Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓This guide will go over how to replace the cameras on the Microsoft Surface Pro 5, also known as the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). The Microsoft Surface Pro 5 has two cameras: one front facing and one rear facing. Both are located underneath the black tie bar. The iOpener is used in this guide, but a hair dryer or heat gun could also be used. See instructions for the iOpener here.
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Use a spudger to flip up the small locking flaps on the display cable ZIF connectors.
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Use tweezers to slide the display cables straight out of their sockets on the display board.
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Slide an opening pick under the display board to separate the adhesive holding it onto the back of the screen.
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Tool used on this step:Tesa 61395 Tape$8.95
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Remove the display board.
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To ensure correct positioning, plug in both display connectors before adhering the board to the display.
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Insert one point of a pair of pointed tweezers into a gap in the corner of the EMI shield covering the heat sink.
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Use the tweezers to pry the EMI shield away from the motherboard as much as you can without bending it. Do not remove it yet.
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Repeat the last step for each corner of the EMI shield covering the heat sink.
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Remove the nine Torx screws securing the heat sink:
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Five 2.6 mm-long T3 screws
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Four 3.3 mm-long T5 screws
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Screw 4
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Use the flat end of a spudger to gently pry the heat sink straight up and off of the CPU.
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Remove the Torx T5 x 6mm screw connecting the black tie bar to the power button/volume control/speaker assembly.
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Remove the remaining three Torx T5 x 4.5mm screws holding down the camera tie bar.
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Disconnect the small ribbon cable connecting the camera tie bar to the motherboard by pulling up with tweezers.
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Pry off the metal cover covering the front and rear camera ribbon cable motherboard connections using a nylon spudger.
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Lift the front camera ribbon cable off the motherboard using the nylon spudger.
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Lift the rear camera ribbon cable off the motherboard using the nylon spudger.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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In step 19, there is a loose, clear plastic piece next to the front camera. In my disassembly, that piece managed to get lost. Can anyone tell me what the name of that part is, and where I can get one?
