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After the LCD is removed, it looks like the webcam and microphone are right within reach. The two wires that are connecting them to the main logic board are behind a lot of the other wires and components making it a little tricky to get to their connectors and take them out. Also, since the microphone is held in by adhesives, a prying tool is absolutely essential to replace it!
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Lay down the display with screen side up.
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Place the two suction cups on both sides of the top of the screen and make sure to lock them in place.
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The glass screen is connected to the rest of the display by small magnets. Lift slowly and the screen will come right off.
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Unscrew the 12 screws around the side edges and the top of the LCD with the TR 10 Screwdriver.
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Slowly lift the LCD out from its placement and tilt it upwards.
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For the first of the four wires (furthest away from the wire that is held in by a screw), grab onto the connector and pull slowly.
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For the next connector, which is right next to the previous wire, there is a piece of tape attached to a metal bar.
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Flip the metal bar over using the tape as a handle.
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Next, grab onto the connector and slowly pull it from the socket in the logic board.
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For the connector on the other side of the logic board, grab the connector from underneath and carefully pull it from the board.
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For the last wire connecting to the LCD, use your T 10 Screwdriver to remove the screw.
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The LCD has now been fully disconnected from the casing and can be repaired/replaced!
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The webcam and microphone are located at the top of the device. First, follow the white microphone wire down to its connector in the logic board.
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Carefully pull the white wire's connector from the logic board.
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Follow the wire down from the webcam and find where it is connected into the logic board.
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Carefully remove the connector from the logic board.
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The wires are held in place by three pieces of tape. Remove the tape out of the way so that the wires are free.
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Back at the top of the device, there are two pieces of silver tape holding the webcam wires in place.
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Again, tweezers are helpful but aren't necessary for removal of the silver tape.
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Next, remove the tape that is holding the microphone in place.
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The webcam is held in with two screws and a connector
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Unscrew the two screws holding the webcam in place with the TR 10 screwdriver.
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The webcam is now free from your display!
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With the webcam removed, the microphone is now visible.
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The webcam is held in place with a plastic clip that has foam adhesive stuck to the casing.
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Use a plastic spudger to pry underneath the clip and separate the clip from the casing.
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The actual microphone itself is stuck to the top of the casing using a small amount of adhesive and covered by a piece of tape.
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Remove the piece of tape using either tweezers or your fingers to have access to the microphone.
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Use the plastic spudger again to get underneath the small round microphone and pry it loose from the adhesive.
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The wires for both the webcam and the microphone are tucked underneath a few other components.
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Carefully pull the wires out up and out from the other components and your webcam and microphone can be replaced.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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