Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

35

Time Required

                          40 minutes - 2 hours

Sections

6

  • Facerest
  • 1 step
  • Faceplate
  • 2 steps
  • Focus Knob
  • 2 steps
  • LCD and Motherboard Assembly
  • 15 steps
  • LCD Frame Assembly
  • 4 steps
  • Lens and LCD Frame
  • 11 steps

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Introduction

This guide involves removing the LCD panel, which could damage to the panel.

Make sure that the Vive Cosmos is powered off and disconnected from power before beginning disassembly.

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the facerest
  • Pull the bottom of the facerest straight away from the Vive Cosmos to unclip it from the Vive.
  • With the bottom unclipped, pull the top of the facerest away from the Vive to remove it.

Pull the bottom of the facerest straight away from the Vive Cosmos to unclip it from the Vive.

With the bottom unclipped, pull the top of the facerest away from the Vive to remove it.

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Step 2

              Release the faceplate switch
  • Use your finger to push the sliding faceplate release switch, sitting to the left of the lenses, toward the bottom of the Vive.

Use your finger to push the sliding faceplate release switch, sitting to the left of the lenses, toward the bottom of the Vive.

Step 3

              Remove the faceplate
  • While holding the switch in the bottom position, pull the faceplate straight up and away from the front of the Vive.
  • Remove the faceplate.

While holding the switch in the bottom position, pull the faceplate straight up and away from the front of the Vive.

Remove the faceplate.

Step 4

              Unscrew the focus knob
  • Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the 4.1 mm long screw securing the focus knob.

Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the 4.1 mm long screw securing the focus knob.

Step 5

              Remove the focus knob
  • Slide the focus knob out of the plastic housing, off of the focus rod, and remove it.

Slide the focus knob out of the plastic housing, off of the focus rod, and remove it.

Step 6

              Unplug the audio connector
  • Twist the 3.5 mm audio connector counter-clockwise slightly and slide its cable out from under the plastic retaining clip.
  • Lift the audio connector straight up to unplug it.

Twist the 3.5 mm audio connector counter-clockwise slightly and slide its cable out from under the plastic retaining clip.

Lift the audio connector straight up to unplug it.

Step 7

              Unscrew the LCD and motherboard assembly
  • Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the three 4.1 mm long screws securing the LCD and motherboard assembly.

Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the three 4.1 mm long screws securing the LCD and motherboard assembly.

Step 8

  • Gently peel up the stickers on either side of the front of the Vive. If possible, keep the stickers intact and reuse them.

Gently peel up the stickers on either side of the front of the Vive. If possible, keep the stickers intact and reuse them.

Step 9

  • Use a T5 Torx driver to unscrew the screws securing the upper component cover and the LCD and motherboard assembly:
  • Sixteen 4.1 mm long screws
  • One captive screw
  • This screw is covered by a sticker. Poke your driver through the sticker to access the screw.
  • Two 4.1 mm long screws
  • These screws are covered by stickers. Poke your driver through the stickers to access the screws.

Use a T5 Torx driver to unscrew the screws securing the upper component cover and the LCD and motherboard assembly:

Sixteen 4.1 mm long screws

One captive screw

This screw is covered by a sticker. Poke your driver through the sticker to access the screw.

Two 4.1 mm long screws

These screws are covered by stickers. Poke your driver through the stickers to access the screws.

Step 10

              Remove the microphone
  • Remove the microphone cover from the bottom edge of the headset.

Remove the microphone cover from the bottom edge of the headset.

Step 11

              Separate the microphone adhesive
  • Slide an opening pick under the microphone to separate the adhesive securing it to the Vive.
  • If this is difficult, use a heated iOpener, hair dryer, or heat gun to apply heat to adhesive.

Slide an opening pick under the microphone to separate the adhesive securing it to the Vive.

If this is difficult, use a heated iOpener, hair dryer, or heat gun to apply heat to adhesive.

Step 12

              Remove the upper component cover
  • Angle the bottom end of the upper component cover away from the front of the Vive.
  • Pull the upper component cover away from the front of the Vive and remove it.

Angle the bottom end of the upper component cover away from the front of the Vive.

Pull the upper component cover away from the front of the Vive and remove it.

Step 13

              Remove the camera connector covers
  • Slide the camera connector covers on either side of the LCD and motherboard assembly away from the center off of the assembly and remove them.

Slide the camera connector covers on either side of the LCD and motherboard assembly away from the center off of the assembly and remove them.

Step 14

              Disconnect the cameras
  • Peel the tape over the right camera connector back enough to access the camera’s ZIF connector underneath.
  • Repeat the same process to peel back the tape over the left camera ZIF connector.

Peel the tape over the right camera connector back enough to access the camera’s ZIF connector underneath.

Repeat the same process to peel back the tape over the left camera ZIF connector.

Step 15

  • Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap securing the right camera cable ZIF connector.
  • Carefully slide the camera connector cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap securing the right camera cable ZIF connector.

Carefully slide the camera connector cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Step 16

  • Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap securing the left camera cable ZIF connector.
  • Carefully slide the camera connector cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap securing the left camera cable ZIF connector.

Step 17

              Disconnect the microphone
  • Peel the yellow tape off of the microphone connector.

Peel the yellow tape off of the microphone connector.

Step 18

  • Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap securing the microphone cable ZIF connector.

