Nexus 7 I O Assembly Cable Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          20 minutes - 2 hours

Sections

Rear Panel
5 steps
Battery Cable
1 step
Speaker Cable
2 steps
Speaker Assembly
2 steps
I/O Assembly Cable
5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Panel

In the following steps you will release the clips (highlighted in red) along the perimeter of the Nexus 7’s rear panel.
Do not use excessive force while prying the clips. They can be easily broken.

In the following steps you will release the clips (highlighted in red) along the perimeter of the Nexus 7’s rear panel.

Do not use excessive force while prying the clips. They can be easily broken.

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Step 2

Gently insert a plastic opening tool near the top of the Nexus 7 between the rear panel and the front panel assembly.
Carefully run the plastic opening tool along the top edge to pry the rear panel away from the front panel assembly of the Nexus 7.

Gently insert a plastic opening tool near the top of the Nexus 7 between the rear panel and the front panel assembly.

Carefully run the plastic opening tool along the top edge to pry the rear panel away from the front panel assembly of the Nexus 7.

Step 3

Insert the plastic opening tool between the rear panel and the front panel assembly near the power button and pry up at several points along the right edge of the Nexus 7.

Insert the plastic opening tool between the rear panel and the front panel assembly near the power button and pry up at several points along the right edge of the Nexus 7.

Step 4

Pry up the rear panel along the left edge using the method described in previous steps.

Pry up the rear panel along the left edge using the method described in previous steps.

Step 5

Gently lift and remove the rear panel up off the front panel assembly.

Gently lift and remove the rear panel up off the front panel assembly.

Step 6

              Battery Cable

Using the tip of a spudger, push first on one side then the other to “walk” the battery cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Using the tip of a spudger, push first on one side then the other to “walk” the battery cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Step 7

              Speaker Cable

Peel back the copper ESD shielding covering the bottom of the motherboard.
Do not try to remove the copper shielding, as it is still attached underneath the battery.
If you’re just replacing the micro usb charge port, there is no need to peel back the copper heatsink like in the photo, the speaker assembly can simply be moved out of the way once unscrewed. If the speakers are to be replaced simply peel back the bottom corner to expose the speaker connection. Leave the rest of the heatsink shield alone.

Peel back the copper ESD shielding covering the bottom of the motherboard.

Do not try to remove the copper shielding, as it is still attached underneath the battery.

If you’re just replacing the micro usb charge port, there is no need to peel back the copper heatsink like in the photo, the speaker assembly can simply be moved out of the way once unscrewed. If the speakers are to be replaced simply peel back the bottom corner to expose the speaker connection. Leave the rest of the heatsink shield alone.

Step 8

Using the tip of a spudger, push the speaker cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Using the tip of a spudger, push the speaker cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Step 9

              Speaker Assembly

Remove the following screws securing the speaker assembly to the display assembly:
Two 4.25 mm black Phillips screws
One 3.2 mm silver Phillips screw

Remove the following screws securing the speaker assembly to the display assembly:

Two 4.25 mm black Phillips screws

One 3.2 mm silver Phillips screw

Step 10

Lift and remove the speaker assembly out of the Nexus 7.

Lift and remove the speaker assembly out of the Nexus 7.

Step 11

              I/O Assembly Cable

Use the tip of a spudger to peel back the cloth tape covering the headphone jack and the I/O assembly cable.
There is no need to completely remove the tape. Just peel it back enough so that the tape is only adhering to the ribbon cable and not the metal frame.

Use the tip of a spudger to peel back the cloth tape covering the headphone jack and the I/O assembly cable.

There is no need to completely remove the tape. Just peel it back enough so that the tape is only adhering to the ribbon cable and not the metal frame.

Step 12

Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the I/O assembly data ribbon cable ZIF socket.
Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.The hinged retaining flap is the black piece which flips up easily with the spudger.

Use the tip of a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the I/O assembly data ribbon cable ZIF socket.

Be sure you are prying up on the hinged retaining flap, not the socket itself.The hinged retaining flap is the black piece which flips up easily with the spudger.

Step 13

Remove the following screws securing the I/O assembly cable to the Nexus 7:
Three 3.2 mm silver Phillips screws
Two 2.3 mm black Phillips screws

Remove the following screws securing the I/O assembly cable to the Nexus 7:

Three 3.2 mm silver Phillips screws

Two 2.3 mm black Phillips screws

Step 14

Without stressing the cable, and minding any tape that may still be holding the cable in place, gently lift the headphone jack up off its placement pins.

Without stressing the cable, and minding any tape that may still be holding the cable in place, gently lift the headphone jack up off its placement pins.

Step 15

In a similar fashion, lift the micro-USB port up off its retaining pins.
Lift and remove the I/O assembly cable out of the Nexus 7.

In a similar fashion, lift the micro-USB port up off its retaining pins.

Lift and remove the I/O assembly cable out of the Nexus 7.

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

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Daniel Horner - Jan 15, 2013

This fix isn’t too much of a pain if you can find the parts! The tape on the lower-left hand side was, oddly, a bit of a pain for me. Make sure you try to remove it from the left, and not from the right!

kytrix me - Jun 6, 2013

Hi,

Where to find this cable ? It seems to be out of stock everywhere :/

Muzza - Nov 15, 2013

bloody brilliant guide. Thank you!! Thank you!! new usb port/music jack arrived today and I managed to replace old with new.

Mike Ricketts - Dec 3, 2013

Got the cable and some recommended tools on Ebay for $30. Just did this on my old N7 and it works perfect now. Head up tho, the recommended tools didn’t come with a small enough head for the two 2.3 mm black Phillips screws. Luckily i did have a super small one. Don’t strip those or you SOL. Also the cable doesn’t come with the headphone jack cover. it is held on with just tape so take that from the original cable.

Cable: http://www.ebay.com/itm/IO-PORT-CHARGER-…

Do a ebay search for “Nexus 7 I/O”. Should pop up. Look for cheaper ones than the $60 ones.

Hans Iseger - Feb 1, 2014

Thank you so much for the clear guide. My Nexus 7 2012 is charging again! I ordered the part here: http://www.asusparts.eu/Asus-08301-00522…

Introduction#

What you need#

Introduction

What you need