Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes

Sections

3

  • Power Button
  • 4 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Speaker
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Power Button
  • Remove the barcode sticker at the bottom of the device.

Remove the barcode sticker at the bottom of the device.

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Step 2

  • Remove two 8.4 mm T5 screws from the bottom of the device.

Remove two 8.4 mm T5 screws from the bottom of the device.

Step 3

  • Using a plastic opening tool, carefully pry open the device.
  • Open the device carefully, making sure not to damage the gold ribbon cable that connects the screen to the motherboard.

Using a plastic opening tool, carefully pry open the device.

Open the device carefully, making sure not to damage the gold ribbon cable that connects the screen to the motherboard.

Step 4

  • Remove the power button.

Remove the power button.

Step 5

              Battery
  • Unscrew the four 6.70 mm screws holding the motherboard in place using a philips #0 screw driver.

Unscrew the four 6.70 mm screws holding the motherboard in place using a philips #0 screw driver.

Step 6

  • Lift up the motherboard.
  • Carefully disconnect the battery and motherboard. Slowly wiggling the connection makes it easier to disconnect the battery from the motherboard.

Lift up the motherboard.

Carefully disconnect the battery and motherboard. Slowly wiggling the connection makes it easier to disconnect the battery from the motherboard.

Step 7

  • Using the plastic opening tool as a wedge, pry the battery from the case. This can be fairly tough as the battery is glued to the case. Don’t be afraid to use force and some good leverage.

Using the plastic opening tool as a wedge, pry the battery from the case. This can be fairly tough as the battery is glued to the case. Don’t be afraid to use force and some good leverage.

Step 8

              Speaker
  • Carefully disconnect the speaker from the motherboard. Slowly wiggling the connection makes it easier to disconnect.

Carefully disconnect the speaker from the motherboard. Slowly wiggling the connection makes it easier to disconnect.

Step 9

  • Using a plastic opening tool, wedge the speaker away from the device. The speaker is glued to the case so use force and leverage.

Using a plastic opening tool, wedge the speaker away from the device. The speaker is glued to the case so use force and leverage.

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

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