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Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement

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Introduction

This guide will go over how to replace the cameras on the Microsoft Surface Pro 5, also known as the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). The Microsoft Surface Pro 5 has two cameras: one front facing and one rear facing. Both are located underneath the black tie bar. The iOpener is used in this guide, but a hair dryer or heat gun could also be used. See instructions for the iOpener here.

What you need

  1. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Disconnect the display board: step 1, image 1 of 3 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Disconnect the display board: step 1, image 2 of 3 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Disconnect the display board: step 1, image 3 of 3

    • Use a spudger to flip up the small locking flaps on the display cable ZIF connectors.

  2. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 3 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 2, image 2 of 3 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 2, image 3 of 3

    • Use tweezers to slide the display cables straight out of their sockets on the display board.

  3. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Remove the display board: step 3, image 1 of 3 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Remove the display board: step 3, image 2 of 3 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Remove the display board: step 3, image 3 of 3

    • Slide an opening pick under the display board to separate the adhesive holding it onto the back of the screen.

  4. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1
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    • Remove the display board.

    • During reassembly, use a strong double-sided tape or a precut adhesive card to secure the display board. Clean off the old adhesive before applying new adhesive.

    • To ensure correct positioning, plug in both display connectors before adhering the board to the display.

  5. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Only the screen remains.

  6. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Remove the heat sink shield: step 6, image 1 of 2 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Remove the heat sink shield: step 6, image 2 of 2

    • Insert one point of a pair of pointed tweezers into a gap in the corner of the EMI shield covering the heat sink.

    • Use the tweezers to pry the EMI shield away from the motherboard as much as you can without bending it. Do not remove it yet.

    • Try not to deform the shield too much—you will need to reinstall it during reassembly.

    • Take care not to puncture the battery with the tweezers while working on this shield.

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    • Repeat the last step for each corner of the EMI shield covering the heat sink.

  9. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the heat sink shield.

  10. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Remove the heat sink: step 9, image 1 of 2 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Remove the heat sink: step 9, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the ten Torx screws securing the heat sink:

    • Five 2.6 mm-long T3 screws

    • Four 3.3 mm-long T5 screws

    • During reassembly, tighten the heat sink screws in the following criss-cross pattern, one turn at a time, until they're tight:

    • Screw 1

    • Screw 2

    • Screw 3

    • Screw 4

  11. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 3 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 10, image 2 of 3 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 10, image 3 of 3

  12. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Camera Tie Bar: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the Torx T5 x 6mm screw connecting the black tie bar to the power button/volume control/speaker assembly.

  13. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 12, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the remaining three Torx T5 x 4.5mm screws holding down the camera tie bar.

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    • Disconnect the small ribbon cable connecting the camera tie bar to the motherboard by pulling up with tweezers.

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    • Lift the camera tie bar off of the device.

  16. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement, Front and Rear Camera: step 15, image 1 of 1

    • Pry off the metal cover covering the front and rear camera ribbon cable motherboard connections using a nylon spudger.

  17. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 16, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the front camera ribbon cable off the motherboard using the nylon spudger.

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    • Remove the front camera.

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    • Remove the two Torx T3 x 2.5mm screws holding down the rear camera.

  20. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 19, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the rear camera ribbon cable off the motherboard using the nylon spudger.

  21. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Front and Rear Camera Replacement: step 20, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the rear camera.

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