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Acer Iconia Tab 8 A1-860 Motherboard Replacement

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    • Insert the plastic opening tool into the seam between the back case and the display.

    • Work the plastic opening tool around the seam until the rear case separates from the display.

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    • Separate the rear case and place the tablet face side down.

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    • Using a spudger, work the tool under the battery connector located above the battery on the left side, and lift it free.

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    • Pull firmly on the black tabs, located at the top left and bottom right of the battery.

    • The clear adhesive strips attached to the tabs are quite stretchy. Don't give up; keep pulling the tabs until the battery releases. The strips will not be reusable.

    • Remove the battery.

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    • Using the spudger, remove the two tabs shown by placing the spudger under the gray part of the connectors and pulling on the tabs.

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    • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the three 2 mm screws.

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    Tweezers
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    • Using the spudger, push the tab where this belt connects to the motherboard to free it.

    • Use tweezers in order to pull the belt from its slot in the motherboard.

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    • Using the spudger, push the tab connecting this belt to the motherboard.

    • Once the tab is pushed and the belt is free to move, use tweezers to pull it from the slot.

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    • Using tweezers, pull upward on the end of this belt where it plugs into the motherboard.

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    • With the tweezers, grab the gray wire and move it from underneath the plastic piece shown in red.

    • Then place the tweezers on the end of the wire circled, and pull the piece from the motherboard.

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    • Use tweezers in order to lift a corner of this copper foil.

    • Then use a spudger to pull the copper foil from the motherboard.

    • If the copper foil does not remove easily, use an iOpener heating pad to release the adhesive.

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    • Using tweezers, remove the "void" sticker to reveal a 3 mm screw.

    • Use a Phillips #000 screwdriver to remove the three 3 mm screws.

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    • Carefully lift the motherboard out of its slot in the rear case.

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

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