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Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard

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  1. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Disassembling HTC ONE V Bottom Assembly: step 1, image 1 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Disassembling HTC ONE V Bottom Assembly: step 1, image 2 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Disassembling HTC ONE V Bottom Assembly: step 1, image 3 of 3

    • Power off your device.

    • Remove the bottom cover by sliding it off.

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  2. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the SIM card.

    • Remove the four screws securing the bottom casing.

    • Two 3.0 mm Phillips #0 screws in the top left and right corners.

    • Two 2.0 mm Phillips #0 screws in the bottom left and right corners.

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  3. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 3, image 1 of 2 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 3, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the 2.0 mm Phillips #0 screws on either side of the phone.

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  4. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 4, image 1 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 4, image 2 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 4, image 3 of 3

    • Use a plastic opening tool to pry open the bottom casing.

    • Remove the bottom casing by pulling it towards you.

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  5. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Disassembling HTC One V Back Case: step 5, image 1 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Disassembling HTC One V Back Case: step 5, image 2 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Disassembling HTC One V Back Case: step 5, image 3 of 3

    • Use the plastic opening tool to pry open the rear camera panel.

    • Remove both screws that are securing the back case.

    • One 4.0 mm Phillips #0 screw.

    • One 3.0 mm Phillips #0 screw.

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  6. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 6, image 1 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 6, image 2 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 6, image 3 of 3

    • Use a Jimmy to pry up the OEM SIM and SD card reader contact.

    • Pry from right to left to avoid potential damages to the ribbon.

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  8. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 7, image 1 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 7, image 2 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 7, image 3 of 3

    • Using both thumbs, gently push on the two bottom rear corners of the motherboard.

    • Gently and slowly pull the screen out from the front of the phone, while feeding the OEM reader contact through the opening.

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  9. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Battery: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Pry up the battery with the flat end of the spudger.

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  10. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 9, image 1 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 9, image 2 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 9, image 3 of 3

    • Gently lift up the battery away from the edge of its housing.

    • Use the point end of the spudger to push the connection out of its housing.

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  11. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Camera Lens: step 10, image 1 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Camera Lens: step 10, image 2 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Camera Lens: step 10, image 3 of 3

    • Remove the two 3.0 mm Phillips #0 screws, that are securing the camera lens.

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  12. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • Pry off the camera lens using a plastic opening tool.

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  13. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Vibrator: step 12, image 1 of 2 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Vibrator: step 12, image 2 of 2

    • Pry the vibrator out of the housing with a spudger.

    • Using the tweezers, pull up on the connecting wires detaching the vibrator from the motherboard.

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  14. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Motherboard: step 13, image 1 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Motherboard: step 13, image 2 of 3 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard, Motherboard: step 13, image 3 of 3

    • Using the spudger lift the tabs on the highlighted, red and orange, ribbon connectors. Gently pull out the ribbons from their connectors.

    • Remove the 3.0 mm Phillips #0 screw.

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    • Using tweezers, pull back on the tape located on the bottom corners of the motherboard.

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  16. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 15, image 1 of 2 Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 15, image 2 of 2

    • Use the spudger to push back the latch holding on the motherboard. While the latch is pushed back use the plastic opening tool to pry up the motherboard.

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  17. Disassembling HTC One V Motherboard: step 16, image 1 of 1

    • Place your phone on its side so that you can gently pull up on the motherboard to expose its last connector.

    • Using the flat end of the spudger, pop of the connector.

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Conclusion

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

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