Samsung Galaxy Note II USB Board Replacement

Step 1 Stylus



• Grasp the end of the stylus and remove it from its slot in the midframe.
Step 2 Rear Case



• Pry with a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, in the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera, near the power button.
Step 3
• Lift the rear case by the corner nearest the divot and remove it from the phone.
Step 4 MicroSD Card
• If you have an SD card inserted, use the flat end of a spudger, or your fingernail, to press the microSD card slightly deeper into its slot until you hear a click.
• After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.
• Remove the microSD card.
• For reassembly, push the microSD card into the slot until it clicks in place.
Step 5 Battery
• Insert a plastic opening tool, or your finger, into the notch of the battery compartment and lift the battery upward.
Step 6
• Remove the battery from the midframe.
Step 7 Midframe
• Remove the eleven 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.
Step 8
• Insert your plastic opening tool between the midframe and front panel assembly on the side of the phone.
• Slide the plastic opening tool down the seam.
Step 9
• Continue to run the plastic opening tool down the seam.
Step 10
• Carefully pry around the corner with a plastic opening tool.
Step 11
• Pry along the top of the phone with a plastic opening tool.
Step 12
• Push the plastic opening tool down to free the corner of the midframe from the display assembly.
Step 13
• Free the clips along the power button side of the phone.
• Lastly, free the two clips along the top and bottom edge of battery compartment.
Step 14
• Lift the display assembly out of the midframe.
Step 15 Speaker Enclosure
• Remove the 3 mm Phillips #00 screw from the speaker enclosure.
Step 16
• Remove the speaker enclosure.
Step 17 USB Board
• Using the flat end of a spudger, disconnect the USB board cable connector.
• Use the tip of a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable connector from the USB board.
Step 18
• Push the flat end of a spudger under the USB board to separate it from the display assembly.
• Insert the spudger at a shallow angle to avoid bending or damaging the USB board.
Step 19
• Remove the USB board from the display assembly.

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