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| [* black] Removing the motherboard requires disconnecting several connectors. | |
| [* black] Being as careful as we possibly could be, we use an [product|IF145-185|iFixit Tech Knife|new_window=true] (more commonly known as a K-nife) to detach the rocker buttons from the side of the panel assembly. | |
| [* icon_reminder] As much as we love [guide|7048|using knives to cut into devices|stepid=29881|new_window=true], we heavily advise against it in most cases. | |
| + | [* black] At bottom left (near the power switch), there is one screw that needs to be removed before the motherboard is free. It is the "little black dot" at bottom-left of mobo in the main picture of this step. |
| + | [* black] Note that there appear to be exactly 2 different screw types in this phone, and this screw is the 2nd type. There are only 3 of these screws; the other two are the ones under the rubber plugs in the speaker assembly (see step 15). |