Menu

Your Settings

My Workbench

Get quick access to guides, parts, and answers for your devices
My Cart

Looks like your cart is empty

Browse Our Store

Palm Treo 650 Motherboard Replacement

Written By: mmedrano (and 9 other contributors)
  • Comments: 0
  • Favorites: 3
  • Completions: 1

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

10 minutes

Sections

3

Flags

3

Grammar Police

Grammar Police

Embrace your inner English teacher and help improve this guide's grammar!

Inconsistent Images

Inconsistent Images

Updating the images on this guide to be more consistent with the prerequisites would increase its awesomeness.

Incorrect Tools

Incorrect Tools

Help make this guide better by using the correct tools in images and/or text.

Introduction

How to access the motherboard for repair.

Tools

Buy these tools

Parts

No parts required.

  1. Position the phone so the screen faces down.

    • Position the phone so the screen faces down.

    • Remove the stylus found on the back of the phone.

    Edit

  2. To remove the battery cover, hold down the button in the middle of the phone's back.

    • To remove the battery cover, hold down the button in the middle of the phone's back.

    • Slide the cover down to remove. Set the cover aside.

    Edit

  3. Lift the edge of the battery, separating contact points, and pull out as pictured. Lift the edge of the battery, separating contact points, and pull out as pictured.

    • Lift the edge of the battery, separating contact points, and pull out as pictured.

    Edit

  4. Free shipping on all orders over $100 or containing a Pro Tech Toolkit!

    Browse Our Store

  5. Remove the small round rubber cover on the back of the phone located immediately below the antenna.

    • Remove the small round rubber cover on the back of the phone located immediately below the antenna.

    • This will uncover a screw that will be removed in the next step.

    Edit

  6. Unscrew six black 6.9 mm Torx screws with a T5 Torx Screwdriver. Unscrew one 9.75 mm Phillips antenna screw with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver. Pull out antenna.

    • Unscrew six black 6.9 mm Torx screws with a T5 Torx Screwdriver.

    • Unscrew one 9.75 mm Phillips antenna screw with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.

    • Pull out antenna.

    Edit

  7. Pry the back cover off using a spudger or similar tool. The back cover is attached by several small clips on the inside.

    • Pry the back cover off using a spudger or similar tool.

    • The back cover is attached by several small clips on the inside.

    Edit

  8. Unclip the gray tab. Pull out the orange ribbon cable. Do not remove the motherboard before disconnecting the ribbon cable--Damage may occur!

    • Unclip the gray tab.

    • Pull out the orange ribbon cable.

    • Do not remove the motherboard before disconnecting the ribbon cable--Damage may occur!

    Edit

  9. Pull off the mother board. Install replacement or repaired motherboard, reversing steps above.

    • Pull off the mother board.

    • Install replacement or repaired motherboard, reversing steps above.

    Edit
Conclusion

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

One other person completed this guide.

Author

with 9 other contributors

mmedrano

Member since: 11/15/2009

67 Reputation

2 Guides authored

Badges: 8

+5 more badges

Team

Cal Poly, Team 19-3, Maness Fall 2009 Member of Cal Poly, Team 19-3, Maness Fall 2009

CPSU-MANESS-F09S19G3

4 Members

18 Guides authored

0 Comments

Add a comment
View Statistics:

Past 24 Hours: 0

Past 7 Days: 2

Past 30 Days: 7

All Time: 4,027