GoPro HD Hero2 Motherboard Assembly Replacement
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Last updated on Sep 4, 2013
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓Many of the components of the GoPro HD Hero2 lie on one of the three boards that make up the motherboard assembly. Remove the entire assembly before finding the specific component you're looking for.
What you need
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Place your thumb on the indentation in the back case on the side of the GoPro.
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Gently press down with your thumb and lift the back cover away from the case to remove it.
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Slide a plastic opening tool between the battery and the rear case.
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Gently pry the battery up and out of the rear case.
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Remove the four Phillips #00 screws securing the rear case to the rest of the device:
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Two 5.5 mm coarse thread screws.
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Two 4.4 mm fine thread screws.
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Slide the edge of a plastic opening tool underneath the sticker on the rear cover and gently peel the sticker up.
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Once you have enough of the sticker peeled up with the plastic opening tool, grab an edge of it with your fingers and pull it off completely.
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Using a plastic opening tool or your fingernail, flip up the locking tab on the SD board ribbon cable ZIF connector on the motherboard assembly.
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Use a pair of tweezers to remove the SD board ribbon cable from its connector on the motherboard.
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Lift the speaker out of the rear case with the tip of a spudger.
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Remove the rear case.
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Remove the three screws securing the motherboard assembly to the front case:
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Two 10.8 mm Phillips #00 screws.
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One 4.8 mm Phillips #00 screw.
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Gently grab the edges of the motherboard assembly and lift it out of the front case.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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2 Guide Comments
Where exactly do you buy the replacement boards? I cant find them anywhere..
Hello. GoPro HERO2 there. overheating after doing update. 10-15 minutes after closing. overheating.
