Installing GoPro HD Hero 2 Rear Case

Prerequisite Only

Prerequisite Only

Please note that this guide is only a prerequisite for other guides.

GoPro HD Hero 2 rear case prerequisite.

This guide is a prerequisite for removing the mini HDMI port or replacing the rear case.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Rear Case  ¶ 

  • Remove the four Phillips #00 screws securing the rear case to the rest of the device:

    • Two 5.5 mm coarse thread screws.

    • Two 4.4 mm fine thread screws.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Slide the edge of a plastic opening tool underneath the sticker on the rear cover and gently peel the sticker up.

  • Once you have enough of the sticker peeled up with the plastic opening tool, grab an edge of it with your fingers and pull it off completely.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Grasp the rear case and lift it off of the front case.

  • Do not try to completely remove the rear case yet, as it is still attached by the display port ribbon cable.

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Using a plastic opening tool or your fingernail, flip up the locking tab on the SD board ribbon cable ZIF connector on the motherboard assembly.

    • Be careful that you are prying on the locking tab, and not the connector itself.

  • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the SD board ribbon cable from its connector on the motherboard.

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • Lift the speaker out of the rear case with the tip of a spudger.

  • Remove the rear case.

Required Tools

Spudger

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Phillips #00 Screwdriver

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Plastic Opening Tools

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