Nextbook 8 Screen Replacement Repair Guide

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Use the plastic opening tool to remove the back cover. Carefully slide the tool between the front glass and back cover.
Slide the tool along the edge to work the back cover off.
It helps to have an extra tool to stick in the gap and keep the back cover separated from the glass as you slide the other tool.

Use the plastic opening tool to remove the back cover. Carefully slide the tool between the front glass and back cover.

Slide the tool along the edge to work the back cover off.

It helps to have an extra tool to stick in the gap and keep the back cover separated from the glass as you slide the other tool.

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Step 2

Remove the tape covering the motherboard.
Remove the silver tape holding the white ribbon cables to the battery.

Remove the tape covering the motherboard.

Remove the silver tape holding the white ribbon cables to the battery.

Step 3

Use a spudger to carefully disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard.
When working with electronics, it’s important to choose a tool that’s ESD-safe to avoid accidental damage to the device. The regular black nylon spudger or a plastic opening tool should be used whenever possible.

Use a spudger to carefully disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard.

When working with electronics, it’s important to choose a tool that’s ESD-safe to avoid accidental damage to the device. The regular black nylon spudger or a plastic opening tool should be used whenever possible.

Step 4

Use a spudger to lift up the black bar on the two ZIF connectors located above the battery.
Pull the ribbon cables out of the connectors with tweezers or two fingers.

Use a spudger to lift up the black bar on the two ZIF connectors located above the battery.

Pull the ribbon cables out of the connectors with tweezers or two fingers.

Step 5

Using the flat end of a spudger, carefully work the spudger under the battery, lifting it off of the device.
The battery is very malleable, so do not try to pull it off all at once.

Using the flat end of a spudger, carefully work the spudger under the battery, lifting it off of the device.

The battery is very malleable, so do not try to pull it off all at once.

Step 6

              Screen

Remove the silver and gold sticker at the bottom of the device.
Hold the brown circuit board down with your finger while you remove the sticker

Remove the silver and gold sticker at the bottom of the device.

Hold the brown circuit board down with your finger while you remove the sticker

Step 7

Use a spudger to lift up the black tabs on the three ZIF connectors.
Use ESD safe tweezers to pull the ribbon cables out of the three connectors.

Use a spudger to lift up the black tabs on the three ZIF connectors.

Use ESD safe tweezers to pull the ribbon cables out of the three connectors.

Step 8

Remove the 5 black screws on the motherboard.
Carefully lift the motherboard off of the device and remove.

Remove the 5 black screws on the motherboard.

Carefully lift the motherboard off of the device and remove.

Step 9

Remove the two screws that hold the brackets in place.
Remove the two silver brackets that hold the screen in place.

Remove the two screws that hold the brackets in place.

Remove the two silver brackets that hold the screen in place.

Step 10

Remove the one silver screw on the small green circuit board at the bottom of the device.
Set aside the small circuit board for now.

Remove the one silver screw on the small green circuit board at the bottom of the device.

Set aside the small circuit board for now.

Step 11

Remove the two silver screws from the bottom of the device.

Remove the two silver screws from the bottom of the device.

Step 12

With the device face down, use a spudger to lift the screen off of the glass from the right side.

With the device face down, use a spudger to lift the screen off of the glass from the right side.

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

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WiKiT Woo WoNKa - Nov 2, 2019

where do I find the actual screen though

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