Category: iPad and iPod Repair and Service
Contents of this article
- Removing the LCD and Touch
- Removing the battery
- Removing the Power Button
ASUS Google Nexus 7
DISASSEMBLING PROCEDURE
How to remove LCD
& Touch Screen Assembly
Using the plastic opening tool, separate the rear panel
and front panel that are secured by plastic clips.
Remove the rear panel from the unit.
Remove the rear panel from the unit.
Using the spudger, locate and unplug the battery connector
from its socket. This will disconnect all power to the unit.
Utilizing the spudger, locate and pull up the LCD display
data cable ribbon wire from its socket.
The touch screen/front panel ribbon cables are held in
place with 2 FPC style connectors that have locking tabs. Unlock the tabs
before trying to unplug the ribbon cables.
Locate the tab on the opposite side of where the cable is inserted into the lock. Using the spudger, flip the tab up 90 degrees to release the ribbon cables.
Once the locking tabs are flipped upward 90 degrees, slide the ribbon cables out from their connectors.
Locate the tab on the opposite side of where the cable is inserted into the lock. Using the spudger, flip the tab up 90 degrees to release the ribbon cables.
Once the locking tabs are flipped upward 90 degrees, slide the ribbon cables out from their connectors.
Locate and remove the fifteen small Phillips screws (#00)
that secure the display assembly and the metal frame of the unit together. On
the back of the display assembly is the LCD screen data cable. Transplant the
cable from the old part to the replacement part. Separate the display assembly
from the metal frame of the unit.
The data cable is also held in place by a locking socket similar to the touch
screen/front panel.
Unlock the socket to release the ribbon cable and remove it from the display assembly. Install the cable on your replacement part by reversing the above instruction.
Unlock the socket to release the ribbon cable and remove it from the display assembly. Install the cable on your replacement part by reversing the above instruction.
Using the heat gun or blow dryer, warm the plastic frame
that surrounds the touch screen/front panel. This will soften the adhesive that
binds these two pieces together.
Using the plastic opening tool and the plastic triangle opening tool, separate
the LCD + touchscreen/front panel from the plastic frame. To help with the separation,
apply more heat to the adhesive while you work around the frame.
The final product is the separated frame that is now ready
for the new replacement part. Clean any additional glass or debris that is
stuck to the existing adhesive before installing the replacement part.
How to remove Battery
Wedge the spudger between the battery and the front panel
assembly to release the adhesive holding the battery secure.
Peel back the copper shielding covering the unit’s motherboard.
Continue the above process across the entire bottom of the battery to release the adhesive, and then remove the battery from the Nexus 7.
Peel back the copper shielding covering the unit’s motherboard.
Continue the above process across the entire bottom of the battery to release the adhesive, and then remove the battery from the Nexus 7.
Using the spudger, push the speaker plug out of its socket.
How to remove Power
Button, Power & Volume Buttons
Locate and remove the two small Phillips screws (#00)
that secure the speaker assembly into the unit.
Remove the speaker assembly from the Nexus 7. The power and volume ribbon cable is held in place with a FPC style connector that has a locking tab.
Unlock the tab before trying to unplug the ribbon cable.
The tab on the opposite side of where the cable is inserted is the lock. Using the spudger, flip the tab up 90 degrees to release the ribbon cable.
Once the locking tab is flipped upward 90 degrees, slide the ribbon cable out from its connector.
Remove the speaker assembly from the Nexus 7. The power and volume ribbon cable is held in place with a FPC style connector that has a locking tab.
Unlock the tab before trying to unplug the ribbon cable.
The tab on the opposite side of where the cable is inserted is the lock. Using the spudger, flip the tab up 90 degrees to release the ribbon cable.
Once the locking tab is flipped upward 90 degrees, slide the ribbon cable out from its connector.
Using the spudger, maneuver the buttons off of the framework
of the unit.
Remove the power and volume buttons from the Nexus 7.
How to remove Front-Facing
Camera
Using the spudger, release the FPC style lock from the
dock port ribbon cable. Slide the cable out from its connector, peeling it back
from the motherboard.
Locate and remove the seven small Phillips screws (#00) that secure the motherboard to the unit’s frame.
Separate the motherboard from the framework of the Nexus 7.
Locate and remove the seven small Phillips screws (#00) that secure the motherboard to the unit’s frame.
Separate the motherboard from the framework of the Nexus 7.
Using the spudger, pry up the front-facing camera to
unplug it from its socket. Remove the front-facing camera from the Nexus 7.
