Motorola Droid X Rear Case Replacement

ID: 11664

Description:

Steps:

  1. Objective: remove the rear case from the Motorola Droid X phone.
  2. This is what the Motorola Droid X looks like before disassembly. In the front, there is a large LCD touch screen.
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  3. INSTRUCTION: Turn the phone over so that the back faces up.
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  4. Objective: remove the battery casing plate.
  5. The case plate has a push and slide mechanism.
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  6. INSTRUCTION 1: Push on the upper side of the casing located under the camera lens.
  7. INSTRUCTION 2: Slide down the battery case plate.
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  8. INSTRUCTION: Insert your finger tips into the edges of the opening and pull the casing off.
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  9. Objective: remove the battery from the battery compartment.
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  10. INSTRUCTION: Grab the red tab that says "Battery Release" and slowly lift it up. This will remove the battery.
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  11. Objective: remove two small black screws from the back of the phone.
  12. These two (2) screws help hold the phone together. They need to be removed by a Phillips Hex 2mm screwdriver,
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  13. INSTRUCTION: Remove two black screws from the back of the phone.
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  14. Objective: remove the two plastic pieces in front of the phone - they cover the remaining screws.
  15. The two plastic pieces are clipped onto the phone as covers. They are located at the top and the bottom of the phone.
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  16. INSTRUCTION: Flip the phone over to the front side.
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  17. INSTRUCTION: Use the iFixit tool as a crowbar to pry the top plastic cover piece off of the phone. It will pop off.
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  18. INSTRUCTION: Use the iFixit tool as a crowbar to pry the bottom plastic piece off the phone.
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  19. Objective: remove four white screws from the corners of the screen.
  20. These four (4) screws help hold the phone together. Use a Phillips Hex 2mm screwdriver
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  21. INSTRUCTION: remove the 2 white screws from the upper corners of the screen.
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  22. INSTRUCTION: remove the 2 white screws from the lower corners of the screen.
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  23. Objective: remove the rear case from the phone in order to provide access to inside the phone.
  24. The phone is now held together by the casing alone. You need to pop the two halves apart.
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  25. INSTRUCTION: Use the iFixit tool like a crowbar to pry apart the front and rear halves of the casing. They will pop apart.
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  26. Now you are ready to access the internal circuits of the phone.
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