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Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Bottom Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Memory Compression Board
  • 7 steps
  • DC/DC Board
  • 8 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Use your finger tip to pull the battery release tab toward the center of the D70.
  • Open the battery door and rotate it away from the bottom cover.

Use your finger tip to pull the battery release tab toward the center of the D70.

Open the battery door and rotate it away from the bottom cover.

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Step 2

  • Pull the battery out of the D70.
  • It may be necessary to wiggle the battery while pulling to free it from its pocket in the case.

Pull the battery out of the D70.

It may be necessary to wiggle the battery while pulling to free it from its pocket in the case.

Step 3

              Bottom Cover
  • Remove the following eight screws securing the bottom cover to the D70:
  • Six 5.8 mm Phillips screws
  • One 10.7 mm Phillips screws
  • One 8.2 mm Phillips screws

Remove the following eight screws securing the bottom cover to the D70:

Six 5.8 mm Phillips screws

One 10.7 mm Phillips screws

One 8.2 mm Phillips screws

Step 4

  • Carefully pull the bottom cover to separate it from the body of the D70.
  • Remove the bottom cover from the D70.

Carefully pull the bottom cover to separate it from the body of the D70.

Remove the bottom cover from the D70.

Step 5

              Memory Compression Board
  • Remove the four ZIF ribbon cables highlighted in red by using the following procedure:
  • Use your fingernail to flip up the ZIF cable retaining flap on each socket.
  • Be sure you are prying up the retaining flap, not the socket.
  • Pull the ribbon cable straight out of its socket.

Remove the four ZIF ribbon cables highlighted in red by using the following procedure:

Use your fingernail to flip up the ZIF cable retaining flap on each socket.

Be sure you are prying up the retaining flap, not the socket.

Pull the ribbon cable straight out of its socket.

Step 6

  • Carefully peel back the piece of tape covering the Compact Flash ribbon cable socket.
  • It is not necessary to completely remove this piece of tape.

Carefully peel back the piece of tape covering the Compact Flash ribbon cable socket.

It is not necessary to completely remove this piece of tape.

Step 7

  • Use your fingernails to carefully pull the ZIF cable lock away from its socket.
  • Do not try to completely remove the ZIF cable lock. It will move about 1 mm and stop.
  • Use a pair of tweezers to pull the Compact Flash ribbon cable out of its socket.

Use your fingernails to carefully pull the ZIF cable lock away from its socket.

Do not try to completely remove the ZIF cable lock. It will move about 1 mm and stop.

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the Compact Flash ribbon cable out of its socket.

Step 8

  • Be sure not to lose the small iron core around the DC-In ribbon cable.

Be sure not to lose the small iron core around the DC-In ribbon cable.

Step 9

  • Remove the four 4.3 mm Phillips screws securing the memory compression board to the D70.

Remove the four 4.3 mm Phillips screws securing the memory compression board to the D70.

Step 10

  • Use a pair of tweezers to pull the USB connector bracket away from the edge of the memory compression board.

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the USB connector bracket away from the edge of the memory compression board.

Step 11

  • Grab the memory compression board by its edges at the position shown in the first picture.
  • Pull the memory compression board straight up off the DC/DC board to avoid damaging the connector on the underside of the memory compression board.

Grab the memory compression board by its edges at the position shown in the first picture.

Pull the memory compression board straight up off the DC/DC board to avoid damaging the connector on the underside of the memory compression board.

Step 12

              DC/DC Board
  • Disconnect the DC-In board connector from the DC/DC board by pulling its connector away from the center of the board.

Disconnect the DC-In board connector from the DC/DC board by pulling its connector away from the center of the board.

Step 13

  • Use your thumbnails to push the CCD connector out of its socket.

Use your thumbnails to push the CCD connector out of its socket.

Step 14

  • Use your fingernail to carefully flip up the ZIF cable retaining flap for the ribbon cable socket near the front cover.
  • Be sure you are prying up on the movable cable retaining flap, not the socket itself.
  • Use a pair of tweezers to carefully pull the ribbon cable out of its socket.

Use your fingernail to carefully flip up the ZIF cable retaining flap for the ribbon cable socket near the front cover.

Be sure you are prying up on the movable cable retaining flap, not the socket itself.

Use a pair of tweezers to carefully pull the ribbon cable out of its socket.

Step 15

  • Use your fingernail to flip up the ZIF cable retaining flap on the socket near the battery opening.
  • Be sure you are prying up on the movable cable retaining flap, not the socket itself.
  • Use a pair of tweezers to pull the ribbon cable out of its socket.

Use your fingernail to flip up the ZIF cable retaining flap on the socket near the battery opening.

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the ribbon cable out of its socket.

Step 16

  • Carefully de-solder the eight leads boxed in red.
  • Do not heat up the board excessively while de-soldering. There are many heat sensitive components mounted to the DC/DC board.
  • There are two black leads that look very similar. The thinner of the two connects closer to the center of the board.

Carefully de-solder the eight leads boxed in red.

Do not heat up the board excessively while de-soldering. There are many heat sensitive components mounted to the DC/DC board.

There are two black leads that look very similar. The thinner of the two connects closer to the center of the board.

Step 17

  • De-solder the positive and negative DC-In leads (boxed in red) from the DC/DC board.
  • Do not heat up the board excessively while de-soldering the leads.

De-solder the positive and negative DC-In leads (boxed in red) from the DC/DC board.

Do not heat up the board excessively while de-soldering the leads.

Step 18

  • Remove the four 4.2 mm Phillips screws securing the DC/DC board to the D70.

Remove the four 4.2 mm Phillips screws securing the DC/DC board to the D70.

Step 19

  • Remove the DC/DC board from the D70, minding any cables that may get caught.

Remove the DC/DC board from the D70, minding any cables that may get caught.

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

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