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Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          20 - 40 minutes

Sections

2

  • Linksys EA6900 Disassembly
  • 4 steps
  • Ethernet Ports
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Linksys EA6900 Disassembly
  • Remove the antennas by unscrewing them from the base.
  • Flip over the device and locate the four rubber feet on the bottom.
  • Remove the rubber feet with tweezers

Remove the antennas by unscrewing them from the base.

Flip over the device and locate the four rubber feet on the bottom.

Remove the rubber feet with tweezers

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Step 2

  • Remove the 0.4cm head screws from each slot with the #1 Phillips head Screwdriver.

Remove the 0.4cm head screws from each slot with the #1 Phillips head Screwdriver.

Step 3

  • Use a blue plastic opening tool to remove the top cover.
  • Move the blue plastic opening tool gently underneath the top cover from side to side.

Use a blue plastic opening tool to remove the top cover.

Move the blue plastic opening tool gently underneath the top cover from side to side.

Step 4

  • Gently lift the motherboard and remove it from the case
  • Put the motherboard over a (preferably white) surface.

Gently lift the motherboard and remove it from the case

Put the motherboard over a (preferably white) surface.

Step 5

              Ethernet Ports
  • Locate the Ethernet ports
  • Flip the motherboard and locate the 40 solder points corresponding to the Ethernet ports
  • Melt the 40 solder points using a soldering gun.
  • Wait between five and seven minutes for the ports to cool down.

Locate the Ethernet ports

Flip the motherboard and locate the 40 solder points corresponding to the Ethernet ports

Melt the 40 solder points using a soldering gun.

Wait between five and seven minutes for the ports to cool down.

Step 6

  • Hold the motherboard down and use the spudger to remove the Ethernet Ports.

Hold the motherboard down and use the spudger to remove the Ethernet Ports.

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

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Enrique Jendrix - May 29, 2018

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Can you make a guide to replace the antenna base connector, mine get broken at the base, I wonder if it is possible to make the cable connection directly to the antenna, does that could work?