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Replacement of the motherboard requires removal of a few other components first. See the prerequisite guides before attempting just the motherboard.
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Heat the iOpeners in a microwave for 1-2 minutes.
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Place heated iOpeners on screen edges to heat the adhesive.
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Separate the screen assembly from the back by wedging the picks between the two components.
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Slide the picks along the edge and leave them holding the device open all around the edges.
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Place suctioning device near the corner of the screen and gently lift up to create a gap between the front panel assembly and the back.
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Insert the picks to hold the two components apart once a gap is created.
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Once all edges have been disconnected, carefully lift the screen off by pulling one side up.
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Using the tweezers, gently peel up on the silver tape covering the connector.
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Use the plastic opening tool to get under the connector piece. This will allow you to remove the front panel assembly from the rest of the device.
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Detach the connecter from the inside of the device.
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Lift the screen to separate the front panel assembly from the rest of the device.
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Remove the 17 silver 3.0 mm Phillips head screws located around the edge of the device using the screwdriver.
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Remove the 2 centrally-located black 3.0 mm Phillips head screws using the screwdriver.
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Use the plastic opening tools to gently separate the middle panel from the rest of the device.
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Move the tool around under the edges until you can remove the panel by hand.
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Lift up the central panel starting from one corner to separate it from the rest of the device.
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Pull towards the top of the device as you lift out to ensure that the charging port connection is not damaged.
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Using the screwdriver, remove the 4 black 3.0 mm Phillips head screws located on the upper and lower motherboard.
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Using the plastic opening tools unlock the 11 connectors that must be undone before the motherboard can be removed.
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Using the plastic opening tool, continue disconnecting cables on upper motherboard.
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Continue disconnecting along the left side of the device.
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Continue removing cables on the lower motherboard.
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Using tweezers, remove the green plastic film to reach the last cable.
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Carefully lift the orange flap using the black spudger. Then disconnect the cable from the motherboard.
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Using the tweezers, gently pull the cable off of the motherboard.
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Carefully lift the top portion of the motherboard off of the back panel with your hands.
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Using the tweezers, wiggle under the lower motherboard to remove adhesive.
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Carefully grab the adhesives with the tweezers and lift up.
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Gently lift up the lower motherboard.
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Remove both pieces of the motherboard carefully from the back panel.
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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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cool like it thanks for the help.
Very understandable, thank you very much! From the Philippines!
