Samsung Captivate Glide QWERTY Keyboard Replacement

Remove back cover using fingernail or plastic opening tool. The cover pulls up and off.

Remove battery with plastic opening tool or finger.

Remove the seven screws from backplate using the #00 screwdriver.

Remove the back plate using the plastic opening tool.

There is a lip on each side, and both must be pried up.

Use the plastic opening tool to detach the two tabs connecting the motherboard to the base of the phone.

Disconnect the antenna cable from the motherboard using tweezers.

Remove the single screw connecting the motherboard to the base of the phone by using the #00 Phillips screwdriver.

Lift the motherboard out of the base of the phone.

Remove the eight screws using the #00 screw driver.

Remove blue tape using the tweezers.

Remove screws using the #00 screwdriver.

Using the plastic opening tool, remove the back plate by prying on the four main points.

Lift the back plate.

To remove the attached flex cable, gently peel the flex cable connecting to the back plate.

Slide the flex cable through the slot.

Set the front plate down. Now you have free access to the keyboard.

Manually lift the keyboard and replace with new keyboard.