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Linksys BEFW11S4 Teardown

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Linksys BEFW11S4 Teardown

crwdns2935163:0crwdne2935163:0 William McKinnerney (crwdns2935087:05crwdne2935087:0)
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This wireless router stopped working, so I wanted to take a look at it's innards.

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    • Waiting to be disassembled...

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    • Remove antennas.

    • Remove nuts and washers around antenna connectors.

    • Push in antenna connectors.

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    • Remove feet (with flat-head screwdriver, fingernails, etc).

    • Unscrew the screws.

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    • Pull apart blue front from black back with a LOT of force.

    • Slide and pull up bottom. (Make sure the antenna connectors get through.)

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    • Twist and pull out antenna connector feeds.

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    • Pull up RF shield from motherboard.

    • Unscrew the motherboard from the bottom.

    • Push the motherboard forward (as in this picture) to unlatch it from the bottom.

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    • Some people have a card where you have to unscrew it. If that is your case, do that. The instructions below is for my type of router.

    • Push the card forward to deattach the pins.

    • Remove the card from the metal holdster.

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    • Here are the markings on the motherboard chips. If you have any info on these chips, please comment!

    • Macronix 29F040QC-90

    • ISSI IS41C16100S-50K

    • SAMSUNG ARM S3C4510X01-QERO

    • RMC RTL8019AS

    • Bothhands FB2022

    • Bothhands 40ST1041E

    • Kendin KS8995. Kendin has since been bought by Micrel.

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    • Enjoy!

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what is that card inside this router

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Thank you. I accomplished this task. Except my antenna wires were soldered to the board.

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