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Palm Zire m150 Motherboard Replacement

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The Palm Zire m150 may sometimes need a motherboard replacement depending on the diagnosis. This guide will teach you how to replace that motherboard if that is the remedy needed after going through the troubleshooting steps.

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    • Lift up the flap on the Palm Zire M150.

    • For the purpose of this guide and being able to see clearly, we removed the flap completely. You can keep your flap on if you wish.

    • If you wish to remove it, gently lift up and pull horizontally. It should come off without an issue.

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    • Take the screwdriver from the IFixit toolkit and use the T6 bit. Unscrew the the top two 3mm screws above where the flap was connected to the device.

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    • Gently pull the top cover off the device using both hands.

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    • Remove the screen from the motherboard.

    • Be careful not to break the connector that connects the screen to motherboard.

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    • Carefully remove the battery by prying up away from the motherboard.

    • Battery is glued to motherboard.

    • Remove the positive and negative terminals from the motherboard.

    • Slowly remove the motherboard by lifting upward and out of the bottom case housing.

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    • Insert NEW motherboard into the bottom case housing.

    • On the NEW motherboard, use a soldering iron to solder the positive and negative terminals to the new motherboard.

    • Let solder cool before reassembling unit.

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

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