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13
Time Required
45 minutes - 1 hour
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- Charging Port
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Charging Port
- Image of the front and back of the HTC Rhyme.
Image of the front and back of the HTC Rhyme.
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Step 2
- Remove the back cover by pulling down on the lower half.
Remove the back cover by pulling down on the lower half.
Step 3
- Use a T5 to remove the five highlighted screws in the image.
Use a T5 to remove the five highlighted screws in the image.
Step 4
- Once the screws are removed, slide the back cover off of the phone.
Once the screws are removed, slide the back cover off of the phone.
Step 5
- Remove the two screws highlighted in the image with a Phillips screwdriver.
Remove the two screws highlighted in the image with a Phillips screwdriver.
Step 6
- Push off the small silver piece resting above the charging port.
Push off the small silver piece resting above the charging port.
Step 7
- Disconnect the black cable on the upper right side of the motherboard.
Disconnect the black cable on the upper right side of the motherboard.
Step 8
- Disconnect the green cables in the upper center section of the motherboard.
Disconnect the green cables in the upper center section of the motherboard.
Step 9
- Disconnect the yellow cable by gently pulling on it with tweezers.
- When assembling, use your fingers to reconnect the wire.
Disconnect the yellow cable by gently pulling on it with tweezers.
When assembling, use your fingers to reconnect the wire.
Step 10
- Disconnect the white cord on the lower left side of the motherboard.
Disconnect the white cord on the lower left side of the motherboard.
Step 11
- Gently remove the motherboard with your hand.
Gently remove the motherboard with your hand.
Step 12
- Desolder and remove the charging port on the motherboard.
- Solder a new charging port onto the pads where the previous charging port had been.
Desolder and remove the charging port on the motherboard.
Solder a new charging port onto the pads where the previous charging port had been.
Step 13
- Follow steps 11 through 1, to put the phone back together.
Follow steps 11 through 1, to put the phone back together.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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