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  1. Power down the device. Remove the battery cover and place it in ZONE I. Remove the battery cover and place it in ZONE I.
    • Power down the device.

    • Remove the battery cover and place it in ZONE I.

  2. Remove two 3.6 mm T4 Torx screws.  Place them in SLOT 1. Use the pointed end of the spudger to pry up the speaker assembly.  Remove it with your fingers and place it in ZONE I (below battery cover). Use the pointed end of the spudger to pry up the speaker assembly.  Remove it with your fingers and place it in ZONE I (below battery cover).
    • Remove two 3.6 mm T4 Torx screws. Place them in SLOT 1.

    • Use the pointed end of the spudger to pry up the speaker assembly. Remove it with your fingers and place it in ZONE I (below battery cover).

  3. Peel up the tape covering the logic board. Place it on the inside of the battery cover in ZONE I, sticky side down. Place it on the inside of the battery cover in ZONE I, sticky side down.
    • Peel up the tape covering the logic board.

    • Place it on the inside of the battery cover in ZONE I, sticky side down.

  4. Remove two 1.7 mm #00 Phillips screws from the battery connector.  Place in SLOT 2. Use flat end of spudger to disconnect the battery.
    • Remove two 1.7 mm #00 Phillips screws from the battery connector. Place in SLOT 2.

    • Use flat end of spudger to disconnect the battery.

  5. Picture 1: Remove two 1.8 mm #00 Phillips screws.  Place in SLOT 3. Picture 2: Remove the shield held down by the screws and place it in SLOT 3 (with the screws). Use blue pry tool to disconnect charging port daughter board cable.
    • Picture 1: Remove two 1.8 mm #00 Phillips screws. Place in SLOT 3.

    • Picture 2: Remove the shield held down by the screws and place it in SLOT 3 (with the screws).

    • Use blue pry tool to disconnect charging port daughter board cable.

  6. Picture 1: Use the blue pry tool to disconnect soft keys/digitizer cable. Pictures 2 & 3: Disconnect antenna then gently bend straight up (so it's out of the way when you remove the charging port board). Pictures 2 & 3: Disconnect antenna then gently bend straight up (so it's out of the way when you remove the charging port board).
    • Picture 1: Use the blue pry tool to disconnect soft keys/digitizer cable.

    • Pictures 2 & 3: Disconnect antenna then gently bend straight up (so it's out of the way when you remove the charging port board).

  7. Gently pull up on the charging port board cable (red square) while using the pointed tip of the spudger to wedge under the board and lift. Use your fingers to finish removing the board. Place charging port daughter board in ZONE II.
    • Gently pull up on the charging port board cable (red square) while using the pointed tip of the spudger to wedge under the board and lift.

    • Use your fingers to finish removing the board.

    • Place charging port daughter board in ZONE II.

  8. Retrieve charging port board from ZONE II.
    • Retrieve charging port board from ZONE II.

  9. Pictures 1 & 2: Seat charging port and push it into place. Picture 3: Seat antenna cable. Picture 3: Seat antenna cable.
    • Pictures 1 & 2: Seat charging port and push it into place.

    • Picture 3: Seat antenna cable.

  10. Seat soft keys/digitizer cable. Seat charging port daughter board cable.
    • Seat soft keys/digitizer cable.

    • Seat charging port daughter board cable.

  11. Cover charging port cable connector with shield from SLOT 3. Replace two 1.8 mm #00 Phillips screws from SLOT 3.
    • Cover charging port cable connector with shield from SLOT 3.

    • Replace two 1.8 mm #00 Phillips screws from SLOT 3.

  12. Seat battery connector. Replace two 1.7 mm #00 Phillips screws from SLOT 2 to secure battery connector.
    • Seat battery connector.

    • Replace two 1.7 mm #00 Phillips screws from SLOT 2 to secure battery connector.

  13. Retrieve logic board tape from battery cover in ZONE I. Seat it over the center of the logic board.
    • Retrieve logic board tape from battery cover in ZONE I.

    • Seat it over the center of the logic board.

  14. Replace speaker assembly from ZONE I: Position top edge first then push speaker assembly fully into place. Replace two 3.6 mm T4 Torx screws from SLOT 1 to secure speaker assembly.
    • Replace speaker assembly from ZONE I:

    • Position top edge first then push speaker assembly fully into place.

    • Replace two 3.6 mm T4 Torx screws from SLOT 1 to secure speaker assembly.

  15. Seat battery cover from ZONE I. Power up and test device. Power up and test device.
    • Seat battery cover from ZONE I.

    • Power up and test device.

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James Linder

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