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In this guide you will be removing the back panel and motherboard to access and remove the inside keyboard.
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            Place the phone face down on the table. 
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            Pull down the tab below the battery with your fingernail or an opening tool. 
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            Lift the battery out. 
 
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            Locate the five rubber covers on the back panel of the phone. 
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            Use a metal probe to remove each rubber cover and expose the screws underneath. 
 
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            Locate the six 2.5-millimeter Phillips #00 screws on the back panel. 
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            Remove all six screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver. 
 
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            Locate the seam around the edge of the phone. 
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            Insert a plastic opening tool into the seam and gently pry to release the tabs. 
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            Work around the phone until all tabs are released. 
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            Remove the back panel. 
 
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            Locate the silver strip - closest to the bottom hinge of the phone - connected to the logic board. 
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            Wedge the plastic opening tool in between the silver strip and the logic board. 
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            Apply upward pressure with the plastic opening tool to separate the silver strip from the logic board. 
 
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            Wedge the plastic opening tool in between the logic board and the phone. 
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            Carefully pry these two pieces apart by going around the perimeter of the phone to separate the logic board from the phone. 
 
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            Locate the back of the inside keyboard. 
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            Take out the inside keyboard. By using your fingernails to pull one of the corners up, you can snap this piece out of its encasement. 
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            Replace the keyboard by snapping the new keyboard into place, and begin to follow the steps in reverse to reassemble the device. 
 
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
