Introduction
Use this guide to replace the USB port board in your Samsung Galaxy S4.
What you need
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Pry with a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, in the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera, near the power button.
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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.
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After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.
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Remove the microSD card.
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Insert a plastic opening tool, or your finger, into the notch of the battery compartment and lift the battery upward.
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Remove the battery from your phone.
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Use a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, to press the SIM card slightly deeper into its slot until you hear a click.
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After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.
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Remove the SIM card.
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Remove the nine 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.
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Starting on the volume button side of the phone, insert your plastic opening tool between the chrome bezel around the display glass and the larger chrome border piece. Look for the seam between the two.
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Slide the opening tool along the seam, separating the plastic clips as you go.
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Continue prying around the corner of the phone.
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Slide your opening tool along the seam between the midframe and display along the bottom of the device, releasing more of the plastic clips.
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Again, pry around the corner, to the power button side.
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Slide the opening tool along the seam.
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Continue sliding the opening tool around the top of the phone, releasing the last of the clips and freeing the midframe from the display assembly.
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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the USB board cable connector from the motherboard.
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Gently insert the point of a spudger between the USB port and the USB port bracket to pry one side of the bracket off of its post.
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Disconnect the soft button cable from the USB board cable.
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Disconnect the antenna cable connector from the USB board.
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Gently insert the flat end of a spudger beneath the USB board to free it from the adhesive holding it in place.
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