Fairphone 1 Motherboard Assembly Replacement

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Prerequisite guide to remove the motherboard. Used for motherboard, camera, and display assembly guides.

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• Use tweezers to remove the volume rocker and power buttons from the display assembly.
• During reassembly make sure the orientation of the buttons is correct. The rubber backings must fit into the channels in the assembly.
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• Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable connector.
• Make sure to only disconnect the connector from its socket, and not the entire socket from the board.
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• Use tweezers to remove the adhesive foam tape from the top of the digitizer cable ZIF socket.
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• Use the tip of a spudger to flip open the tab on the digitizer ZIF connector.
• Use tweezers to pull the digitizer cable away from its socket on the motherboard.
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• Remove the three 2.5 mm Phillips #000 screws securing the motherboard to the display assembly.
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• Do not try to remove the motherboard just yet, as it is still connected to the display assembly by the display data cable.
• Gently lift the top end of the motherboard up to expose the display data cable.
• The rear-facing camera may be adhered to the display assembly. Try to pry it and the motherboard up together.
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• Use the tip of a spudger to disconnect the display data cable from the back of the motherboard.
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• Remove the motherboard from the display assembly.
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