Introduction
This guide is going to show the necessary steps for replacing the Motherboard.
What you need
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Using the blue plastic opening tool, insert the tip into the crease between the back cover and the phone and pry it upwards.
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Work your way around the phone until the entire back cover is loose.
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Using the blue plastic opening tool, insert the tip into the crease between the mid-frame and the phone and pry it upwards.
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Work your way around the phone until the entire back cover is loose and remove the mid-frame.
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Using the plastic blue plastic opening tool, gently disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard.
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Use the blue plastic opening tool to pry the battery pack from the phone. Pry along edge away from the motherboard as this might damage the motherboard.
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Use the blue plastic opening tool to gently pry the camera connector up from its socket on the motherboard.
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Using the tweezers, remove the rear camera from the Padfone X.
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Insert the tip of the flat head screwdriver between the panel and the metal clip then gently push down until the clip is slightly bent away from the panel.
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Do this for all the clips holding the panel down.
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After all clips are bent away, remove the panel.
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Disconnect the first connector by prying it upward using the blue plastic opening tool.
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Disconnect the second connector by first lifting the lock then pulling the connector outward.
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Insert the tip of the blue plastic opening tool under the motherboard and gently pry upward.
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Work your way around until the motherboard is free.
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Flip the motherboard over and locate the front facing camera.
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Using the tweezers gently remove the black locking mechanism.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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There is a step missing between step 10 and 11, you didn't explain how to remove the flexible connector that go's to the power/volume buttons next to the camera location on the side of the phone.
which I only had to gently pry up on the connector from the center of the phone out and it came right off.
Hey iFixits,
I have a Padfone S (international version, supposedly the same as the Padfone X sold in the states), which suffered water damage. I presume the logic board needs replacing and since there are more Padfone X's out there, thinking of buying a 'for parts' phone with say, a broken screen, and just swapping logic boards to make one working phone. Does anyone know if these logic boards for the S and X are compatible?? Thanks in advance.
I have Asus padfone 2 the phones motherboard is damaged how to use the pad
