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Moderate

Steps

17

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Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 6 steps
  • Speakers
  • 2 steps
  • Vibration Motor
  • 1 step
  • Motherboard
  • 8 steps

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Remove the speaker screens by working them loose with a plastic opening tool. You may need to first loosen them with tweezers or a craft knife.
  • These screens are held in place by glue that is hard to remove. Please take your time to ensure that that this step is done correctly.

Remove the speaker screens by working them loose with a plastic opening tool. You may need to first loosen them with tweezers or a craft knife.

These screens are held in place by glue that is hard to remove. Please take your time to ensure that that this step is done correctly.

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Step 2

  • Remove the screws from both of the spots that were covered.

Remove the screws from both of the spots that were covered.

Step 3

  • DO NOT USE A METAL TOOL FOR THIS.
  • Go all around the casing, prying the screen away from the backing with the spudger.
  • It will make a popping sound each time one of the lock tabs is disconnected.
  • Take your time as you move all around the device when prying the backing off.

DO NOT USE A METAL TOOL FOR THIS.

Go all around the casing, prying the screen away from the backing with the spudger.

It will make a popping sound each time one of the lock tabs is disconnected.

Take your time as you move all around the device when prying the backing off.

Step 4

  • Pull off the plastic that is covering the battery cable.

Pull off the plastic that is covering the battery cable.

Step 5

  • Using either the plastic opening tool or your fingers, gently pull on both sides of the plug to release it.

Using either the plastic opening tool or your fingers, gently pull on both sides of the plug to release it.

Step 6

  • Remove the battery by grabbing the tab shown and pulling up.
  • The battery is held to the device by adhesive. Pull the battery up from the tab and it will lift out with a bit of effort.

Remove the battery by grabbing the tab shown and pulling up.

The battery is held to the device by adhesive. Pull the battery up from the tab and it will lift out with a bit of effort.

Step 7

              Speakers
  • The speakers are connected to the tablet by glue and require a lot of prying to remove.
  • Make sure to get all the way under the speakers when prying.

The speakers are connected to the tablet by glue and require a lot of prying to remove.

Make sure to get all the way under the speakers when prying.

Step 8

  • This step is not necessary if you aren’t replacing the speakers.
  • To the remove the wires heat the solder connecting the wires to the board, and gently pull on the wires.
  • Remember the placement of the red and black wires.
  • Connect new speakers by soldering the wires onto the board.

This step is not necessary if you aren’t replacing the speakers.

To the remove the wires heat the solder connecting the wires to the board, and gently pull on the wires.

Remember the placement of the red and black wires.

Connect new speakers by soldering the wires onto the board.

Step 9

              Vibration Motor
  • Use the spudger to pry up the vibration motor.

Use the spudger to pry up the vibration motor.

Step 10

              Motherboard
  • Remove the 3.16mm screws highlighted in red

Remove the 3.16mm screws highlighted in red

Step 11

  • Force the ribbon cables out by pulling up the cables through the use of the plastic opening tool.

Force the ribbon cables out by pulling up the cables through the use of the plastic opening tool.

Step 12

  • Flip the black tab up to unlock the cables by using the plastic opening tool.

Flip the black tab up to unlock the cables by using the plastic opening tool.

Step 13

  • Remove the piece of tape by pulling it up through the use of your hand.

Remove the piece of tape by pulling it up through the use of your hand.

Step 14

  • Remove the tape by pulling it up through the use of the plastic opening tool.

Remove the tape by pulling it up through the use of the plastic opening tool.

Step 15

  • Unlike the other small connectors this one does not flip up. You need to pull the connector cable to release this
  • Lift the tab by pulling it up with your hand.

Unlike the other small connectors this one does not flip up. You need to pull the connector cable to release this

Lift the tab by pulling it up with your hand.

Step 16

  • Lift up the cables connected to the tab by using the spudger tool.

Lift up the cables connected to the tab by using the spudger tool.

Step 17

  • Remove the tablet’s Motherboard by lifting it up with your hands.

Remove the tablet’s Motherboard by lifting it up with your hands.

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

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Mikel Farley - Feb 28, 2017

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Just followed this on my father’s tablet, worked like a charm!

One step missing, there’s a connector for the camera between steps 16 and 17 that needs pried up before taking the board off.

Other than that THANK YOU!!! :)

DANIEL HOCH - Apr 22, 2017

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Any schematics or board view for this board out there?

Terry Williams - May 12, 2017

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Best purchase of mother board?