Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

19

Time Required

                          35 minutes

Sections

6

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 7 steps
  • Speaker
  • 4 steps
  • LCD Screen
  • 4 steps
  • Internal Antenna
  • 1 step
  • Charging Port
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Push in the battery release button.

Push in the battery release button.

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Step 2

  • Pull out battery.

Pull out battery.

Step 3

              Keyboard
  • Remove the two rubber plugs on the top of the device by pushing them up and out of the phone.

Remove the two rubber plugs on the top of the device by pushing them up and out of the phone.

Step 4

  • Remove the four 1cm Phillips #0 screws from the top and bottom of the phone.

Remove the four 1cm Phillips #0 screws from the top and bottom of the phone.

Step 5

  • Use a plastic opening tool to remove the keyboard cover by prying up on its perimeter.

Use a plastic opening tool to remove the keyboard cover by prying up on its perimeter.

Step 6

  • Remove the eight 4mm Phillips #00 screws from the keyboard cover.

Remove the eight 4mm Phillips #00 screws from the keyboard cover.

Step 7

  • Remove the keyboard cover.

Remove the keyboard cover.

Step 8

  • Use a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the keyboard ribbon cable ZIF socket.
  • Pull the ribbon cable out of the socket.

Use a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the keyboard ribbon cable ZIF socket.

Pull the ribbon cable out of the socket.

Step 9

  • Use a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the display ribbon cable ZIF socket.
  • Remove the keyboard from the device.

Use a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the display ribbon cable ZIF socket.

Remove the keyboard from the device.

Step 10

              Speaker
  • Pull the black rubber tabs up gently and remove them.

Pull the black rubber tabs up gently and remove them.

Step 11

  • Using your finger, or spudger, push the motherboard out from the bottom.

Using your finger, or spudger, push the motherboard out from the bottom.

Step 12

  • Remove the three Phillips #00 screws from the motherboard:
  • Two 3mm screws.
  • One 1mm screw.

Remove the three Phillips #00 screws from the motherboard:

Two 3mm screws.

One 1mm screw.

Step 13

  • Disconnect the speaker from the motherboard.

Disconnect the speaker from the motherboard.

Step 14

              LCD Screen
  • Remove the the 3mm Phillips #00 screws from the flex cable cover and antenna.
  • Remove the antenna.
  • Remove the flex cable cover.

Remove the the 3mm Phillips #00 screws from the flex cable cover and antenna.

Remove the antenna.

Remove the flex cable cover.

Step 15

  • Remove the five 3mm Phillips #00 screws from the motherboard.

Remove the five 3mm Phillips #00 screws from the motherboard.

Step 16

  • Remove the scanner ribbon cable by pulling straight up and out.

Remove the scanner ribbon cable by pulling straight up and out.

Step 17

  • Flip open the motherboard and the LCD screen.
  • Open the LCD connector and remove the cable.
  • Pull the LCD Screen and its metal bracket apart.

Flip open the motherboard and the LCD screen.

Open the LCD connector and remove the cable.

Pull the LCD Screen and its metal bracket apart.

Step 18

              Internal Antenna
  • Remove the antenna connector (red box).
  • This is a snap-on connector, which can be removed by applying a gentle pull straight up from the motherboard.

Remove the antenna connector (red box).

This is a snap-on connector, which can be removed by applying a gentle pull straight up from the motherboard.

Step 19

              Charging Port
  • Remove the 2 screws (3 mm long) at the bottom of the motherboard using a PH00-bit screwdriver.
  • Disconnect the charging port from the rest of the device.

Remove the 2 screws (3 mm long) at the bottom of the motherboard using a PH00-bit screwdriver.

Disconnect the charging port from the rest of the device.

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

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