Installing Palm Treo 650 LCD Screen

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  • Author: cgood
  • Time required: 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Add Note x

This is a repair guide to access and replace the LCD screen.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery  ¶ 

  • Place your Palm Treo 650 on a table in front of you as shown.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Flip the phone over as shown.

  • Remove the stylus found on the back of your phone.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Remove battery cover.

    • Hold down the button on the back near the middle of the phone.

    • Slide the cover down.

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Lift the edge of the battery as pictured and pull out.

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Add Note Edit Step 5 — Case  ¶ 

  • Remove the small round rubber cover on the back of the phone.

  • This will uncover a screw that will be removed in an upcoming step.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Unscrew six 6.9 mm black screws with a T5 Star screwdriver.

  • Unscrew one 9.75 mm antenna screw with a T5 Star screwdriver.

  • Pull out antenna.

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Add Note Edit Step 7  ¶ 

  • Pry the back cover off using a plastic opening tool or a similar tool.

  • The back cover is attached by several small clips on the inside.

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Add Note Edit Step 8 — Motherboard  ¶ 

  • Unclip the gray tab.

  • Pull out the orange ribbon cable.

  • Be careful not to remove the motherboard before disconnecting the ribbon cable so it isn't damaged.

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Add Note Edit Step 9  ¶ 

  • Pull off the mother board.

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Add Note Edit Step 10 — LCD Screen  ¶ 

  • Lift up the LCD screen so that the ribbon strip connecting it to the motherboard can be accessed.

  • Be careful not to pull off LCD screen yet.

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Add Note Edit Step 11  ¶ 

  • Unclip the gray tab.

  • Pull out the orange ribbon strip.

  • Remove the LCD screen.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

For more information, check out the Palm Treo 650 device page.

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