Motherboard

ID: 151850

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Steps:

1. Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display cable's press connector secured to the motherboard.
2. Repeat for the fingerprint sensor cable attached to display cable.

3. Use your fingers to remove the display cable.
4. Set the cable aside. You'll reuse it during reassembly.

5. Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the keyboard dock port cable's press connector secured to the motherboard.

6. Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the front camera's press connector secured to the motherboard.
7. Use tweezers, or your fingers, to remove the front camera.

8. Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the microSD card reader's press connector secured to the motherboard.

9. Use the point of a spudger to carefully pry up and disconnect the green coaxial cable from the left side of the motherboard.
10. Repeat this process for the brown coaxial cable.

11. Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the 5G mmWave antenna's press connector secured to the motherboard.

12. Use tweezers to pull the antenna out of the frame by its bracket.
13. Remove the 5G mmWave antenna.
14. Set the antenna aside. You'll reuse it during reassembly.

15. Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the rear camera's two press connectors secured to the motherboard.

16. Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the power button cable's press connector secured to the motherboard.

17. Use the point of a spudger to carefully pry up and disconnect the bottom-right loudspeaker's yellow coaxial cable from the motherboard.
18. Take care not to puncture the battery with your tool—a punctured battery may leak dangerous chemicals or cause a fire.
19. During reassembly, these can be tricky to reconnect. One at a time, hold each connector in place over its socket and press down with the flat end of a spudger. The connector should snap into place.

20. Pull the coaxial cable away from the frame, making sure the cable is completely unthreaded from the motherboard.

21. Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect cable's press connector secured to the motherboard.

22. Use the point of a spudger to carefully pry up and disconnect the top-right loudspeaker's blue coaxial cable from the motherboard.
23. Repeat this process for the white coaxial cable.

24. Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the three 2 mm screws securing the motherboard to the frame.

25. Insert a spudger into a gap between the motherboard and the frame.
26. Pry up with the spudger to release the motherboard from its clips.
27. Remove the motherboard.
28. During reassembly, refasten the motherboard screws first to properly align it into place, then reconnect the cables.