BlackBerry Bold 9700 Memory Card Socket Replacement

Remove the battery by prying the bottom of the battery upward.

Once the battery is angled up, pull it away from the top of the device.

Slide the SIM card from underneath the holding bracket upward toward the battery connector pins.

Pry off the AT&T logo panel with the plastic opening tool.

Use your T5 Torx screwdriver to remove the two black 5.57mm Torx head screws underneath the keyboard.

Use the plastic opening tool to remove the frame of your device.

Once the case is loosened from the device, slide the case away from the top of the phone.

Gently lift the bottom of the keyboard upward.

Pull the keyboard away from the bottom of the LCD display and lift upward.

Remove the two Torx head 4.13mm steel screws with your T5 Torx screwdriver.

Gently pry up the ribbon connector at the top of the phone with a plastic opening tool.

Remove the top two Torx head 4.13mm steel screws with your T5 Torx screwdriver.

Lift the clear plastic cover directly upward.

Grip the motherboard by the screen

Lift the board away from the base of the housing and vertically up.

Use plastic opening tool to pry away tiny metal arm that is holding the socket in place.

Lift SD memory card socket away from phone housing till it is removed.

Align new SD memory card socket into the socket housing and connect tiny metal arm.

Apply pressure to the top of new SD Memory card socket.

Once the SD memory card socket is correctly placed in the housing you are done.