Motorola Moto E 2Nd Generation Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

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Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes

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Display Assembly
3 steps
Earpiece Speaker
2 steps
Motherboard
4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Display Assembly

Turn off the device before beginning your repair.
Using a heat gun, carefully apply heat around the edges of the display to soften the glue. Heat should be applied to the point where the phone isn’t too hot to touch, but close enough.

Turn off the device before beginning your repair.

Using a heat gun, carefully apply heat around the edges of the display to soften the glue. Heat should be applied to the point where the phone isn’t too hot to touch, but close enough.

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Step 2

Using the small plastic opening tool, pry and slide all the way around the phone while carefully lifting up on the display.
The screen is secured by two-sided tape located on the edge.

Using the small plastic opening tool, pry and slide all the way around the phone while carefully lifting up on the display.

The screen is secured by two-sided tape located on the edge.

Step 3

Once display is fully unglued from the frame, carefully lift it up and locate the display connector.
Using the same small plastic tool, carefully remove the yellow tape off the connector.
Now carefully undo the black connector lock by lifting it up in the direction of the red arrow.
Do not pry on the gray part of the connector.
Lastly slide the display cable off the connector. It should easily slide off, if not make sure the black lock is fully unlatched.

Once display is fully unglued from the frame, carefully lift it up and locate the display connector.

Using the same small plastic tool, carefully remove the yellow tape off the connector.

Now carefully undo the black connector lock by lifting it up in the direction of the red arrow.

Do not pry on the gray part of the connector.

Lastly slide the display cable off the connector. It should easily slide off, if not make sure the black lock is fully unlatched.

Step 4

              Earpiece Speaker

Now that the display is out, remove the aluminum shield off the motherboard.
Unscrew the single 4mm screw located on the top using a T4 Torx bit.
After screw is out, gently remove the aluminum shield off the motherboard.
Working on a magnet board is recommended as the screws are small and can be easily misplaced.

Now that the display is out, remove the aluminum shield off the motherboard.

Unscrew the single 4mm screw located on the top using a T4 Torx bit.

After screw is out, gently remove the aluminum shield off the motherboard.

Working on a magnet board is recommended as the screws are small and can be easily misplaced.

Step 5

Using the metal spudger tool, very carefully remove the speaker by first gently prying up on the right side and then the bottom.
The ear piece is held by double sided tape and clips to the motherboard so be very careful.

Using the metal spudger tool, very carefully remove the speaker by first gently prying up on the right side and then the bottom.

The ear piece is held by double sided tape and clips to the motherboard so be very careful.

Step 6

              Motherboard

Unscrew the remaining 16- 4mm screws using a T4 Torx bit.
Using a magnet board is recommended as the screws are small and can be easily misplaced.

Unscrew the remaining 16- 4mm screws using a T4 Torx bit.

Using a magnet board is recommended as the screws are small and can be easily misplaced.

Step 7

Next remove the plastic C-shaped black plastic frame.
Using the metal spudger tool, gently pull up the right corner as indicated and work your way around until it’s off the motherboard.

Next remove the plastic C-shaped black plastic frame.

Using the metal spudger tool, gently pull up the right corner as indicated and work your way around until it’s off the motherboard.

Step 8

Gently lift up the battery cable connector, it should come out very easy.

Gently lift up the battery cable connector, it should come out very easy.

Step 9

After the battery cable is disconnected from the motherboard, use the metal spudger tool and carefully insert it in the small opening by the speaker and pry the motherboard up enough to fit your finger in between the motherboard and the phone frame.
Now just pull the motherboard starting from the top to bottom off the phone case.

After the battery cable is disconnected from the motherboard, use the metal spudger tool and carefully insert it in the small opening by the speaker and pry the motherboard up enough to fit your finger in between the motherboard and the phone frame.

Now just pull the motherboard starting from the top to bottom off the phone case.

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

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Alejandro - Oct 22, 2016

La verdad la dificultad no es difícil debería ser dificultad media fue muy fácil quitar la pantalla con las herramientas adecuadas sin necesidad de la pistola de calor, gracias por sus guías siempre son muy buenas.

Pat LORY - Nov 17, 2016

Hello,

Do you have any links to buy a motherboard or other stuff for this phone ? Like sim card reader or antenna ?

Thank you !

Chris Collier - Aug 11, 2017

probably mentioning something about the ribbon cable being tight in step 2 of the guide. I was careful in removing the screen but not careful enough :-(

ashhar.yaantra1 - Nov 18, 2017

this motherboard cost ????????????????????????

sonukumar - Dec 29, 2017

Display light problem help

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