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This is a teardown of the RIM Blackberry.
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            Apply pressure to the lock button on the back of the device. 
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            Slide the battery cover down towards the bottom of the device, revealing the battery compartment. 
 
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            Locate groove along the right side of the battery compartment. 
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            Remove battery by prying between the battery and the groove. 
 
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            Slide the SIM card holder to the left to unlock the SIM card. 
 
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            Lift the SIM card holder up. 
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            Gently remove the SIM card from the SIM card holder by sliding the card along the railing. 
 
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            Locate the four screws along the perimeter of the back casing. 
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            Remove the four top screws using a T-6 torx screwdriver. 
 
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            Locate two screws within the lower edge of the inner compartment. 
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            Remove the two bottom screws using a T-6 torx screwdriver. 
 
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            Use the plastic opening tool to apply pressure on the two clips that are located at the bottom of the phone. 
 
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            Remove the back casing from the phone by lifting the unhooked portion, then slide the casing towards the top of the device. 
 
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            Locate on the backside of the phone, a screw towards the top of the device. 
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            Using a T-6 screwdriver, remove the screw. 
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            After the screw has been removed, carefully lift the side button brace to reveal the side button. 
 
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            To remove the phone's internals, start by loosening one side by pulling gently. 
 
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            With one side loosened, simply lift the phone internals to separate from the front casing. 
 
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            Turn the internals over to reveal the LCD display. 
 
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            Peel off the rubber keypad buttons from the face plate. 
 
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            Locate a hook on the right side of the internals below the volume wheel. 
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            Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry the hook, separating the LCD display from the logic board mounting plate. 
 
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            With the clip unhooked, gently separate the display from the phone internals by pulling. 
 
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            On the front side of the internals, locate the the three screws that are highlighted in red. 
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            Carefully remove screws from the internals, using a T6 torx screwdriver 
 
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            Separate the logic board mounting plate from the logic board by lifting with minimal force. 
 
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