Installing Samsung SCH-A950 Logic Board

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  • Author: Alan Cook
  • Time required: 5 - 10 minutes
  • Difficulty: Moderate

This guide will teach you how to remove your Samsung SCH-A950's logic board.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery  ¶ 

  • Slide the the battery release tab upwards while simultaneously lifting the back cover straight up.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Battery remains.

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Add Note Edit Step 3 — Volume and Camera Buttons  ¶ 

  • Unscrew the four phillips screws underneath the battery using a phillips #00 screwdriver.

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Pull open the earphone tab and the Trans Flash tab using your fingers.

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • Using a spudger, pry off the phone casing near the speakers as shown. Tabs located on the inside of the phone may make this difficult and some force may be required.

  • Slide the casing slightly forward towards the top of the phone to remove.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Using tweezers or your fingers, lift off buttons from logic board.

  • The buttons can be replaced if needed.

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Add Note Edit Step 7 — Speakers  ¶ 

  • Use tweezers to peel back the sticker on the backside of the speaker to reveal a screw that holds the speaker in place.

  • Using a phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the screw holding the speaker. On each side.

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • Using the tweezers, grasp the plastic connector that connects the speaker to the logic board and pull the connector off of the logic board.

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