Coby KYROS MID7125 Screen Replacement
ID: 74707
Description: Is the screen of your device cracked and in...
Steps:
- Use iFixit plastic opening tool to make small opening in the side of the device, and continue opening back panel.
- There are 5 ribbon cables connected to the motherboard. Two of these cables are clipped on and one is soldered on. Remove the 4 ribbon cables you can clip off using the plastic spudger.
- For large ribbon cable use plastic spudger or your fingers to release ribbon cable clip by pulling the black edges down and pulling ribbon cable out.
- For ribbon cable on the left side, flip up black hinge to remove ribbon cable
- Desolder fifth ribbon cable with soldering station.
- If soldering is new for you, then follow this useful guide on soldering and desoldering connections.
- Desolder 2 speaker wires
- Desolder Battery
- Desolder antenna wire
- Disconnect all wires you desoldered
- Desolder the microphone wire
- Disconnect the wires you just desoldered.
- Remove 4 screws that connect the motherboard to the device.
- Take off motherboard by lifting off right hand side and pulling sideways.
- Remove 4 screws on corners of the digitizer and lift off.
- Now that the digitizer is disconnected from the screen you can replace the screen.
- Place the screen face down in front of you facing downward and apply pressure with your thumbs around the outside of the glass to remove the screen.
- Next, replace with your new screen and follow steps in reverse order to reassemble.