crwdns2915892:0crwdne2915892:0
This is a prerequisite-only guide! This guide is part of another procedure and is not meant to be used alone. Use this guide to remove the motherboard cover on the Xiaomi Poco M3.
crwdns2942213:0crwdne2942213:0
-
-
Insert a SIM card eject tool or a paperclip into the small hole in the SIM card tray, located near the top left corner of the Poco M3.
-
Press firmly to eject the SIM card tray.
-
Remove the SIM card tray from the phone by pulling it out of the phone assembly.
-
-
-
Insert a spudger into the charging port at a steep angle.
-
Use the spudger to create a gap between the phone assembly and the back cover by prying the back cover away from the bottom edge of the screen.
-
-
-
Insert an opening pick into the gap between the phone assembly and the back cover.
-
Remove the spudger.
-
-
-
Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner of the phone to release the plastic clips holding the back cover in place.
-
Slide the opening pick around the bottom left corner.
-
-
-
-
Slide the opening pick along the left edge of the Poco M3 to release the plastic clips.
-
-
-
Slide the opening pick around the top left corner to release the plastic clips.
-
Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the phone to release the plastic clips holding the back cover in place.
-
-
-
Slide the opening pick around the top right corner to release the plastic clips.
-
Leave the opening pick inserted above the volume buttons.
-
-
-
Insert another opening pick into the gap at the bottom edge of your phone.
-
Slide the opening pick around the bottom right corner to release the plastic clips securing the back cover.
-
Slide the opening pick along the right edge of the phone to release the remaining plastic clips. Stop just below the fingerprint reader.
-
-
-
Remove the opening picks and flip the phone over.
-
Open up the phone by swinging the back cover up from the right side, like the front cover of a book.
-
-
-
Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the ten 3.9 mm-long screws.
-
-
-
Slide an opening pick under the bottom right corner of the motherboard cover.
-
Slide the opening pick along the right edge of the motherboard cover to release the plastic clips holding it in place.
-
At the top right corner, twist the opening pick countercockwise to pry up the motherboard cover.
-
-
-
Remove the motherboard cover.
-
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
