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Introduction

Outline what you are going to teach someone how to do.

  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. Remove metal shield: Use curved-tip tweezers to grab metal shield and work it around the tabs creating tension (marked in Picture 2). Use curved-tip tweezers to grab metal shield and work it around the tabs creating tension (marked in Picture 2).
    • Remove metal shield:

    • Use curved-tip tweezers to grab metal shield and work it around the tabs creating tension (marked in Picture 2).

  7. Place metal shield in COMPARTMENT B.
    • Place metal shield in COMPARTMENT B.

  8. Use blue pry tool to disconnect front-facing camera cable. Remove front-facing camera with your fingers. Place in COMPARTMENT C.
    • Use blue pry tool to disconnect front-facing camera cable.

    • Remove front-facing camera with your fingers.

    • Place in COMPARTMENT C.

  9. Picture 1: Use blue pry tool to disconnect earpiece speaker / proximity sensor cable. Picture 2: Use blue pry tool to lift proximity sensor up enough to grab with your fingers. Picture 3: Peel up earpiece speaker / proximity sensor assembly.
    • Picture 1: Use blue pry tool to disconnect earpiece speaker / proximity sensor cable.

    • Picture 2: Use blue pry tool to lift proximity sensor up enough to grab with your fingers.

    • Picture 3: Peel up earpiece speaker / proximity sensor assembly.

  10. Place earpiece speaker / proximity sensor assembly in COMPARTMENT C.
    • Place earpiece speaker / proximity sensor assembly in COMPARTMENT C.

  11. Picture 1: Disconnect the pictured cables: Picture 2: Use the blue pry tool to disconnect charging port cable. Picture 3: Disconnect headphone jack cable.
    • Picture 1: Disconnect the pictured cables:

    • Picture 2: Use the blue pry tool to disconnect charging port cable.

    • Picture 3: Disconnect headphone jack cable.

  12. Picture 1: Wedge blue pry tool between logic board and front panel exactly where pictured.  Lift left edge free from front panel. Pictures 2 & 3: Carefully swivel open like a book to a 45° angle. The display cable is still attached as shown in Picture 3.
    • Picture 1: Wedge blue pry tool between logic board and front panel exactly where pictured. Lift left edge free from front panel.

    • Pictures 2 & 3: Carefully swivel open like a book to a 45° angle.

    • The display cable is still attached as shown in Picture 3.

  13. Disconnect display assembly cable. Separate logic board from front panel.  Place front panel in ZONE III and logic board in ZONE IV.
    • Disconnect display assembly cable.

    • Separate logic board from front panel. Place front panel in ZONE III and logic board in ZONE IV.

  14. On underside of logic board: Open rear camera ZIF connector with blue pry tool. Pull rear camera free.
    • On underside of logic board:

    • Open rear camera ZIF connector with blue pry tool.

    • Pull rear camera free.

    • Place in COMPARTMENT D.

  15. From COMPARTMENT D: Connect rear camera to ZIF connector on underside of logic board. Close ZIF connector.
    • From COMPARTMENT D:

    • Connect rear camera to ZIF connector on underside of logic board.

    • Close ZIF connector.

  16. Bring logic board and front panel together at a 45° angle.  Push display cable firmly into place. Bring logic board and front panel together at a 45° angle.  Push display cable firmly into place. Bring logic board and front panel together at a 45° angle.  Push display cable firmly into place.
    • Bring logic board and front panel together at a 45° angle. Push display cable firmly into place.

  17. Guide charging port and headphone jack cables above the logic board. Guide charging port and headphone jack cables above the logic board.
    • Guide charging port and headphone jack cables above the logic board.

  18. Connect the charging port and headphone jack cables.
    • Connect the charging port and headphone jack cables.

  19. From COMPARTMENT C, use your fingers to seat earpiece speaker / proximity sensor. Connect the cable. Connect the cable.
    • From COMPARTMENT C, use your fingers to seat earpiece speaker / proximity sensor.

    • Connect the cable.

  20. From COMPARTMENT C, seat front-facing camera with your fingers. Connect the cable. Connect the cable.
    • From COMPARTMENT C, seat front-facing camera with your fingers.

    • Connect the cable.

  21. Retrieve metal shield from COMPARTMENT B: Picture 2: Make sure tab is lined up (red square) and push metal shield into place. Picture 3: Shows where the metal shield should be secured.
    • Retrieve metal shield from COMPARTMENT B:

    • Picture 2: Make sure tab is lined up (red square) and push metal shield into place.

    • Picture 3: Shows where the metal shield should be secured.

  22. 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.

  23. 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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James Linder

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