Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

16

Time Required

                          10 minutes

Sections

6

  • Rear Battery Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Frame
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 3 steps
  • LCD Display
  • 5 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Rear Battery Cover
  • Flip the phone over to have the rear cover facing up.
  • The camera lens should be towards the top of the phone.

Flip the phone over to have the rear cover facing up.

The camera lens should be towards the top of the phone.

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Step 2

  • Slide the cover up, towards the top of phone, to unlock the battery cover.
  • Lift the cover off phone and remove it.

Slide the cover up, towards the top of phone, to unlock the battery cover.

Lift the cover off phone and remove it.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Use your finger to push the top of the battery downwards and lift the battery out of the phone.

Use your finger to push the top of the battery downwards and lift the battery out of the phone.

Step 4

              Frame
  • Remove the six Torx #5 screws that are securing the rear frame.

Remove the six Torx #5 screws that are securing the rear frame.

Step 5

  • Pry the frame open, releasing the eight plastic tabs around the edge of the frame, using the plastic opening tool.
  • A plastic card can be used instead of the plastic opening tool.

Pry the frame open, releasing the eight plastic tabs around the edge of the frame, using the plastic opening tool.

A plastic card can be used instead of the plastic opening tool.

Step 6

              Motherboard
  • Remove the single Phillips #0 screw that is securing the motherboard to the front case of the phone.

Remove the single Phillips #0 screw that is securing the motherboard to the front case of the phone.

Step 7

  • Pry the motherboard away from the front of the plastic case using a plastic opening tool.
  • Be careful not to break the ribbon cable when prying away the motherboard.

Pry the motherboard away from the front of the plastic case using a plastic opening tool.

Be careful not to break the ribbon cable when prying away the motherboard.

Step 8

  • Remove the plastic cover from the LCD display and the motherboard.
  • The Motherboard and the LCD are still attached together.

Remove the plastic cover from the LCD display and the motherboard.

The Motherboard and the LCD are still attached together.

Step 9

              LCD Display
  • Remove the gray tape securing the ribbon cable.

Remove the gray tape securing the ribbon cable.

Step 10

  • Remove the yellow tape securing the connector lock.

Remove the yellow tape securing the connector lock.

Step 11

  • Carefully lift the black lock to release the ribbon cable, using the plastic opening tool.

Carefully lift the black lock to release the ribbon cable, using the plastic opening tool.

Step 12

  • Pull the ribbon cable upwards, disconnecting it from the Motherboard.

Pull the ribbon cable upwards, disconnecting it from the Motherboard.

Step 13

  • Lift the Motherboard away from the LCD display.

Lift the Motherboard away from the LCD display.

Step 14

              Keyboard
  • Lift off main keyboard from front plastic case using plastic opening tool.

Lift off main keyboard from front plastic case using plastic opening tool.

Step 15

  • Remove four Phillips #00 screws securing function keys.

Remove four Phillips #00 screws securing function keys.

Step 16

  • Pop keys out by pushing keys from back of the phone.

Pop keys out by pushing keys from back of the phone.

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

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