Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

4

Time Required

Suggest a time??

Sections

2

  • Rear Case
  • 1 step
  • Antenna Board
  • 3 steps

Flags

0

  • BackNexus 9

  • Full Screen

  • Options

  • History

  • Save to Favorites

  • Download PDF

  • Edit

  • Translate

  • Get Shareable Link

  • Embed This Guide

  • Notify Me of Changes

  • Stop Notifications

Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Case
  • With your fingers, carefully pry off the back plastic casing. Starting at the corners is usually the easiest.
  • The rear-facing camera seems to fit a little too snugly in its compartment on the rear case; so make sure that it stays connected to the motherboard.

With your fingers, carefully pry off the back plastic casing. Starting at the corners is usually the easiest.

The rear-facing camera seems to fit a little too snugly in its compartment on the rear case; so make sure that it stays connected to the motherboard.

1024

Step 2

              Antenna Board
  • This step is not necessary if you have already removed the battery.
  • Carefully peel up the copper shielding with your fingers.
  • Before fully removing the copper shielding, make sure that the blue antenna cable is out of the way of the copper tab.

This step is not necessary if you have already removed the battery.

Carefully peel up the copper shielding with your fingers.

Before fully removing the copper shielding, make sure that the blue antenna cable is out of the way of the copper tab.

Step 3

  • Unscrew the three 3 mm Torx T5 screws on the antenna board.
  • This step and the next show the battery removed, but it is not necessary to remove it if you are only replacing the antenna board.

Unscrew the three 3 mm Torx T5 screws on the antenna board.

This step and the next show the battery removed, but it is not necessary to remove it if you are only replacing the antenna board.

Step 4

  • Use your fingers or a pair of tweezers to disconnect the blue antenna cable from the motherboard.
  • When reinstalling the antenna, be sure to clean it with a degreaser such as windex or isopropyl alcohol. The oils on your fingers have the potential to create wireless interference.
  • The antenna board should now lift free of the motherboard.

Use your fingers or a pair of tweezers to disconnect the blue antenna cable from the motherboard.

When reinstalling the antenna, be sure to clean it with a degreaser such as windex or isopropyl alcohol. The oils on your fingers have the potential to create wireless interference.

The antenna board should now lift free of the motherboard.

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

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

Author

                                      with 2 other contributors 


                    Geoff Wacker

Member since: 09/30/2013

87,546 Reputation

                                      89 Guides authored                  



                       Badges:
                       44







                                                        +41 more badges