Reassembly: Logic Board

Apply small beads of thermal paste (five total) to the motherboard in the same locations as the old thermal paste.

Place the logic board back into its cutout in the frame, making sure no cables get trapped underneath it.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to install the three screws securing the logic board:

One 2.2 mm‑long screw

Two 2.6 mm‑long screws

Use angled tweezers to push the side button cable back into its slot.

Flip the locking tab down and lightly press on it until it clicks into place.

Place the yellow tape over the ZIF connector and its cable.

Peel the clear liner off your replacement graphite sheet to expose the adhesive on the upper half.

Align the upper half of the graphite sheet over the logic board and lay it down.

Use your finger to press down the upper half of the graphite sheet and secure it to the logic board.

Remove the blue liner from the bottom of the graphite sheet to expose the adhesive underneath.

Drag your finger from the middle section of the graphite sheet to the adhesive spot on the loudspeaker to flatten the graphite sheet and adhere it.

Grip the pull tab at the top of the graphite sheet and peel off the remaining liner.

Reconnect the inner display cable and the top and bottom interconnect cable press connectors.

Reinsert the inner display cable bracket clip under its slot in the logic board and align the screw holes.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to install the 3.0 mm‑long screw securing the inner display cable bracket.

Reinsert the bottom interconnect bracket clip under its slot in the frame and align the screw hole.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to install the 3.0 mm‑long screw securing the interconnect cable bracket.

While holding the ultra wideband antenna out of the way, reinsert the ultra wideband bracket clip under its slot in the frame and align the screw holes.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to install the two 3.0 mm‑long screws securing the ultra wideband bracket.

Remove the old adhesive and foam on the ultra wideband bracket and under the antenna.

Replace the corresponding adhesive and foam to the bracket and the frame.

Press the ultra wideband antenna to the frame and re‑adhere it.

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the old adhesive foam from the inner front camera cutout.

Use isopropyl alcohol (>90% or greater) and a coffee filter or lint‑free cloth to remove any adhesive residue.

Peel the replacement inner front camera adhesive foam off its clear liner to expose the adhesive underneath.

Align the adhesive foam over the cutout in the frame so that the pull tab is facing the bottom of the phone.

Place the adhesive in the cutout.

Use the tip of a spudger to press along the edges of the adhesive foam to secure it to the frame.

Use tweezers, or your fingers, to peel off the colored liner and expose the adhesive underneath.

While holding the inner front camera above its cutout, reconnect its press connector.

Lay the inner front camera in its cutout and press down to secure it to the adhesive.

Reinsert the inner front camera bracket clip under its slot in the logic board and align the screw holes.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to install the two 2.6 mm‑long screws securing the inner front camera bracket.

Use tweezers to hold the antenna cable's connector in place over its socket and gently press down with your finger or a spudger until the connector snaps into place.

Place the vibrator bracket on the logic board and align its screw holes.

Use a Torx Plus 3IP driver to install the two 3.0 mm‑long screws securing the vibrator bracket.

Reconnect the USB-C port board cable press connector.