Use the point of a spudger to flip up the small locking flap securing the microphone cable ZIF connector.

Step 19

  • Carefully slide the microphone connector cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.
  • With the cable out of its socket, slide the cable toward the bottom of the Vive and out of its clip on the LCD and motherboard assembly.
  • Take care not to crease or tear the cable while you’re moving it.

Carefully slide the microphone connector cable straight out of its socket on the motherboard.

With the cable out of its socket, slide the cable toward the bottom of the Vive and out of its clip on the LCD and motherboard assembly.

Take care not to crease or tear the cable while you’re moving it.

Step 20

              Remove the LCD and motherboard assembly
  • Lift the LCD and motherboard assembly out of the headset.
  • The assembly is secured by clips around the edges. It may help to release the clips using a thin plastic tool, like an opening tool or a spudger.

Lift the LCD and motherboard assembly out of the headset.

The assembly is secured by clips around the edges. It may help to release the clips using a thin plastic tool, like an opening tool or a spudger.

Step 21

              Disconnect the LCD panels
  • Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the four 2.9 mm long screws securing the LCD connectors.

Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the four 2.9 mm long screws securing the LCD connectors.

Step 22

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the LCD connectors straight up and out of their sockets on the daughterboard.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the LCD connectors straight up and out of their sockets on the daughterboard.

Step 23

              Remove the LCD frame assembly
  • Gently pull the bottom edge of the midframe away from the bottom edges of the LCD frames to unclip the LCD frames from the midframe.

Gently pull the bottom edge of the midframe away from the bottom edges of the LCD frames to unclip the LCD frames from the midframe.

Step 24

  • Remove the LCD frame assembly from the midframe.
  • During reassembly, first seat the support rod in its slots in the midframe. Then gently press the rest of the LCD frame assembly into the midframe so that the bottom edges of the LCD frames clip into the midframe.

Remove the LCD frame assembly from the midframe.

During reassembly, first seat the support rod in its slots in the midframe. Then gently press the rest of the LCD frame assembly into the midframe so that the bottom edges of the LCD frames clip into the midframe.

Step 25

              Remove the eyepiece gasket
  • Gently lift the eyepiece gasket off of the lens and LCD frames to remove it.

Gently lift the eyepiece gasket off of the lens and LCD frames to remove it.

Step 26

              Remove the support rod
  • Slide the support rod out of its brackets on the lens and LCD frames.

Slide the support rod out of its brackets on the lens and LCD frames.

Step 27

              Remove the focus rod
  • Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the four 4.1 mm screws securing the focus rod brackets.

Use a T5 Torx driver to remove the four 4.1 mm screws securing the focus rod brackets.

Step 28

  • Remove the focus rod and its brackets.

Remove the focus rod and its brackets.

Step 29

              Remove the outer LCD cover
  • Pick one lens and LCD frame to work with for the rest of the guide. After removing the first frame, repeat the next seven steps with the other frame to remove it as well.
  • Insert the flat end of a spudger in between the edge of the lens LCD frame and the outer LCD cover.
  • Twist the spudger to release the clips securing the LCD cover to the frame.
  • Repeat the insertion and twisting process for each clip on the LCD cover.

Pick one lens and LCD frame to work with for the rest of the guide. After removing the first frame, repeat the next seven steps with the other frame to remove it as well.

Insert the flat end of a spudger in between the edge of the lens LCD frame and the outer LCD cover.

Twist the spudger to release the clips securing the LCD cover to the frame.

Repeat the insertion and twisting process for each clip on the LCD cover.

Step 30

              Disconnect the LCD panel
  • Gently peel the sticker covering the LCD cable and connector back far enough to access the LCD connector.

Gently peel the sticker covering the LCD cable and connector back far enough to access the LCD connector.

Step 31

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to flip up the locking flap securing the LCD cable ZIF connector.
  • Carefully slide the LCD cable straight out of its socket.

Use the flat end of a spudger to flip up the locking flap securing the LCD cable ZIF connector.

Carefully slide the LCD cable straight out of its socket.

Step 32

              Remove the inner LCD cover
  • Slowly lift the LCD cover away from the lens and LCD frame, taking care to thread the LCD cable through the cover.

Slowly lift the LCD cover away from the lens and LCD frame, taking care to thread the LCD cable through the cover.

Step 33

              Remove the LCD panel
  • This step may damage the LCD panel. Continue only if the panel is already damaged.
  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up the LCD panel.
  • Remove the LCD panel.

This step may damage the LCD panel. Continue only if the panel is already damaged.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up the LCD panel.

Remove the LCD panel.

Step 34

              Remove the lens
  • Push against the back of the lens to remove it from the frame.
  • If this is difficult, try heating the lens to soften the adhesive holding it to the frame.

Push against the back of the lens to remove it from the frame.

If this is difficult, try heating the lens to soften the adhesive holding it to the frame.

Step 35

              Remove the lens and LCD frame
  • Only the lens and LCD frame remains.
  • Repeat the last seven steps with the other lens and LCD frame to remove it as well.

Only the lens and LCD frame remains.

Repeat the last seven steps with the other lens and LCD frame to remove it as well.

Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.

To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

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Josh (BeigeAnimal) - Oct 19, 2022

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Good guide, it’s not too hard it’s just really tedious and annoying, I think I managed to finish the repair within an hour. The main annoying part is the mic and reconnecting the ribbon cable.