Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          2 - 5 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Primary Buttons
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove back cover
  • Apply pressure to the dark plastic casing and slide the casing downward, off of the phone.

Apply pressure to the dark plastic casing and slide the casing downward, off of the phone.

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Step 2

              Open plastic flap.
  • Fold the plastic flap open.

Fold the plastic flap open.

Step 3

              Reveal the battery
  • Pull on the red tab to slide the battery out.
  • Take out the battery.
  • Replace with new battery.

Pull on the red tab to slide the battery out.

Take out the battery.

Replace with new battery.

Step 4

              Remove screws from plastic flap
  • Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the five screws anchoring the plastic flap to the phone.
  • One of the five screws may be hidden beneath a “Void” sticker to the right of the serial label.

Use a T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the five screws anchoring the plastic flap to the phone.

One of the five screws may be hidden beneath a “Void” sticker to the right of the serial label.

Step 5

              Remove plastic flap from phone
  • Once the screws are removed from the plastic flap, the piece should easily come out.

Once the screws are removed from the plastic flap, the piece should easily come out.

Step 6

              Remove circuiting panel
  • After the screws are removed, fold circuit panel upwards, exposing the phone’s primary buttons.
  • In order to remove the circuit board you must disconnect the labeled component.

After the screws are removed, fold circuit panel upwards, exposing the phone’s primary buttons.

In order to remove the circuit board you must disconnect the labeled component.

Step 7

              Remove primary buttons
  • Once the back side of the buttons are exposed, they will fall out either by punching them out from the front side, or by using tweezers to pull them out of the back.

Once the back side of the buttons are exposed, they will fall out either by punching them out from the front side, or by using tweezers to pull them out of the back.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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