Canon PowerShot A550 SD Card Reader

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• Unscrew a total of 6 4.45 mm phillips head screws using a #00 phillips head screwdriver.
• There are 2 screws on the left side (when looking at the front of the camera).
• There are 3 screws on the bottom
• There is 1 screw on the right side
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• Turn to the bottom of the camera.
• Open the memory card cover by sliding the "CARD/BATT." button up, and then pulling the cover to the left.
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• This is what the SD card/battery compartment looks like when opened.
• Remove one 4.45mm phillips head screw from the SD card/battery compartment using a #00 phillips head screwdriver.
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• Gently remove the front cover away from the camera body.
• Tip: Start by loosening the teeth on the left side of the camera next to the battery compartment.
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• The camera should look like this once the front cover is removed.
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Tweezers
$4.99
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• Start from the battery compartment and remove the back cover.
• Caution: Do not tug on the back cover after it is removed. This could tear the ribbon attaching the back cover to the camera body.
• Remove the connecting ribbon from the body of the camera using a pair of tweezers.
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• Once the ribbon connecting the back cover is removed, the back of the camera body should look like this.
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• Remove two 4.35mm phillips head screws from around the LCD screen using a #00 phillips head screwdriver.
• Caution: Do not tug on the LCD screen. This will tear the ribbon connecting the LCD screen to the body of the camera.
• Loosen the black ribbon clamp using an iPod opening tool
• Release the LCD screen by removing the ribbon from the body of the camera.
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• Unscrew 2 3.35mm phillips head screws from the face of the green circuit board using a #00 phillips head screwdriver.
• Caution: Do not tug on the circuit board. This will tear the ribbon connecting the circuit board to the body of the camera.
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Tweezers
$4.99
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• Release the black ribbon clamp using an iPod opening tool to lift it.
• Remove the ribbon connecting the circuit board from the body of the camera using tweezers.
• The SD card reader is attached to the back of the circuit board. The circuit board and SD card combination should be replaced.
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