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Azpen A701 Motherboard Replacement

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  1. Azpen A701 Motherboard Replacement, General Disassembly Prerequisite Guide: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Remove the two 2cm screws on the bottom using the PH0 Phillips head screw driver.

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    • Pry open back piece with plastic spudger.

    • Remove the back piece of the device.

    • The back panel may be difficult to pry off, use gentle force.

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    • Disconnect speaker (which is attached by black and red wires) from back piece using plastic spudger.

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    • Gently pry the battery off of the device with the plastic spudger.

    • There is a large amount of glue holding the battery to the device.

    • Do not puncture the battery with the plastic spudger.

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    • Remove all three ZIF cables connected to the motherboard (the blue, angled piece) by lifting the gray flap with your finger or a plastic spudger and gently removing the cable.

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    • Remove the three 2cm screws at the bottom using the Phillips PH00 screwdriver head.

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    • Gently peel off the orange sticker with the gray wire connected to the upper corner of the device. This is the antenna.

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    • Remove solder connecting the battery to the motherboard using the soldering kit.

    • Place battery aside.

    • For more information on soldering, refer to iFixit's Soldering Guide.

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    • Remove solder connecting the speaker wires to the motherboard.

    • Set speaker aside.

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    • Remove solder connection the gray antenna wire to the motherboard.

    • Set antenna aside.

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    • Gently remove motherboard from device.

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    • Insert new motherboard.

    • Replace all three 2cm screws at the bottom of the motherboard.

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

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