Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Device Lid
  • 2 steps
  • Outer Scanner Chassis
  • 3 steps
  • New Locking Mechanism
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove serial port connection
  • Loosen the screws on the serial port by turning them counter clockwise by hand.
  • After loosening the screws, pull the serial port out.

Loosen the screws on the serial port by turning them counter clockwise by hand.

After loosening the screws, pull the serial port out.

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Step 2

              Remove Lid
  • Lift lid to its vertical position.
  • Pull lid straight up to remove it from the scanner.

Lift lid to its vertical position.

Pull lid straight up to remove it from the scanner.

Step 3

              Detach plastic latches
  • Push the plastic opening tools into the crack between the top and the bottom of the chassis.

Push the plastic opening tools into the crack between the top and the bottom of the chassis.

Step 4

              Continue latch detachment
  • After placing one plastic opening tool into the slit, slide other plastic opening tools along the slit to detach the top from the bottom of the chassis.
  • Go all the way along the chassis until you can lift the upper lid.

After placing one plastic opening tool into the slit, slide other plastic opening tools along the slit to detach the top from the bottom of the chassis.

Go all the way along the chassis until you can lift the upper lid.

Step 5

              Fully remove the upper lid
  • Do not fully remove the lid until you remove the ribbon cable attached to the front of the upper lid.
  • Do this by grabbing the upper lid from the sides and rotating it ninety degrees so it is perpendicular to the bottom lid.
  • Grab the ribbon cable and gently pull it out of its slot with your fingers.
  • The upper lid can now safely be removed from the bottom lid.

Do not fully remove the lid until you remove the ribbon cable attached to the front of the upper lid.

Do this by grabbing the upper lid from the sides and rotating it ninety degrees so it is perpendicular to the bottom lid.

Grab the ribbon cable and gently pull it out of its slot with your fingers.

The upper lid can now safely be removed from the bottom lid.

Step 6

              Remove locking mechanism
  • Locate the locking mechanism in the front left hand corner of the device.
  • Gently push on it until it becomes loose.
  • Rotate and jiggle it until it comes out the bottom of the scanner.
  • Find a replacement locking mechanism and insert it into the scanner.

Locate the locking mechanism in the front left hand corner of the device.

Gently push on it until it becomes loose.

Rotate and jiggle it until it comes out the bottom of the scanner.

Find a replacement locking mechanism and insert it into the scanner.

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

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