Category: Mobiles and SmartPhones Repair and Service
Contents of this article
- How to remove the battery
- how to remove the touch screen
- How to remove the display
Motorola Atrix HD
DISASSEMBLING PROCEDURE
How to remove LCD
& Touch Screen
On the bottom left hand side of the Motorola Atrix HD is
the door for the SIM card and MicroSD.
Open the door and remove the cards before proceeding with your disassemble.
To take the back cover off the phone, use the plastic opening tool to pry it off. Un-snap each clip carefully as you work around the perimeter of the phone.
Open the door and remove the cards before proceeding with your disassemble.
To take the back cover off the phone, use the plastic opening tool to pry it off. Un-snap each clip carefully as you work around the perimeter of the phone.
Remove the back cover from the Motorola Atrix HD.
There is a small amount of adhesive on the center of the back to attach it to
the battery. Using the spudger, separate the adhesive to free the back cover
from the phone.
There are ten T5 torx head screws that secure the rear
chassis onto the phone. Use the T5 torx bit screwdriver to remove these screws
and free the chassis.
Once all of the screws are removed from the chassis, utilize the plastic
opening tool to separate the rear chassis from the body of the Motorola Atrix
HD.
How to remove Speaker
Assembly
With the rear portion of the chassis removed, use the
pointed end of the spudger to gently pry the speaker assembly up out of its
location. It is held down with a small amount of adhesive.
You can now remove the speaker assembly from the Motorola Atrix HD.
You can now remove the speaker assembly from the Motorola Atrix HD.
How to remove Battery
To remove the battery, go back to the main body of the
phone. Using the appropriate screwdriver, remove the two T5 torx screws that
secure the battery’s terminals down to the case.
The battery is also secured down by a small amount of
adhesive. Using the spudger and battery pull-tab, pick the battery up out of
its location in the phone.
Remove the battery from the Motorola Atrix HD.
Remove the battery from the Motorola Atrix HD.
The frame that housed the battery is secured to the body
of the phone by ten T5 torx screws. Using the
T5 torx bit screwdriver, remove these screws.
With the ten screws removed, you can now remove the frame from the Motorola Atrix HD.
With the ten screws removed, you can now remove the frame from the Motorola Atrix HD.
How to remove LCD
The touch screen connector is the first connection to be
removed. Put the flat end of the spudger under the connection. Turn the spudger
so it pulls the plug up and out of its socket.
Follow the previous steps to remove the LCD connection. The connection is next to the touch screen connector that was just removed.
Follow the previous steps to remove the LCD connection. The connection is next to the touch screen connector that was just removed.
The motherboard is next. Removing the motherboard from
the phone will require the spudger in order to pry it up from the display assembly.
Make sure the LCD is not stuck to the bottom of the motherboard with adhesive.
There are three layers to the phone: the touch screen,
the LCD, and the motherboard.
If the LCD is stuck to the motherboard like ours, use the spudger to separate the LCD from the bottom of the motherboard.
Remove the motherboard from the Motorola Atrix HD.
If the LCD is stuck to the motherboard like ours, use the spudger to separate the LCD from the bottom of the motherboard.
Remove the motherboard from the Motorola Atrix HD.
Use the spudger, and a little force, to pry up the
LCD from the touch screen. The LCD and touch screen should now be separated.
Remove the LCD from the Motorola Atrix HD.
Remove the LCD from the Motorola Atrix HD.
How to remove Touch
Screen
To separate the touch screen digitizer from the front frame
of the phone, use patience and the spudger to pry it up. With these, the
separation will come easily.
The adhesive that secures the touch screen to the frame is minimal.
Remove the touch screen digitizer from the Motorola Atrix HD.
The adhesive that secures the touch screen to the frame is minimal.
Remove the touch screen digitizer from the Motorola Atrix HD.
How to remove Front-Facing
Camera
Now turn your attention to the motherboard. Use the spudger
to pry up the front-facing camera connection.
With the connection out of its socket, remove the one
T5 torx screw that secures the camera assembly to the motherboard.
With the connection out of its socket, remove the one
T5 torx screw that secures the camera assembly to the motherboard.
Use the spudger to maneuver the front facing camera from
the Motorola Atrix.