Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

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Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Rear Cover Assembly
  • 5 steps
  • LCD Assembly
  • 4 steps
  • LCD Board
  • 2 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

              Rear Cover Assembly
  • Remove the two 4.8 mm Phillips screws securing the battery side of the rear cover to the D70.

Remove the two 4.8 mm Phillips screws securing the battery side of the rear cover to the D70.

Step 4

  • Remove the two 4.8 mm Phillips screws securing the port side of the rear cover to the D70.

Remove the two 4.8 mm Phillips screws securing the port side of the rear cover to the D70.

Step 5

  • Use your fingernail to flip up the ZIF locking flap on the LCD ribbon cable socket.
  • Be sure you are opening the locking tab, not pulling against the socket mounted to the board.
  • Pull the LCD board ribbon cable out of its socket.

Use your fingernail to flip up the ZIF locking flap on the LCD ribbon cable socket.

Be sure you are opening the locking tab, not pulling against the socket mounted to the board.

Pull the LCD board ribbon cable out of its socket.

Step 6

  • Carefully pull the sides of the rear cover away from the body of the D70.

Carefully pull the sides of the rear cover away from the body of the D70.

Step 7

  • Pull the rear cover off the body of the D70, minding the LCD board ribbon cable that may get caught.
  • At this point, the capacitor is visible and its exposed contacts are boxed in red in the second picture. Even though they are recessed, be careful not to touch the contacts to avoid shocking yourself.

Pull the rear cover off the body of the D70, minding the LCD board ribbon cable that may get caught.

At this point, the capacitor is visible and its exposed contacts are boxed in red in the second picture. Even though they are recessed, be careful not to touch the contacts to avoid shocking yourself.

Step 8

              LCD Assembly
  • Use your thumbnails to push the ZIF cable lock toward the LCD.
  • Do not completely remove the ZIF cable lock. It should move about 1 mm and stop. Be sure you are pushing against the lock, not the socket.
  • Pull the LCD ribbon cable out of its socket.

Use your thumbnails to push the ZIF cable lock toward the LCD.

Do not completely remove the ZIF cable lock. It should move about 1 mm and stop. Be sure you are pushing against the lock, not the socket.

Pull the LCD ribbon cable out of its socket.

Step 9

  • Use a pair of tweezers to pull the LCD backlight connector away from its socket.
  • It may help to wiggle the connector as you pull it out of its socket.

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the LCD backlight connector away from its socket.

It may help to wiggle the connector as you pull it out of its socket.

Step 10

  • Remove the two 4.8 mm Phillips screws securing the LCD bracket to the rear cover.
  • Lift the LCD bracket out of the rear cover.

Remove the two 4.8 mm Phillips screws securing the LCD bracket to the rear cover.

Lift the LCD bracket out of the rear cover.

Step 11

  • Remove the LCD assembly from the rear cover.
  • Be sure both the face of the LCD and the inner face of the clear LCD cover are perfectly clean before reassembly, as any dust or fingerprints trapped inside will be annoyingly visible when the device is turned on.

Remove the LCD assembly from the rear cover.

Be sure both the face of the LCD and the inner face of the clear LCD cover are perfectly clean before reassembly, as any dust or fingerprints trapped inside will be annoyingly visible when the device is turned on.

Step 12

              LCD Board
  • Remove the three 3.1 mm Phillips screws securing the LCD board to the rear cover.

Remove the three 3.1 mm Phillips screws securing the LCD board to the rear cover.

Step 13

  • Remove the LCD board from the rear cover.

Remove the LCD board from the rear cover.

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

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