Verizon Ellipsis 10 Motherboard Replacement

Open the SD/SIM card cover to start prying off the back cover.

Start using the iFixit Opening Tool in the SD/SIM area to release the clips holding the back panel on.

Follow along the edge of the device to undo all of the retaining clips.

Once all the clips are undone, the back panel should come off with little effort.

Remove the bottom piece of tape securing the battery making sure you are not peeling up anything else in the process.

Remove the top piece of tape using an iFixit opening tool.

Once you have a hold on the tape, carefully remove it making sure you aren’t damaging the battery in the process.

Unplug the battery power connector by sliding the white plastic plug down away from the board.

The battery should be free to come out of the device. Make sure not to bend or damage the battery.

Remove 4 M1.5 screws holding in the labeled LTE module.

Use a nylon spudger to pry up the module.

Remove the 4 M1.5 screws holding in the labeled auxiliary LTE/GPS module.

The module should come up with a little resistance.

Use a pair of tweezers to lift up the front camera off its locating post.

Remove the non-conductive tape covering the camera ribbon cable.

You may need to remove the white antenna cable to remove the tape.

Carefully unplug the ribbon cable from the motherboard.

Peel up the ribbon cable carefully as it is glued to the device.

After having peeled up the cable, the cameras should be free to come out of the device.

Remove the non-conductive tape covering two ribbon cables.

Gently unplug both the orange and white ribbon cables.

Use tweezers to pry/disconnect both the black and white antenna cables from the top of the motherboard.

Unplug the last ribbon cable from the bottom of the motherboard.

Remove all M1.5 screws holding in the motherboard.

Once all screws are removed, the motherboard should easily come off the device without any resistance.