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   <title>Installing HTC Hero 200 Motherboard</title>
   <summary>This guide will illustrate the appropriate steps necessary to remove a damaged mother board and replace it with a functioning unit.</summary>
   <image>http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/LyP51LZl1hLxwBZi</image>
   <author id="404969">Rosalind Villalvazo</author>
   <time_required />
   <difficulty>Moderate</difficulty>
   <categories>
      <category>HTC Hero 200</category>
   </categories>
   <introduction />
   <introduction_rendered><div class="tools"><strong>Tools</strong><ul><li><a href="http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/Plastic-Opening-Tools/IF145-000">Plastic Opening Tools</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/Flathead-3-32-Inch-Screwdriver/IF145-011">Small Flathead Screwdriver</a></li><li><a href="http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/T6-Torx-Screwdriver/IF145-004">T6 Torx Screwdriver</a></li></ul></div></introduction_rendered>
   <tools>
      <tool notes="" thumbnail="http://da2lh5cs8ikqj.cloudfront.net/cart-products/kDMlRd6QFSgQpqCw.mini" url="http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/Plastic-Opening-Tools/IF145-000">Plastic Opening Tools</tool>
      <tool notes="" thumbnail="" url="http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/Flathead-3-32-Inch-Screwdriver/IF145-011">Small Flathead Screwdriver</tool>
      <tool notes="" thumbnail="http://da2lh5cs8ikqj.cloudfront.net/cart-products/PhlmZP1ADNHLDFBM.mini" url="http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/T6-Torx-Screwdriver/IF145-004">T6 Torx Screwdriver</tool>
   </tools>
   <parts />
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   <documents />
   <prerequisites>
      <prerequisite id="7914" locale="en" path="/Installing-Back-Case-7914/procedure.xml">Installing HTC Hero 200 Back Case</prerequisite>
   </prerequisites>
   <steps>
      <step number="0" title="">
         <lines>
            <line bullet="black" level="0">Remove battery cover by pushing firmly with your palm up towards the camera.
               <text_raw>Remove battery cover by pushing firmly with your palm up towards the camera.</text_raw>
            </line>
         </lines>
         <images>
            <image />
         </images>
      </step>
      <step number="1" title="">
         <lines>
            <line bullet="black" level="0">Remove the battery and SD card.
               <text_raw>Remove the battery and SD card.</text_raw>
            </line>
         </lines>
         <images>
            <image />
         </images>
      </step>
      <step number="2" title="">
         <lines>
            <line bullet="black" level="0">Locate and remove the four Torx screws highlighted here, with the phone laying face down on your work space.
               <text_raw>Locate and remove the four Torx screws highlighted here, with the phone laying face down on your work space.</text_raw>
            </line>
         </lines>
         <images>
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         </images>
      </step>
      <step number="3" title="">
         <lines>
            <line bullet="black" level="0">Pry the inside back cover from the device using a plastic opening tool or small flathead screwdriver.
               <text_raw>Pry the inside back cover from the device using a plastic opening tool or small flathead screwdriver.</text_raw>
            </line>
            <line bullet="black" level="0">&lt;strong&gt;Carefully insert&lt;/strong&gt; the flat end between the back and front enclosure, working your way around the rim.
               <text_raw>&apos;&apos;&apos;Carefully insert&apos;&apos;&apos; the flat end between the back and front enclosure, working your way around the rim.</text_raw>
            </line>
         </lines>
         <images>
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         </images>
      </step>
      <step number="4" title="">
         <lines>
            <line bullet="black" level="0">&lt;strong&gt;Gently depress and release&lt;/strong&gt;  the small plastic tabs around the rim in the front enclosure, highlighted here.
               <text_raw>&apos;&apos;&apos;Gently depress and release&apos;&apos;&apos;  the small plastic tabs around the rim in the front enclosure, highlighted here.</text_raw>
            </line>
            <line bullet="icon_note" level="0">It is best to start with the tab found on the top center of the phone, as it is easiest to locate.
               <text_raw>It is best to start with the tab found on the top center of the phone, as it is easiest to locate.</text_raw>
            </line>
         </lines>
         <images>
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         </images>
      </step>
      <step number="5" title="">
         <lines>
            <line bullet="black" level="0">&lt;strong&gt;Carefully separate&lt;/strong&gt; the front and back enclosures once all of the clips have been disengaged.
               <text_raw>&apos;&apos;&apos;Carefully separate&apos;&apos;&apos; the front and back enclosures once all of the clips have been disengaged.</text_raw>
            </line>
            <line bullet="icon_caution" level="0">Be sure to not separate too quickly or you risk breaking an attached tab.
               <text_raw>Be sure to not separate too quickly or you risk breaking an attached tab.</text_raw>
            </line>
         </lines>
         <images>
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            <image orderby="2">http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/enP2cNawgkHmgDak</image>
         </images>
      </step>
      <step number="6" title="">
         <lines>
            <line bullet="black" level="0">Release the two ribbon cables using a plastic opening tool.
               <text_raw>Release the two ribbon cables using a plastic opening tool.</text_raw>
            </line>
            <line bullet="black" level="0">&lt;strong&gt;Gently pry up&lt;/strong&gt; the pop connectors used to attach the ribbon cables to the motherboard.
               <text_raw>&apos;&apos;&apos;Gently pry up&apos;&apos;&apos; the pop connectors used to attach the ribbon cables to the motherboard.</text_raw>
            </line>
         </lines>
         <images>
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            <image orderby="2">http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/Dn2hErFXGvBkDFcb</image>
         </images>
      </step>
      <step number="7" title="">
         <lines>
            <line bullet="black" level="0">Remove the two screws located at the bottom left and right of the motherboard using a small Phillips screwdriver.
               <text_raw>Remove the two screws located at the bottom left and right of the motherboard using a small Phillips screwdriver.</text_raw>
            </line>
         </lines>
         <images>
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            <image orderby="2">http://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/Fc5CAamXKIRQgnOo</image>
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      </step>
      <step number="8" title="">
         <lines>
            <line bullet="black" level="0">&lt;strong&gt;Gently lift&lt;/strong&gt; the motherboard out of the front enclosure once the screws are removed.
               <text_raw>&apos;&apos;&apos;Gently lift&apos;&apos;&apos; the motherboard out of the front enclosure once the screws are removed.</text_raw>
            </line>
         </lines>
         <images>
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      </step>
   </steps>
   <conclusion><p>To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.</p></conclusion>
</procedure>

