Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
9
Time Required
20 - 30 minutes
Sections
4
- Back Cover
- 2 steps
- Front Cover
- 3 steps
- Motherboard
- 3 steps
- Display
- 1 step
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Step 1
Back Cover
- Remove the two 3.8 mm screws located in the back right corner of the device using the T5 Torx screwdriver.
Remove the two 3.8 mm screws located in the back right corner of the device using the T5 Torx screwdriver.
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Step 2
- Pry off the back cover with the plastic opening tool. Go around the device with the tool to ensure complete detachment.
Pry off the back cover with the plastic opening tool. Go around the device with the tool to ensure complete detachment.
Step 3
Front Cover
- Remove the ten 4.0 mm screws from the device’s perimeter using the T5 Torx screwdriver.
Remove the ten 4.0 mm screws from the device’s perimeter using the T5 Torx screwdriver.
Step 4
- Pry off the front panel using the plastic opening tool.
Pry off the front panel using the plastic opening tool.
Step 5
- Lift up on the connectors to disconnect them using the plastic opening tool.
Lift up on the connectors to disconnect them using the plastic opening tool.
Step 6
Motherboard
- Gently lift and peel the orange and grey ribbon connectors to disconnect the screen and motherboard.
Gently lift and peel the orange and grey ribbon connectors to disconnect the screen and motherboard.
Step 7
- Remove the easy-to-miss T5 Torx 3.8 mm screw located in the tabbed corner of the device.
Remove the easy-to-miss T5 Torx 3.8 mm screw located in the tabbed corner of the device.
Step 8
- Lift the motherboard gently from the side with the larger connector ribbon.
- Slide the white cable gently from underneath its holding place to free the motherboard completely.
- Remove the motherboard carefully from the device.
Lift the motherboard gently from the side with the larger connector ribbon.
Slide the white cable gently from underneath its holding place to free the motherboard completely.
Remove the motherboard carefully from the device.
Step 9
Display
- Using a plastic opening tool, gently pry the display to get the lifting started.
- Due to adhesive, lifting the remainder out with your hands will be necessary. Lift until the display has separated from the frame.
Using a plastic opening tool, gently pry the display to get the lifting started.
Due to adhesive, lifting the remainder out with your hands will be necessary. Lift until the display has separated from the frame.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Suzette Garoutte - Jul 20, 2017
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this site doesn’t sell the Nook Color display. Where did you get yours?