Manual 08 - Power / Volume Buttons Cable

Power down the device.

Remove SD card and place in COMPARTMENT A.

Pictures 1 & 2: Insert a wide blue pry tool between the rear case and front panel at the bottom of the tablet, an inch left of the Samsung logo. Sweep left, then insert a guitar pick to hold the left side open. Work your way right with the blue pry tool.

Picture 3: Insert a guitar pick to hold the right side open.

Picture 1: Insert the blue pry tool in the lower-left corner.

Picture 2: Work your way up to the speaker. Insert a guitar pick an inch below the speaker.

Picture 3: Continue prying up until you can see the rubber piece on the speaker (red square).

Picture 1: Use spudger to pry up upper-left corner under the pink speaker.

Picture 2: Put a guitar pick in place of the spudger to hold the upper-left corner open.

Picture 1: Insert the blue pry tool in the lower-right corner.

Picture 2: Slowly work your way up with the blue pry tool, pivoting the front panel slightly up from the rear case.

Picture 3: Create just enough space to hold the front panel just above the rear case with your fingers.

Pictures 1 & 2: Continue lifting the upper-right corner until you can wedge the flat end of a spudger in the upper-right corner to hold it open.

Picture 3: Sweep across the top with the blue pry tool, while gently pulling up the front panel with your fingers.

Remove the blue pry tools, then pivot the top edge of the front panel above the rear case.

Once the top edge reaches a 45° angle, pull it away from the rear case.

Battery cable head is fragile:

Use one prong of the plastic tweezers to wedge under the right side of the battery connector and pull it up slightly.

Lift battery connector straight up from the left side to dislodge it.

Picture 1: Use blue pry tool to disconnect power / volume buttons cable.

Adhesive holds the power & volume buttons cable in place:

Picture 2: Use the flat end of the spudger to separate the cable from the frame.

Picture 3: Place power & volume buttons cable in COMPARTMENT E.

From COMPARTMENT E, replace power / volume buttons cable.

Push assembly firmly back into place to adhere to the frame.

Connect cable to logic board.

Push battery connector straight down into its socket.

Seat front panel on rear case, charging port first.

Push center clips into place.

Picture 1: Press charging port clips into place.

Picture 2: Press clips in top corner into place.

Picture 3: Turn tablet over and continue pressing clips into place.

Examine all edges to ensure all clips are seated and the display is flush with the rear case.

Replace SD card from COMPARTMENT A.

Power up and test device.