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Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement

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This guide will assist you in taking apart the phone to remove the circuit board as this is a required step in almost all of the part replacements for this camera.

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  1. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Lay the phone as shown.: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Lay the phone as shown.: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Place phone down with screen side down and camera side facing up as shown.

    • Push on cover away from you. You should hear a snap or pop. This will let you view the battery and sim/sd card slots. Then lift the cover off.

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  2. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the screws.: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the screws.: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the screws.: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

    • Locate and remove the five (5) screws on the phone, using a screwdriver. The screws are at the top and the bottom of the phone as shown.

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  3. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove bottom white cover.: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove bottom white cover.: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Pry off the bottom white cover by using the opening tool as a lever.

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  4. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove more screws.: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove more screws.: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Locate and remove the 2 additional screws, using the Torx screwdriver, that are revealed. These are marked as shown.

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  6. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove black cover.: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove black cover.: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Locate the black cover on the bottom left of phone. Use an opening tool to pry up and remove the black cover.

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  7. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Disconnect the battery's circuit.: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
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    Tweezers
    $4.99
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    • Disconnect the circuit by lifting the connector straight up as shown using the tweezers.

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  8. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the phone's inner back cover.: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the phone's inner back cover.: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the phone's inner back cover.: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

    • Turn the phone onto its side, insert plastic opening tool into seam, and gently remove cover. You can also slide the spudger in from the top.

    • Once the cover is loose, lift it off the phone. The side buttons may feel a bit sticky, but this is normal.

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  9. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the additional power circuit.: crwdns2935265:08crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Locate the additional circuit at the bottom left. Using the tweezers, remove it gently by pulling up.

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  10. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Repeat for the circuit on the top end of the battery.: crwdns2935265:09crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Repeat for the circuit on the top end of the battery.: crwdns2935265:09crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Use the tweezers to lift up on the circuit located at the top left.

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  11. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the motherboard.: crwdns2935265:010crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Use the spudger and slide it under the top left of the board then lift the board straight up. The board should come up very easily.

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

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