Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

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Sections

4

  • Rear Panel
  • 5 steps
  • Battery Cable
  • 1 step
  • Power & Volume ZIF Connector
  • 2 steps
  • Power & Volume Button Cable
  • 2 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

              Power & Volume ZIF Connector
  • Peel back the label covering the power and volume button ZIF connector.

Peel back the label covering the power and volume button ZIF connector.

Step 8

  • Use the tip of a spudger to carefully flip up the retaining flap on the power and volume button ribbon cable ZIF socket.
  • Make sure you are flipping up the retaining flap, not the socket itself.
  • Use the tip of a spudger to pull the power and volume button ribbon cable straight out of its socket.

Use the tip of a spudger to carefully flip up the retaining flap on the power and volume button ribbon cable ZIF socket.

Make sure you are flipping up the retaining flap, not the socket itself.

Use the tip of a spudger to pull the power and volume button ribbon cable straight out of its socket.

Step 9

              Power & Volume Button Cable
  • Insert the flat end of a spudger between the power and volume button cable and the metal frame.
  • Carefully slide the spudger along the length of the ribbon cable, releasing the buttons.
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Insert the flat end of a spudger between the power and volume button cable and the metal frame.

Carefully slide the spudger along the length of the ribbon cable, releasing the buttons.

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Step 10

  • Remove the power and volume button ribbon cable from the Nexus 7.

Remove the power and volume button ribbon cable from the Nexus 7.

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

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Marcos Guireli - Dec 22, 2012

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Hi All,

I’ve been to Orlando/FL this Sept/October and I bought 2 ASUS NEXUS 7 Tablets.

The first one was opened and used there, in Orlando. The second one, is a gift for my wife, and we had just unopened the box (yes, december/11/2012) and for our surprise the device simply do not turned on. I did a search on Internet, and I have opened the device. As we have two devices, I could compare and I noticed that it has a Missing “small flat cable”, the one with the function of the buttons (power and volume).

I took a picture of both devices, if you tell me how, I can send you the pictures.

Where can I “buy” this small cable?

Thanks for your support.

sotyka94 - May 1, 2014

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Nice, but can u show how to do it with 2013 nexus 7? Pls, i need to replace my n7 buttons.

leopay - Jun 26, 2014

what’s the problem of your nexus 7 (2013)?

Carl Bezanson - Nov 16, 2014

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The volume buttons on my Nexus 7 (2013) don’t work. Is this procedure applicable to the 2013 version and do you think it will solve the problem?

Mike Patrick - Mar 22, 2015

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Carl, Its the same fix as the Power& Volume Button Cable in our free guide u downloaded