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Remove the four front panel clips from the rear case.

Remove the following screws from the metal power switch bracket between the rear facing flash and camera windows:

• Single 2.9 mm standoff screw

  • While these screws have a Phillips bit pattern, we found the best removal tool to be a 2.5 mm flathead driver.
• Single 1.6 mm Phillips screw

Remove the metal power switch bracket.

Remove the single 1.9 mm Phillips screw securing the power button bracket to the inside top of the rear case.

Use the tip of a spudger to rotate the power button cover down on its hinge.

Remove the power button from behind its cover in the rear case.

Use the tip of a spudger to press the power button cover in and lift it off of its hinge in the rear case.

Remove the following screws securing the volume and silence buttons to the side of the rear case:

• One 1.3 mm Phillips screw
• Two 1.8 mm Phillips screws

Pry the button cable away from the side of the rear case to expose the silence and volume buttons.

Remove the silence and volume buttons from the rear case.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the button cable up from the rear case.

Remove the button cable from the rear case.