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  1. Before disassembly, thoroughly wash and dry your hands.  Power down the device. Find the opening in the SIM card tray roughly an inch above the charging port.  Gently push a small paper clip into the opening to 'pop up' the SIM card tray. Remove the tray, SIM card and SD card.  Place all three in COMPARTMENT A.
    • Before disassembly, thoroughly wash and dry your hands. Power down the device.

    • Find the opening in the SIM card tray roughly an inch above the charging port. Gently push a small paper clip into the opening to 'pop up' the SIM card tray.

    • Remove the tray, SIM card and SD card. Place all three in COMPARTMENT A.

  2. Picture 1: Remove two 4.8 mm T5 Torx screws.  Place in SLOT 1. Picture 2: With your thumbs placed on the screen as pictured, shimmy the screen up from the bottom of the phone. Picture 3: The screen comes up just a couple millimeters as shown.
    • Picture 1: Remove two 4.8 mm T5 Torx screws. Place in SLOT 1.

    • Picture 2: With your thumbs placed on the screen as pictured, shimmy the screen up from the bottom of the phone.

    • Picture 3: The screen comes up just a couple millimeters as shown.

  3. Lift the front panel an inch above the rear panel. The component cable connector is next to the power button: peel up the yellow Kapton tape covering the connector.
    • Lift the front panel an inch above the rear panel.

    • The component cable connector is next to the power button: peel up the yellow Kapton tape covering the connector.

  4. Picture 1: Use flat end of spudger to push the black ZIF connector bar into open position as shown. Picture 2: Gently guide the component cable out of the ZIF connector.
    • Picture 1: Use flat end of spudger to push the black ZIF connector bar into open position as shown.

    • Picture 2: Gently guide the component cable out of the ZIF connector.

  5. The display cable connector is two inches down from the component connector: Picture 1: Peel up yellow Kapton tape with plastic tweezers.  Adhere the tape to the wall of COMPARTMENT E.  (You'll need a piece of Kapton tape for reassembly to help hold the display cable in place.) Picture 2: Use flat end of spudger to push the black ZIF connector open.
    • The display cable connector is two inches down from the component connector:

    • Picture 1: Peel up yellow Kapton tape with plastic tweezers. Adhere the tape to the wall of COMPARTMENT E. (You'll need a piece of Kapton tape for reassembly to help hold the display cable in place.)

    • Picture 2: Use flat end of spudger to push the black ZIF connector open.

    • Picture 3: Gently guide the display cable out of the ZIF connector.

  6. Separate the front and rear panels and place them in ZONES I & II.
    • Separate the front and rear panels and place them in ZONES I & II.

  7. Remove two 2.1 mm T3 Torx screws from bracket.  Place in SLOT 2. Remove bracket.  Place in COMPARTMENT B.
    • Remove two 2.1 mm T3 Torx screws from bracket. Place in SLOT 2.

    • Remove bracket. Place in COMPARTMENT B.

  8. Picture 1: Remove tape with plastic tweezers. Picture 2: Open ZIF connector with blue pry tool. Picture 3: Pull cable free with plastic tweezers while pulling up the front-facing camera with your fingers.  Place in COMPARTMENT C.
    • Picture 1: Remove tape with plastic tweezers.

    • Picture 2: Open ZIF connector with blue pry tool.

    • Picture 3: Pull cable free with plastic tweezers while pulling up the front-facing camera with your fingers. Place in COMPARTMENT C.

  9. Strong adhesive holds the earpiece speaker and component cable assembly in place: Picture 1: Push the flat end of spudger under earpiece speaker to free it from the adhesive. Picture 2: Continue peeling up the speaker and cable assembly up with both hands until free.
    • Strong adhesive holds the earpiece speaker and component cable assembly in place:

    • Picture 1: Push the flat end of spudger under earpiece speaker to free it from the adhesive.

    • Picture 2: Continue peeling up the speaker and cable assembly up with both hands until free.

    • Picture 3: Place in COMPARTMENT C.

  10. Adhesive holds the display cable in place: Picture 1: Apply low-level heat (100° Celsius) to the display cable for 1 minute. Picture 1: Apply low-level heat (100° Celsius) to the display cable for 1 minute.
    • Adhesive holds the display cable in place:

    • Picture 1: Apply low-level heat (100° Celsius) to the display cable for 1 minute.

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    • Picture 3: Flip upside-down.

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    • Picture 3: Flip right-side up again.

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  18. x Peel off backing
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    • Peel off backing

    • Place LCD in frame.

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  20. Picture 1: From COMPARTMENT C, replace earpiece speaker and component cable assembly. Picture 2: Make sure the openings for the screw slots on the cable line up with the slots on the front panel. Picture 3.: Push earpiece speaker into place.
    • Picture 1: From COMPARTMENT C, replace earpiece speaker and component cable assembly.

    • Picture 2: Make sure the openings for the screw slots on the cable line up with the slots on the front panel.

    • Picture 3.: Push earpiece speaker into place.

  21. Picture 1: From COMPARTMENT C, replace front-facing camera. Picture 2: Hold the camera in place while pushing the cable into the connector with plastic tweezers. Picture 3: Close ZIF connector black bar.
    • Picture 1: From COMPARTMENT C, replace front-facing camera.

    • Picture 2: Hold the camera in place while pushing the cable into the connector with plastic tweezers.

    • Picture 3: Close ZIF connector black bar.

  22. Connect component cable: Guide component cable into open ZIF connector. Hold component cable in place with one hand, while closing ZIF connector with your thumb on opposite hand.
    • Connect component cable:

    • Guide component cable into open ZIF connector. Hold component cable in place with one hand, while closing ZIF connector with your thumb on opposite hand.

  23. Picture 1: Connect display cable: Picture 2: Guide display cable into open ZIF connector. Hold display cable in place with one hand, while closing ZIF connector with your thumb on opposite hand. Picture 3: Cover the display cable connector with Kapton tape from COMPARTMENT E.
    • Picture 1: Connect display cable:

    • Picture 2: Guide display cable into open ZIF connector. Hold display cable in place with one hand, while closing ZIF connector with your thumb on opposite hand.

    • Picture 3: Cover the display cable connector with Kapton tape from COMPARTMENT E.

    • The display cable has a tendency to come loose when closing the front panel on the rear panel. It's important to replace the yellow Kapton tape to ensure the cable is held in place.

  24. Seat the front panel on the rear panel up a couple millimeters from the bottom of the rear panel.  Slide the front panel down into place. Picture 2: Replace two 4.8 mm T5 Torx screws from SLOT 1.
    • Seat the front panel on the rear panel up a couple millimeters from the bottom of the rear panel. Slide the front panel down into place.

    • Picture 2: Replace two 4.8 mm T5 Torx screws from SLOT 1.

  25. From COMPARTMENT A, replace tray, SIM card and SD card. Power up the device and test the replacement component or components.
    • From COMPARTMENT A, replace tray, SIM card and SD card.

    • Power up the device and test the replacement component or components.

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James Linder

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