to remove the battery before continuing with any other part removals.

It is not necessary to separate the red and white wires from the battery. A replacement battery pack will come with similar wires already attached.

Step 9

              Speaker

After the back has been removed, locate each of the screws securing the speaker to the inside of the back cover.
Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 3.8mm Phillips #0 screws.

After the back has been removed, locate each of the screws securing the speaker to the inside of the back cover.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 3.8mm Phillips #0 screws.

Step 10

The speaker is connected to the motherboard by a few wires
Gently remove the connector from the motherboard to completely remove the speaker.

The speaker is connected to the motherboard by a few wires

Gently remove the connector from the motherboard to completely remove the speaker.

Step 11

              Power Switch

Once the back cover has been removed, lift the power switch from the device.
This is only a sliding switch, the button to power the device on is inside the unit

Once the back cover has been removed, lift the power switch from the device.

This is only a sliding switch, the button to power the device on is inside the unit

Step 12

              Screen

Replace the device’s screen.

Replace the device’s screen.

Step 13

It may be necessary to get help from a friend to hold the device stable while removing the screen.
Using two hands, pull back the tabs holding the screen in place.
Use a spudger to help use leverage to remove the screen, if necessary

It may be necessary to get help from a friend to hold the device stable while removing the screen.

Using two hands, pull back the tabs holding the screen in place.

Use a spudger to help use leverage to remove the screen, if necessary

Step 14

Raise the switch locking the ribbon cable in place.
Using twesers, pull the ribbon cable from the socket.

Raise the switch locking the ribbon cable in place.

Using twesers, pull the ribbon cable from the socket.

Step 15

With the ribbon cable removed, the screen is completely disconnected from the device.
To replace the ribbon cable, press the two tabs to push the head into the socket.

With the ribbon cable removed, the screen is completely disconnected from the device.

To replace the ribbon cable, press the two tabs to push the head into the socket.

Step 16

              Motherboard

Now that the screen has been removed from the motherboard, the motherboard is not connected to anything on the device.
Slide the ribbon cable through the opening in the circuit board in order to separate the two.

Now that the screen has been removed from the motherboard, the motherboard is not connected to anything on the device.

Slide the ribbon cable through the opening in the circuit board in order to separate the two.

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

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