Repairing Motorola W385 Main Logic Board

User-Contributed Guide

User-Contributed Guide

This guide is not managed by iFixit staff.

  • Author: Javier Mendez
  • Time required: 5 to 10 minutes
  • Difficulty: Easy
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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Battery  ¶ 

  • Using your finger, press down on the clip holding the back cover on.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Using the spudger or your finger, gently pull the battery out from the top.

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Add Note Edit Step 3 — Bottom Casing  ¶ 

  • Hold the phone as shown in the photo.

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Using the flat side of the spudger and a little pressure, insert it under the bottom plastic piece at about center.

  • This might require a little persistence due how the beveled plastic rests on the phone body.

  • After the spudger is under the plastic piece, move counter clockwise using a gentle twisting motion until the piece is free from the phone body.

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • Remove the two Torx-6 screws under the removed plastic.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Keeping the phone open, turn it over allowing the battery compartment to be visible.

  • Remove the four Torx-6 screws from the back plastic.

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Add Note Edit Step 7  ¶ 

  • Hold the phone with the keys facing down and the mini USB charging port visible.

  • Open the rubber flap covering the charging port.

  • Insert the flat end of the spudger just above the charging port.

  • Using the same gentle twisting motion, work around the bottom of the phone and up the opposite side. The back casing should separate from the body of the phone.

  • When working on the thinner pieces of the plastic casing, use caution insuring the plastic does not crack.

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • The casing can be easily removed exposing the bottom logic board.

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Add Note Edit Step 9 — Main Logic Board  ¶ 

  • Use spudger to gently separate the ribbon cable from the logic board.

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Add Note Edit Step 10  ¶ 

  • Place the sharp end of the spudger in the hole at the bottom of the logic board.

  • Gently remove the logic board from the phone casing.

  • Make sure not to damage any other components of the logic board.

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

For more information, check out the Motorola W385 device page.

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