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-[* black] Augh! What is this? HTC's engineers don't seem to have learned from our input on the M8. They've stuck with their habit of [guide|23615|gluing down the motherboard.|stepid=61145|new_window=true]
-[* black] Not only is the motherboard adhered, it's adhered to a battery, a "soft" battery.
+[* black] Augh! What is this? Looks like HTC's engineers weren't interested in our input from the M8. They've stuck with their habit of [guide|23615|gluing down the motherboard.|stepid=61145|new_window=true]
+ [* icon_note] Not only is the motherboard adhered, it's adhered to a battery. A "soft" battery.
[* black] After some very gentle prying with a blunt spudger, we manage to free the motherboard and not catch fire.
[* black] Phew!
-[* black] Oh and that flying vibrator? Yeah, it's soldered to the motherboard. And (lightly) adhered to the case.
-[* icon_note] [guide|23615|No more connector|stepid=61147], and no more snug sleeve. :'(
+[* black] Oh and that flying vibrator? Yeah, it's now soldered to the motherboard, and (lightly) adhered to the case.
+ [* icon_note] [guide|23615|No more connector|stepid=61147], and no more snug sleeve. Replacement just got a notch more involved.