Introduction
The motherboard contains most of the electrical components of the device. It is a delicate piece of hardware but can easily be removed.
What you need
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Pry the seam between the screen and the case and slide it on all four sides with a large plastic opening tool until the plastic case comes off.
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Lift the device off of the case and flip over the device so that it sits screen side down.
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Tool used on this step:Plastic Cards$2.99
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Wedge a plastic card beneath the battery unit and wiggle the card side to side and up and down gently until the glue sealing the battery to the device is broken.
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Peel back any yellow tape not directly attached to the battery.
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Using a soldering iron, desolder the two wires that connect the battery to the motherboard.
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Remove the two 5mm screws attached to the top right and bottom left corners of the speaker
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Using the ph#00 screwdriver, remove the four 5mm screws connecting the motherboard to the casing.
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Using a spudger or a fingernail, detach the two ribbons from the motherboard by pushing the plastic tab away from the Zero Insertion Force connectors.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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