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This is a prerequisite-only guide! This guide is part of another procedure and isn't meant to be used alone.
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Insert a SIM card eject tool or a straightened paperclip into the hole adjacent to the SIM card tray.
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Press firmly to eject the tray.
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Grab and remove the SIM card tray from the phone.
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Heat an iOpener and apply it to the left edge of the cover for two minutes.
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Apply a suction cup to the back cover, as close to the center of the left edge as possible.
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Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap between the cover and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick into the gap.
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Slide your opening pick back and forth along the left edge to slice through the adhesive.
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Leave the pick in at the bottom left corner to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Insert and slide a second opening pick to the bottom right corner to slice through the adhesive.
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Leave the pick inserted to prevent the bottom edge from resealing.
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Repeat this process for the right and top edges of the cover.
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Grab and lift the bottom edge of the cover.
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As you lift the back cover, press and unstick the fingerprint reader from it.
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Grab and remove the back cover.
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This is a good point to test your phone before sealing it up. Follow this guide to perform a hardware test. Be sure to power your phone back down completely before you continue working.
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To adhere the back cover with custom-cut adhesives, follow this guide.
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To adhere the back cover with tape, follow this guide.
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Flip the fingerprint reader to the left, away from the phone.
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Use your Phillips screwdriver to remove the twelve 3.9 mm-long screws securing the motherboard cover.
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Insert the pointed end of a spudger between the bottom right corner of the motherboard cover and the frame.
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Pry the cover upward until you can grab it with your fingers.
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Grab the bottom edge of the motherboard cover and remove it from the frame.
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Use the pointed end of your spudger to pry and disconnect the battery's press connector.
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Use the pointed end of your spudger to pry and disconnect the fingerprint reader's press connector.
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Use your fingers or tweezers to remove the fingerprint reader.
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Use the pointed end of your spudger to pry and disconnect the gray antenna cable.
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Repeat the previous step for the black antenna cable.
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Use the pointed end of your spudger to pry and disconnect the board cable's press connector.
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Use the pointed end of your spudger to pry and disconnect the display's press connector.
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Use your Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 2.5 mm-long screws securing the motherboard.
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Insert the pointed end of your spudger between the bottom left edge of the motherboard and the frame.
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Lift the motherboard from its recess.
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Grab the motherboard by its bottom corners and remove it.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
