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OLPC XO-4 Touch Antenna Replacement

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How to replace the two antenna on the OLPC XO-4 Touch.

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    • Turn the laptop upside-down, with the handle facing away from you.

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    • Pull the lock tabs towards the green outer edges of the laptop.

    • Hold the left lock tab in the unlock position until the battery is completely removed in the next step.

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    • Lift up on the middle of the battery to remove it from the device.

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    • Remove the two 4mm Phillips #1 screws underneath the screen on the right-hand side.

    • Rotate the screen 180° and remove the other two screws.

    • You will have to put your screwdriver through the handle in order to reach the middle screw for both sides.

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    • Remove the green side panel by pressing down on the small green button on the top and sliding the panel up.

    • Repeat the step above for the panel on the other side.

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    • Be careful not to pull the bottom too far out because a ribbon cable is under the frame and can easily break.

    • Gently lift up the lower part of the frame and pull it down to free the screen frame.

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    • Lift the black connector and pull the ribbon cable out by the purple tab, freeing the frame.

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    • Remove the four 7.62mm screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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    • Be careful not to pull the screen out too far. There are two ribbon cables attached to the screen, and they can easily break.

    • Carefully lift the screen out.

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    • Notice that the laptop in this picture has been turned 180° with the antennas now below the screen.

    • For each ribbon cable, lift up the black connector and gently pull the ribbon cables out by the plastic tabs.

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    • Remove the screen from the laptop.

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    • Remove the four 6mm screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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    • Rotate the top half of the laptop so that the back cover is facing you.

    • Pull up the tabs on the lower part of the back cover and pull it down and away from the antennas.

    • Remove the back cover by gently lifting it off of the laptop.

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    • When pulling out connectors, make sure to hold the metal connector instead of the wire.

    • Gently unplug the two connectors by pulling them away from the motherboard.

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    • Unscrew the four black 4mm Phillips #1 screws holding the metal cover on.

    • Remove the metal cover by gently lifting it out of the laptop.

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    • Flip the top part of the laptop over so that you are looking at the front.

    • Unscrew the two 12.7mm Phillips #1 screws on each antenna ear clamp.

    • Remove the two outer clamps.

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    • Remove the antenna wires from the black tabs.

    • On the front side of the laptop, carefully pull the wire through the hole and out.

    • Remove the antenna from the laptop.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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