Introduction
Tools
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To open the back cover of the phone, use your fingernail or plastic opening tool under the slit to pull the cover up.
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Carefully remove the battery by placing your fingernail underneath the hole and pull out the battery.
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Your hands should not be wet.
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Use the Phillips #00 Precision Screwdriver to remove the six screws in the back of the phone.
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Be careful not to lose the screws, so place them on a magnetic mat.
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Use the Plastic Opening tools to remove the inside back cover.
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Place the Plastic Opening tools on the outside rim of the inside back cover.
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Carefully lift the cover and circle around the rim to open the inside back cover completely.
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Carefully disconnect ribbon cables and slowly lift the inside back cover to remove it.
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Lift the motherboard slowly.
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Carefully disconnect the volume button away from the motherboard.
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Disconnect the two ribbon cables from the back of the motherboard.
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Remove the motherboard completely from the phone
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.