Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
11
Time Required
10 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery
- 2 steps
- SIM Card
- 2 steps
- Screen
- 7 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Make sure your phone is turned off.
Make sure your phone is turned off.
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Step 2
- Press the button on the back of the phone and slide the back panel off.
- Remove the battery by pulling it from the phone.
Press the button on the back of the phone and slide the back panel off.
Remove the battery by pulling it from the phone.
Step 3
SIM Card
- Gently pull back the small metal frame holding the SIM card into place, and lift open the frame.
Gently pull back the small metal frame holding the SIM card into place, and lift open the frame.
Step 4
- Retrieve your SIM card.
Retrieve your SIM card.
Step 5
Screen
- Separate the front cover from the main body of the phone.
Separate the front cover from the main body of the phone.
Step 6
- Remove the six screws along the edges of the phone.
Remove the six screws along the edges of the phone.
Step 7
- Pull the screen assembly from the base of the phone.
Pull the screen assembly from the base of the phone.
Step 8
- Carefully lift the keypad portion of the screen assembly from the circuit board.
Carefully lift the keypad portion of the screen assembly from the circuit board.
Step 9
- Separate the screen from the circuit board.
- Reconnect the ports during reassembly or the screen will not function properly.
- Remember to reconnect the screen to the circuit board when reassembling!
Separate the screen from the circuit board.
Reconnect the ports during reassembly or the screen will not function properly.
Remember to reconnect the screen to the circuit board when reassembling!
Step 10
- Gently push down on the screen to pop it off of the assembly.
Gently push down on the screen to pop it off of the assembly.
Step 11
- When the screen falls out the assembly, two white tabs will fall out with it.
- When reinstalling the screen, insert the tabs with the slanted side pointing upwards so they slide into the assembly.
When the screen falls out the assembly, two white tabs will fall out with it.
When reinstalling the screen, insert the tabs with the slanted side pointing upwards so they slide into the assembly.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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