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The motherboard is the brain of your phone. You may need to replace the motherboard if your phone is having major issues. Before you start, it may be beneficial to check out this troubleshooting page to diagnose your problems.
Be forewarned- if you replace your motherboard, your device will lose its waterproof capabilities. You will need to replace the waterproof seal if you see your device getting wet in the near future.
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Before you begin, switch off your phone.
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Apply a heated iOpener to a long edge of the phone to loosen the adhesive beneath the rear glass. Apply the iOpener for at least two minutes.
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In the following steps, you'll be cutting through the adhesive securing the back cover.
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You'll be slicing through the adhesive in the areas shown:
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Thick portions of adhesive
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Thin areas of adhesive
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Avoid prying or slicing in this area, to protect the fingerprint sensor flex cable.
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Press a suction cup onto the back cover.
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Lift the back cover's bottom edge with your suction cup, opening a slight gap between the back cover and the frame.
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Insert an opening pick in the gap you created and slide it to the bottom right corner.
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Insert a second opening pick and slide it to the bottom left corner.
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Insert a third opening pick to prevent the adhesive from resealing during the rest of the removal procedure.
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While inserting only the tip of the opening pick, slide it from the bottom left corner along the side to the top.
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Slide the pick around the top corner and leave it there to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
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Slide the opening pick from the bottom right corner along the side to the top.
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Slide the opening pick around the corner and cut the remaining adhesive at the top of the phone.
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Carefully lift the side of the rear glass where the volume button is located.
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Use the edge of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the fingerprint sensor flex cable.
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Remove fifteen 4mm screws with a #000 Phillips screwdriver.
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Remove the speaker cover/antenna assembly.
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Disconnect the battery by using a spudger to pry open the connection.
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Remove one 3mm screw with a #000 Phillips screwdriver.
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Disconnect 6 cables by prying apart the connections with a spudger.
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Take out the SIM card by using a SIM card remover or unbent paper clip to depress the release lever.
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Remove the motherboard by prying it out with the spudger.
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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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Are there any issues with replacing the motherboard in phone sold for one region, such as the SM-G960U, with the motherboard for a different region, such as the SM-G960F?
Salve. Se non funziona il bluetooth wifi e connessione cellulare. Bisogna sostituire la Scheda madre?