Samsung Galaxy J7 V Motherboard Replacement

Written By: Jesse Cullen
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Samsung Galaxy J7 V Motherboard Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

7 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to restore your Samsung Galaxy J7 V to working order with a motherboard replacement. This guide covers steps for replacing a motherboard by going through how to get under the screen, removing the front panel, the home button, and the battery of the phone to get to the motherboard itself.

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    • Be very careful during this step. The OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display is very fragile and can break easily.

    • Insert a Jimmy tool under one of the corners of the display and gently raise the display.

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    • Gently slide the Jimmy tool around the entire perimeter of the phone.

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    • Be extra careful with the display's ribbon cables. They are fragile.

    • Carefully lift the display to remove it.

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    • Locate the socket of the home button.

    • Fit the metal spudger in between the socket and the home button.

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    • Take the metal spudger and slide it underneath the home button.

    • Lift up until the home button is removed from its socket.

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    • Use the indent on the right side of the phone to lift up the backing

    • With the phone faced downwards, remove the backing of the case, lifting up from the right side

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    • Carefully remove the battery by lifting the bottom side, and then fully remove the battery

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    • Remove fourteen screws from the midframe using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

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    • Flip the phone to the back side where the battery was removed.

    • Apply pressure with your hands to pop the midframe off.

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    • Flip the phone back over.

    • Remove the single black screw from the motherboard using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

    • Place a few iFixit opening picks beneath the motherboard.

    • Spread the opening picks evenly around the motherboard to ensure it does not bend as you remove it.

    • Lift the motherboard using the iFixit opening picks.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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