Disassembling Nokia E61I Antenna Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          25 - 30 minutes            

Sections

5

• Battery
• 3 steps
• Disassembling Nokia E61i Front Cover
• 2 steps
• Display
• 2 steps
• Logic Board
• 1 step
• Antenna
• 1 step

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Step 1

              Battery               

• To access the battery you must remove the back cover. Press the tab on the bottom of the cover in so that the back cover plate can slide over it.
• Now slide the back cover off of the phone.

To access the battery you must remove the back cover. Press the tab on the bottom of the cover in so that the back cover plate can slide over it.

Now slide the back cover off of the phone.

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Step 2

• Once the backplate is removed, look to the bottom-left corner of the phone where there is a spot to remove the battery.

Once the backplate is removed, look to the bottom-left corner of the phone where there is a spot to remove the battery.

Step 3

• Use your finger to lift the battery out.
• The E61i uses a Nokia BP-4L standard battery.

Use your finger to lift the battery out.

The E61i uses a Nokia BP-4L standard battery.

Step 4

              Disassembling Nokia E61i Front Cover               

• Remove the four screws securing the front cover to the rest of the phone using a T7 screwdriver.

Remove the four screws securing the front cover to the rest of the phone using a T7 screwdriver.

Step 5

• After the screws have been removed, there is nothing else securing the front cover to the rest of the phone. Simply remove the cover by pulling it up and off.

After the screws have been removed, there is nothing else securing the front cover to the rest of the phone. Simply remove the cover by pulling it up and off.

Step 6

              Display               

• After taking off the casing and keyboard, remove the screws holding the screen in place. Use a T-6 for the screws in the middle of the red circles, and use a T-5 for the screw in the middle of the red square.
• Lift the ribbon off of the contact with the motherboard.
• When reassembling, firmly press the contacts into place to connect the ribbon and the motherboard.

After taking off the casing and keyboard, remove the screws holding the screen in place. Use a T-6 for the screws in the middle of the red circles, and use a T-5 for the screw in the middle of the red square.

Lift the ribbon off of the contact with the motherboard.

When reassembling, firmly press the contacts into place to connect the ribbon and the motherboard.

Step 7

• Once the screws are out, gently pull the screen off of the phone.
• Be sure not to rip the sticker (in the blue square) that attaches the display and the motherboard.
• Finally, pull the silver case off to completely free the cracked or damaged screen.

Once the screws are out, gently pull the screen off of the phone.

Be sure not to rip the sticker (in the blue square) that attaches the display and the motherboard.

Finally, pull the silver case off to completely free the cracked or damaged screen.

Step 8

              Logic Board               

• Finally, after the screen and keyboard have been taken off, there is nothing securing the logic board to the rest of the phone. Simply pull the green logic board from the back casing.
• Once free from the back of the phone, the logic board can be replaced by a new one.

Finally, after the screen and keyboard have been taken off, there is nothing securing the logic board to the rest of the phone. Simply pull the green logic board from the back casing.

Once free from the back of the phone, the logic board can be replaced by a new one.

Step 9

              Antenna               

• After the logic board has been removed, there is nothing else securing the antenna to the back cover. Simply remove the antenna by pushing outward from the interior side.

After the logic board has been removed, there is nothing else securing the antenna to the back cover. Simply remove the antenna by pushing outward from the interior side.

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

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