Motorola Droid 4 Motherboard Housing Replacement

はじめに

This guide is for the replacement of the motherboard housing. The Motherboard housing encompasses the motherboard and holds it safely. The motherboard is the brain of the phone and should be handled carefully.

You will need to remove several torx head screws. Make sure to use the correct type.

必要な工具と部品

手順1 Removing Rear Panel

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Insert the rear cover removal tool, or a paper clip, in the hole near the back camera lens.
Slide the cover down to remove.

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手順2 Battery

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Remove the sticker on the rear compartment to reveal the battery.
Hold the battery with your thumb while removing the sticker or you might end up ripping the battery out of the phone, damaging the flex cable.

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手順3

この手順で使用する道具：

T5 Torx Screwdriver

$5.49

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Use the T5 Torx Screwdriver to remove both 2.5 mm screws from the battery cable.
Use the Spudger to unstick the battery.
It's difficult to remove the battery without a pry tool like the spudger because of the strong adhesive. If you try removing it with just your fingers, the battery may bend.

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手順4 Camera Cover Removal

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Using the blue plastic opening tool, pry off the thin plastic camera cover.
The plastic cover is fragile, so proceed carefully.

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手順5 Remove Screws

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Remove the four screws, indicated by the red circles, with the screwdriver and T5 Torx bit.
The screws are philips 2.5mm. One screw is a different color (silver) from the others (black).

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手順6 Remove Bezel

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Insert the spudger between the rear bezel and the main housing.
The bezel is fragile, so proceed carefully.
Slide the spudger around all sides of the phone to separate the bezel from the housing.
Pry the bezel free.
Be careful of the adhesive that holds the bezel to the main housing. Prying too hard may damage your phone.

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手順7 Removing screws

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Remove the 12 screws holding the housing in place using a T5 Torx screwdriver.
Follow the red circles, indicated in the picture, to locate the screws.
The 12 screws are (silver) philips 2.5mm

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手順8 Separation of the Housing from the Motherboard

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Separate the housing from the motherboard.
Be careful while separating the housing. The power and volume buttons are easily separated from the housing and can be damaged.

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