Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
17
Time Required
20 minutes
Sections
4
- Battery
- 5 steps
- System Board
- 5 steps
- IO Board
- 2 steps
- Speakers
- 5 steps
Flags
2
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Look at the back of the tablet and locate the speakers on top of the rear cover.
- There is a smaller indentation in the plastic cover that runs across the top of the device.
- Wedge the plastic opening tool, under the middle of the cover as shown, then push up and the cover will pop off.
Look at the back of the tablet and locate the speakers on top of the rear cover.
There is a smaller indentation in the plastic cover that runs across the top of the device.
Wedge the plastic opening tool, under the middle of the cover as shown, then push up and the cover will pop off.
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Step 2
- Remove SD card if present.
- Remove two black 3mm Phillips #00 screws.
Remove SD card if present.
Remove two black 3mm Phillips #00 screws.
Step 3
- Disconnect battery power connector by pinching the connector with tweezers, and sliding it out of the housing.
Disconnect battery power connector by pinching the connector with tweezers, and sliding it out of the housing.
Step 4
- Remove seven black 3mm Phillips #00 screws.
- The top right corner screw is underneath a yellow ribbon. Lift the ribbon up without disconnecting it and unscrew the screw.
Remove seven black 3mm Phillips #00 screws.
The top right corner screw is underneath a yellow ribbon. Lift the ribbon up without disconnecting it and unscrew the screw.
Step 5
- Now you can take the battery out in order to either replace it or continue disassembling the device.
Now you can take the battery out in order to either replace it or continue disassembling the device.
Step 6
System Board
- Remove two black 3mm Phillips #00 screws.
- Remove three silver 1.8 mm Phillips #00 screws.
Remove three silver 1.8 mm Phillips #00 screws.
Step 7
- Use tweezers to flip up the small black plastic locks on all four connections.
- Carefully remove each of the exposed ribbons.
Use tweezers to flip up the small black plastic locks on all four connections.
Carefully remove each of the exposed ribbons.
Step 8
- Disconnect the two speaker connectors by pinching them with tweezers and sliding them out from the system board housing.
Disconnect the two speaker connectors by pinching them with tweezers and sliding them out from the system board housing.
Step 9
- Use tweezers or your finger nail to disconnect the camera attachment by flipping up the black rectangular connector.
Use tweezers or your finger nail to disconnect the camera attachment by flipping up the black rectangular connector.
Step 10
- Disconnect the HDMI connection with the system board
- Use a plastic opening tool to pry up the system board, and you will hear a pop as it comes free.
- Slide out the system board from its housing tab on the upper right corner.
- Pull the board slowly away from the tab, and it will pop out.
Disconnect the HDMI connection with the system board
Use a plastic opening tool to pry up the system board, and you will hear a pop as it comes free.
Slide out the system board from its housing tab on the upper right corner.
Pull the board slowly away from the tab, and it will pop out.
Step 11
IO Board
- Remove the following two screws:
- M 5.3 x 1.75 mm #00 phillips screws (silver)
Remove the following two screws:
M 5.3 x 1.75 mm #00 phillips screws (silver)
Step 12
- Once the screws are out, use the tweezers to pull the board straight out.
Once the screws are out, use the tweezers to pull the board straight out.
Step 13
Speakers
- Use the tweezer tool to flip up the three small plastic locks attached to the digital board.
- Then, slide newly exposed ribbons out.
Use the tweezer tool to flip up the three small plastic locks attached to the digital board.
Then, slide newly exposed ribbons out.
Step 14
- Remove the following two screws:
- M5.3 x 1.75 mm #00 phillips screws (silver)
M5.3 x 1.75 mm #00 phillips screws (silver)
Step 15
- Once it is unscrewed, use the tweezer tool to pull the digital board straight out.
Once it is unscrewed, use the tweezer tool to pull the digital board straight out.
Step 16
- Once the IO board and digital board have been removed you can access the speakers.
Once the IO board and digital board have been removed you can access the speakers.
Step 17
- Using the tweezers, put on end underneath the speaker, and pull up. They will pop off fairly easily.
- Repeat previous step for the other side.
Using the tweezers, put on end underneath the speaker, and pull up. They will pop off fairly easily.
Repeat previous step for the other side.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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