Difficulty

Easy

Steps

14

Time Required

                          30 minutes

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  • Disassembling Motorola Defy XT
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Step 1

              Disassembling Motorola Defy XT
  • Switch off the mobile.

Switch off the mobile.

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Step 2

  • Unlock the back case before open.

Unlock the back case before open.

Step 3

  • Remove the battery
  • Remove the memory card
  • Remove the Sim card

Remove the battery

Remove the memory card

Remove the Sim card

Step 4

  • Remove 6 screws
  • Tear off a part of label
  • Release the usb cover

Remove 6 screws

Tear off a part of label

Release the usb cover

Step 5

  • Open the green case part by yours fingernail from left side to the right side with the usb socket
  • Be care of your labels
  • If you want to repair the SIM card slot legs, be sure no short circuits in 6 legs.

Open the green case part by yours fingernail from left side to the right side with the usb socket

Be care of your labels

If you want to repair the SIM card slot legs, be sure no short circuits in 6 legs.

Step 6

  • To release the PCB for cleaning the Display the the touch screen, remove 2 PARTS by fingernail.
    1. Touchscreen adapter
    1. Sticker between the touchscreen PCB & mobile PCB
  • Remove the mobile PCB much careful form top right. Be care the touchscreen circuits.

To release the PCB for cleaning the Display the the touch screen, remove 2 PARTS by fingernail.

  1. Touchscreen adapter

  2. Sticker between the touchscreen PCB & mobile PCB

Remove the mobile PCB much careful form top right. Be care the touchscreen circuits.

Step 7

  • You can use a cloth, USB vacuum cleaner (be careful of the components in the green case), and adhesive tape to remove all the dust.
  • That finger pin is left by the Motorola Support Center in Hong Kong!!
  • You can also clean the camera lens on PCB

You can use a cloth, USB vacuum cleaner (be careful of the components in the green case), and adhesive tape to remove all the dust.

That finger pin is left by the Motorola Support Center in Hong Kong!!

You can also clean the camera lens on PCB

Step 8

  • Remember to put all parts back and insert the touchscreen plugs slightly.
  • Put the green case back, make sure all locks is conneted

Remember to put all parts back and insert the touchscreen plugs slightly.

Put the green case back, make sure all locks is conneted

Step 9

  • You can test the mobile before screw.
  • After insert the memory card, SIM card and battery, switch on the phone
  • Test call in and call out, also check the speaker
  • Open the map Apps to test Wifi and GPS
  • Bluetooth file transfer
  • Camera test and save in sd card
  • Check the sd card files
  • Try to connect with PC

You can test the mobile before screw.

After insert the memory card, SIM card and battery, switch on the phone

Test call in and call out, also check the speaker

Open the map Apps to test Wifi and GPS

Bluetooth file transfer

Camera test and save in sd card

Check the sd card files

Try to connect with PC

Step 10

  • If all works, remove the SIM card and battery.
  • Recheck the label is it on the top of the green case
  • Screws up all 6 screws
  • Put back all battery and SIM card
  • Close the back case and lock it
  • Close the USB cover
  • Done

If all works, remove the SIM card and battery.

Recheck the label is it on the top of the green case

Screws up all 6 screws

Put back all battery and SIM card

Close the back case and lock it

Close the USB cover

Done

Step 11

  • If you want to explore what inside of the battery with PCB. Here is the step to follow.
  • Remove the label
  • Remove the black rubber
  • Tear the battery by hand (Be patient to repeat it many time) ***do not use any metal tools to cut it out!!
  • Also you can tear PCB by hand

If you want to explore what inside of the battery with PCB. Here is the step to follow.

Remove the label

Remove the black rubber

Tear the battery by hand (Be patient to repeat it many time) ***do not use any metal tools to cut it out!!

Also you can tear PCB by hand

Step 12

  • Remove the black rubber Tear the battery by hand (Be patient to repeat it many time)

Remove the black rubber Tear the battery by hand (Be patient to repeat it many time)

Step 13

  • ***do not use any metal tools to cut it out!!

***do not use any metal tools to cut it out!!

Step 14

  • Also you can tear PCB by hand

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

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