Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

2

  • Battery
  • 5 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Insert plastic opening tool into the corners of the Paperwhite and slide around the edge perimeter to remove bezel.
  • Be sure to begin prying along the outer edges , these are the optimal points for removing the bezel.
  • Be careful and do not slide prying tool deeper than 3-4 mm under the side bezel or you could peel off screen protector film.

Insert plastic opening tool into the corners of the Paperwhite and slide around the edge perimeter to remove bezel.

Be sure to begin prying along the outer edges , these are the optimal points for removing the bezel.

Be careful and do not slide prying tool deeper than 3-4 mm under the side bezel or you could peel off screen protector film.

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Step 2

  • Using a Screw Driver, Remove the eleven 3.2 mm Phillips 000 screws from corners of the mid-frame and from behind the black strip as shown.
  • Do not forget the screw in the middle of the black adhesive strip.

Using a Screw Driver, Remove the eleven 3.2 mm Phillips 000 screws from corners of the mid-frame and from behind the black strip as shown.

Do not forget the screw in the middle of the black adhesive strip.

Step 3

  • Carefully remove the mid-frame from the back cover.

Carefully remove the mid-frame from the back cover.

Step 4

  • Use a screwdriver to remove the three 3.0 mm Phillips 000 screws that are holding the battery in place as shown.

Use a screwdriver to remove the three 3.0 mm Phillips 000 screws that are holding the battery in place as shown.

Step 5

  • Carefully lift the battery and remove it from the device.

Carefully lift the battery and remove it from the device.

Step 6

              Motherboard
  • Use a screwdriver to remove the seven 3.0 mm Phillips 000 screws that are holding the motherboard in place as shown.
  • Don’t lose the washer that is highlighted with an orange marker as shown. It is a necessary component to protect the screw.

Use a screwdriver to remove the seven 3.0 mm Phillips 000 screws that are holding the motherboard in place as shown.

Don’t lose the washer that is highlighted with an orange marker as shown. It is a necessary component to protect the screw.

Step 7

  • Gently disconnect the zif connectors.
  • Some of these connectors are very thin and fragile, handle with care!

Gently disconnect the zif connectors.

Some of these connectors are very thin and fragile, handle with care!

Step 8

  • Gently remove the motherboard.

Gently remove the motherboard.

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

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