Introduction
This guide will teach you how to access the motherboard in order to replace the Ethernet ports.
What you need
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Remove the antennas by unscrewing them from the base.
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Flip over the device and locate the four rubber feet on the bottom.
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Remove the rubber feet with tweezers
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Remove the 0.4cm head screws from each slot with the #1 Phillips head Screwdriver.
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Use a blue plastic opening tool to remove the top cover.
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Move the blue plastic opening tool gently underneath the top cover from side to side.
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Gently lift the motherboard and remove it from the case
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Put the motherboard over a (preferably white) surface.
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Locate the Ethernet ports
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Flip the motherboard and locate the 40 solder points corresponding to the Ethernet ports
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Melt the 40 solder points using a soldering gun.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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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?
