Ematic Eglide 4 Screen Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

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Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

Rear Panel
3 steps
Side Button Array
3 steps
Motherboard
7 steps
Screen
3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Panel

Remove the 4.6mm Phillips #00 screw at the base of the device.

Remove the 4.6mm Phillips #00 screw at the base of the device.

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Step 2

Slide the rear panel away from the base parallel to the screen.

Slide the rear panel away from the base parallel to the screen.

Step 3

Carefully remove the speakers from the rear panel.
Pull the speakers off of the rear panel.

Carefully remove the speakers from the rear panel.

Pull the speakers off of the rear panel.

Step 4

              Side Button Array

Remove the 3 Phillips #00 4.5 mm screws from the side button array.

Remove the 3 Phillips #00 4.5 mm screws from the side button array.

Step 5

Slide the grey ribbon wire connector clip away from the ribbon wire port on the motherboard using the pointed tip of a spudger. This process will unclip the wire from the motherboard to release connection.
You do not need to fully disconnect the ribbon wire clip from the ribbon wire port: the clip will stay attached in a loose fit.
Remove the ribbon wire from the ribbon wire port on the motherboard.

Slide the grey ribbon wire connector clip away from the ribbon wire port on the motherboard using the pointed tip of a spudger. This process will unclip the wire from the motherboard to release connection.

You do not need to fully disconnect the ribbon wire clip from the ribbon wire port: the clip will stay attached in a loose fit.

Remove the ribbon wire from the ribbon wire port on the motherboard.

Step 6

Remove the side button array from the device.

Remove the side button array from the device.

Step 7

              Motherboard

Slide the grey ribbon wire connector clip away from the ribbon wire port on the motherboard using the pointed tip of a spudger.
You do not need to fully disconnect the ribbon wire clip from the ribbon wire port: the clip will stay attached in a loose fit.
Remove the gold ribbon wire from the ribbon wire port on the motherboard.

Slide the grey ribbon wire connector clip away from the ribbon wire port on the motherboard using the pointed tip of a spudger.

Remove the gold ribbon wire from the ribbon wire port on the motherboard.

Step 8

Slide the grey ribbon wire connector clip away from the white ribbon wire port on the screen board using the pointed tip of a spudger.
You do not need to fully disconnect the ribbon wire clip from the ribbon wire port: the clip will stay attached in a loose fit.
Remove the ribbon wire from the ribbon wire port on the screen board.

Slide the grey ribbon wire connector clip away from the white ribbon wire port on the screen board using the pointed tip of a spudger.

Remove the ribbon wire from the ribbon wire port on the screen board.

Step 9

Slide the grey ribbon wire connector clip away from the ribbon wire port using the pointed tip of a spudger.
You do not need to fully disconnect the ribbon wire clip from the ribbon wire port: the clip will stay attached in a loose fit.
Remove the ribbon wire from the ribbon wire port.
If you have already removed the side button array you do not need to do this step.

Slide the grey ribbon wire connector clip away from the ribbon wire port using the pointed tip of a spudger.

Remove the ribbon wire from the ribbon wire port.

If you have already removed the side button array you do not need to do this step.

Step 10

Remove the 2 Phillips #00 4.5 mm screws from the motherboard.

Remove the 2 Phillips #00 4.5 mm screws from the motherboard.

Step 11

Desolder the Wi-Fi Adaptor
If not replacing the motherboard or Wi-Fi Adaptor, omit this step
See ifixit’s guide to soldering and desoldering for help: How to Solder and Desolder Connections

Desolder the Wi-Fi Adaptor

If not replacing the motherboard or Wi-Fi Adaptor, omit this step

See ifixit’s guide to soldering and desoldering for help: How to Solder and Desolder Connections

Step 12

Desolder the battery connections
If not replacing the motherboard or battery, omit this step
See ifixit’s guide to soldering and desoldering for help: How to Solder and Desolder Connections

Desolder the battery connections

If not replacing the motherboard or battery, omit this step

Step 13

Slide and pull the motherboard out of its current position, so that the ports disconnect from the device.
Lift the motherboard out of the device.

Slide and pull the motherboard out of its current position, so that the ports disconnect from the device.

Lift the motherboard out of the device.

Step 14

              Screen

Gently pull the front case clips down and off of the back of the screen

Gently pull the front case clips down and off of the back of the screen

Step 15

Gently pull the front case clips down and off of the back of the screen for all of the remaining clips

Gently pull the front case clips down and off of the back of the screen for all of the remaining clips

Step 16

Gently pull the screen away from the front case

Gently pull the screen away from the front case

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

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