Introduction

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    • Apply pressure and slide upward to remove back cover.

    • Lift the back cover up away from the phone.

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    • Lift battery upward on the upper right-hand side to remove it.

    • Check the battery to make sure there's no bent corners

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    • Using a T5 screwdriver, remove the four screws in corners as shown.

    • Lift the top portion of the rear case.

    • There is a ribbon attached on the back of this part that requires caution to remove.

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    • Using an IfixIt Plastic Tool, detach the plastic casing from the keyboard. This may require some force.

    • Using a spudger or other thin tool, carefully pry up ZIF connectors as shown. This will allow the black ribbons to detach from the keyboard.

    • Slide the two parts away from each other so that the black ribbons slide through the slots and you will now have housing into two parts.

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    • Peel off the yellow ribbon shown slowly.

    • Unscrew the fours screws shown in red squares (two in each square) using a 00 screwdriver.

    • After the screws are out, you will be able to easily take off the small metal pieces circled in red. Please do so.

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    • Slowly pull dual black strip off using force.

    • Behind the dual black strip is very sticky piece of grey tape. Use tweezers (preferably ones with ridges) to peel off the tape. Be careful not to rip it.

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    • Lift ZIF connectors up.

    • Carefully lift keyboard frame away from display screen.

    • You now have the keyboard detached.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Melinda Phan

Member since: 18/04/11

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