Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

22

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 10 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 7 steps
  • Daughterboard
  • 1 step
  • Nokia Lumia 930 Microphone Removal
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Pull the SIM card holder out of the top of the phone using your fingernail.

Pull the SIM card holder out of the top of the phone using your fingernail.

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Step 2

  • Place tweezers or an opening tool in the SIM card slot and push upwards until the back panel pops out.

Place tweezers or an opening tool in the SIM card slot and push upwards until the back panel pops out.

Step 3

  • Wedge a plastic opening tool between the two panels. Slide it along each side of the phone to completely remove the back panel.

Wedge a plastic opening tool between the two panels. Slide it along each side of the phone to completely remove the back panel.

Step 4

  • Remove the 4mm Torx #4 screw that’s securing the battery connector.

Remove the 4mm Torx #4 screw that’s securing the battery connector.

Step 5

  • Use tweezers to remove the battery connector strap.

Use tweezers to remove the battery connector strap.

Step 6

  • Remove all ten 4mm Torx #4 screws that secure the battery cover to the frame of the phone.

Remove all ten 4mm Torx #4 screws that secure the battery cover to the frame of the phone.

Step 7

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the battery cover from the phone’s frame.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the battery cover from the phone’s frame.

Step 8

  • Pull up on the heat spreader.
  • Be careful not to tear it!

Pull up on the heat spreader.

Be careful not to tear it!

Step 9

  • Use the flat end of the spudger to lift up the battery.
  • The battery is glued in place. Pry up carefully, not to damage it.
  • Two flex cables are directly underneath the battery.

Use the flat end of the spudger to lift up the battery.

The battery is glued in place. Pry up carefully, not to damage it.

Two flex cables are directly underneath the battery.

Step 10

  • Remove the battery from the phone.

Remove the battery from the phone.

Step 11

              Motherboard
  • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the camera connectors.
  • Pull the camera up and out to remove it from the phone.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the camera connectors.

Pull the camera up and out to remove it from the phone.

Step 12

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the six ribbon cables from the motherboard.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the six ribbon cables from the motherboard.

Step 13

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up the orange flex cable underneath the battery.
  • Remove the orange flex cable from the phone.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up the orange flex cable underneath the battery.

Remove the orange flex cable from the phone.

Step 14

  • Repeat the previous step for the black jumper flex cable under the battery.

Repeat the previous step for the black jumper flex cable under the battery.

Step 15

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect both ends of the antenna cable from the motherboard.
  • Remove the antenna.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect both ends of the antenna cable from the motherboard.

Remove the antenna.

Step 16

  • Use tweezers to grab the adhesive that is under the LTE flex cable and pull it outwards and towards the bottom end of the phone.
  • Apply new adhesive when reassembling the phone.

Use tweezers to grab the adhesive that is under the LTE flex cable and pull it outwards and towards the bottom end of the phone.

Apply new adhesive when reassembling the phone.

Step 17

  • Use a spudger to pry up the bottom end of the motherboard, then pull it out.

Use a spudger to pry up the bottom end of the motherboard, then pull it out.

Step 18

              Daughterboard
  • Use the pointed end of the spudger to pry up the daughterboard.
  • Use tweezers to lift the daughterboard out of the phone.

Use the pointed end of the spudger to pry up the daughterboard.

Use tweezers to lift the daughterboard out of the phone.

Step 19

              Nokia Lumia 930 Microphone Removal
  • Locate all microphones. The first two microphones you will find are on the engine board. The two microphones will be back to back with each other. The third microphone will be on the engine cover. The last microphone will be on the last layer of the phone before the screen.

Locate all microphones. The first two microphones you will find are on the engine board. The two microphones will be back to back with each other. The third microphone will be on the engine cover. The last microphone will be on the last layer of the phone before the screen.

Step 20

  • You are gonna wanna use akistan to pop off the microphone.
  • Remove all remainings with the Spudger #2.
  • Repeat both steps on second microphone which is located on the other side of the first microphone.
  • Be gentle with the metal akistan it is stronger than the Spudger.

You are gonna wanna use akistan to pop off the microphone.

Remove all remainings with the Spudger #2.

Repeat both steps on second microphone which is located on the other side of the first microphone.

Be gentle with the metal akistan it is stronger than the Spudger.

Step 21

  • Use spudger to remove 3rd microphone. Located on the engine board cover.

Use spudger to remove 3rd microphone. Located on the engine board cover.

Step 22

  • Use spudger to remove 3rd microphone. Located on the last layer before the display screen.

Use spudger to remove 3rd microphone. Located on the last layer before the display screen.

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

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