Installing Motion Computing LE1600 Button Assembly

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This guide shows how to remove the button assembly from the front of your device.

  • Author: Fred Wilby
  • Time required: 10 to 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: Moderate

If the buttons on the front of the device aren't responding, you may have a faulty button board. Follow the instructions below to replace your button board.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery  ¶ 

  • Turn the device so the screen is facing down.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Slide the battery lock switch next to the power slider to the unlocked position.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Slide and hold the switch by the fan vent to the unlocked position. Firmly grasp the battery and pull away from tablet.

  • When replacing the battery, place the end near the fan vent in first. Make sure to keep the other switch in the unlocked position while pushing the battery into place.

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Add Note Edit Step 4 — Button Assembly  ¶ 

  • Unscrew hard drive panel using a Phillips head #1 screwdriver.

  • (Our device was not given to us with a hard drive or a hard drive panel)

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • Pull clear plastic tab to detach hard drive from tablet.

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  • To disconnect the three white ribbon cables on the side closest to the hard drive connector, pull the white plastic tabs.

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  • Pull the brown tabs to disconnect the white ribbon cable on the other side.

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • Caution: do not pull on the wires, instead pull from the plastic connectors.

  • To disconnect the remaining ribbon cables, pull the plastic connectors away from their connections.

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