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The removal of the motherboard is a time consuming process. It involves the removal of most components from the phone. It also involves the use of a few tools such as a guitar pick, a heat gun, tweezers, a screwdriver, and plastic opening tools. You should be aware of the hazards and safety procedures of all tools before starting the process.
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Insert your fingernail or plastic opening tool into the divot at the top of the rear-facing camera.
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Gently pry and twist the flexible rear cover off the back of the phone.
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Use your fingers to remove the SIM card
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Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the recess in the bottom right corner of the battery and lift upward.
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Remove the battery away from the phone.
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Use a heat gun at an approximate distance of 2-3 inches from the phone to apply heat to the phone and loosen up the adhesive in the display.
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Starting from the upper left corner, insert a guitar pick in between the display and the phone case.
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Use the pick to pry the display by sliding the pick in the direction shown.
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Use the pick to pry the sides and lower part of the display by sliding the pick through the phone.
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Using the guitar pick, lift the screen slightly.
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Slightly lift, but do not remove, the upper end of display assembly.
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Use the sharp tip of a guitar pick to lift the front panel assembly cable connector straight up off its socket on the motherboard.
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Safely remove the front panel assembly from phone.
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Use a Phillips 0 screwdriver to remove all 12 Phillips #0 screws.
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Push upward from the back side your phone (where the battery should go) to pop out the large gray piece.
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You should now have two different pieces. To continue we will only use the piece with the motherboard (Shown on the right side of the picture).
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Use your finger or a plastic opening tool to disconnect the rear-facing camera from the motherboard.
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Use your hands to gently remove the rear-facing camera from the motherboard.
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Use your finger or a plastic opening tool to disconnect the proximity/light sensor from the motherboard.
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Use tweezers to gently pull the proximity/light sensor out.
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Use your finger or a plastic opening tool to disconnect the 3 button ribbon cable from the motherboard.
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Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the the blue wire shown in the picture.
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After disconnecting the motherboard should come out easily.
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Motherboard should look as shown in the picture.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Display only the SIM port on board
