Huawei P8 Lite Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          45 minutes

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Back Cover
2 steps
Loudspeaker
3 steps
Motherboard
5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover

Use an Opening Tool and start to lever up the back cover of your Huawei P8 Lite at the bottom of your phone.

Use an Opening Tool and start to lever up the back cover of your Huawei P8 Lite at the bottom of your phone.

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Step 2

There are clips around the whole mid frame, holding down the back cover. Open all of them with the Opening Tool.
When all clips are open, remove the back cover from the rest of the phone.
If the back cover doesn’t come freely, there are probably some additional clips that need to be disconnected.

There are clips around the whole mid frame, holding down the back cover. Open all of them with the Opening Tool.

When all clips are open, remove the back cover from the rest of the phone.

If the back cover doesn’t come freely, there are probably some additional clips that need to be disconnected.

Step 3

              Loudspeaker

Use a tweezer to remove the warranty sticker which sits on a screw in the bottom right of your phone.

Use a tweezer to remove the warranty sticker which sits on a screw in the bottom right of your phone.

Step 4

Remove the 4 black Torx T5 screws which hold down the lower part of the loudspeaker.
Remove the three silver Phillips #00 screws which hold down the upper part of the loudspeaker.

Remove the 4 black Torx T5 screws which hold down the lower part of the loudspeaker.

Remove the three silver Phillips #00 screws which hold down the upper part of the loudspeaker.

Step 5

Remove the loudspeaker carefully.

Remove the loudspeaker carefully.

Step 6

              Motherboard

Remove the three Phillips #00 screws that hold the metal plate in place.
Remove the metal plate with a tweezer.
Unplug the battery flex connector with a spudger.

Remove the three Phillips #00 screws that hold the metal plate in place.

Remove the metal plate with a tweezer.

Unplug the battery flex connector with a spudger.

Step 7

Remove the two Torx T5 screws.
If there is a tamper evident sticker over your screws remove them to properly seat your driver.
Remove the five Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the two Torx T5 screws.

If there is a tamper evident sticker over your screws remove them to properly seat your driver.

Remove the five Phillips #00 screws.

Step 8

Carefully pry off the plastic cover on the left side. The NFC antenna contacts might be slightly glued to the cover.
Then remove the top cover.

Carefully pry off the plastic cover on the left side. The NFC antenna contacts might be slightly glued to the cover.

Then remove the top cover.

Step 9

Remove the SIM card and SD card trays.
Disconnect the three plug connectors and one ZIF connector.
Unlock the ZIF connector by lifting the small black plastic lever.

Remove the SIM card and SD card trays.

Disconnect the three plug connectors and one ZIF connector.

Unlock the ZIF connector by lifting the small black plastic lever.

Step 10

Remove the volume and power button cable.
Take out the motherboard by lifting the bottom part first.
Pay attention to the cables, so they don’t rip when staying stuck to the motherboard.
On the back of the motherboard there is a thermal pad (pink rubber-like gob) for heat dissipation. If this thermal pad broke or is too dried out you might want to replace it with a new one.

Remove the volume and power button cable.

Take out the motherboard by lifting the bottom part first.

Pay attention to the cables, so they don’t rip when staying stuck to the motherboard.

On the back of the motherboard there is a thermal pad (pink rubber-like gob) for heat dissipation. If this thermal pad broke or is too dried out you might want to replace it with a new one.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order and apply adhesive where necessary.

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Mhofu Powers - Mar 30, 2021

My p8 lite is not connecting to mobile networks unless im in town onyl whats the prob

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