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  1. Power down the device. Remove battery cover and battery.  Place in ZONE I. Remove SIM card and SD card.  Place in COMPARTMENT A.
    • Power down the device.

    • Remove battery cover and battery. Place in ZONE I.

    • Remove SIM card and SD card. Place in COMPARTMENT A.

  2. Remove ten 4.0 mm #00 Phillips screws.  Place in SLOT 1. Use curved-tip tweezers to pull free any screws that get stuck.
    • Remove ten 4.0 mm #00 Phillips screws. Place in SLOT 1.

    • Use curved-tip tweezers to pull free any screws that get stuck.

  3. Picture 1: On the volume rocker side, near the bottom, push the blue pry tool between the front panel and mid-frame. Picture 2: Sweep up to the top.
    • Picture 1: On the volume rocker side, near the bottom, push the blue pry tool between the front panel and mid-frame.

    • Picture 2: Sweep up to the top.

  4. Turn the phone face up and insert the blue pry tool in the upper-right corner. Slowly work your way down the side.
    • Turn the phone face up and insert the blue pry tool in the upper-right corner.

    • Slowly work your way down the side.

  5. Continue peeling the mid-frame away from the front panel with your fingers. Put the mid-frame in ZONE II and front panel in ZONE III.
    • Continue peeling the mid-frame away from the front panel with your fingers.

    • Put the mid-frame in ZONE II and front panel in ZONE III.

  6. Picture 1: Peel up the top rubber attachment head (red square) with curved-tip tweezers.  Don't squeeze too hard and peel up slowly to avoid tearing the rubber. Picture 2: Push power button towards inside of mid-frame, then carefully lift up to free the the button from the bottom tab.
    • Picture 1: Peel up the top rubber attachment head (red square) with curved-tip tweezers. Don't squeeze too hard and peel up slowly to avoid tearing the rubber.

    • Picture 2: Push power button towards inside of mid-frame, then carefully lift up to free the the button from the bottom tab.

    • Place in COMPARTMENT C.

  7. From COMPARTMENT C, seat power button.  Attach to the top and bottom tabs in the red squares.
    • From COMPARTMENT C, seat power button. Attach to the top and bottom tabs in the red squares.

  8. Picture 1: Line up mid-frame with front panel. Seat bottom near charging port first. Picture 2: Work your way to the top. Picture 3: Check the perimeter to make sure all edges are snapped into place.
    • Picture 1: Line up mid-frame with front panel. Seat bottom near charging port first.

    • Picture 2: Work your way to the top.

    • Picture 3: Check the perimeter to make sure all edges are snapped into place.

  9. Replace ten 4.0 mm #00 Phillips screws from SLOT 1. Replace SIM and SD cards from COMPARTMENT A. Replace battery and battery cover from ZONE I.
    • Replace ten 4.0 mm #00 Phillips screws from SLOT 1.

    • Replace SIM and SD cards from COMPARTMENT A.

    • Replace battery and battery cover from ZONE I.

    • Power up device and test replacement part or parts.

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