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Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement

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Introduction

This guide will assist you in taking apart the phone to remove the circuit board as this is a required step in almost all of the part replacements for this camera.

What you need

  1. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Lay the phone as shown.: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Place phone down with screen side down and camera side facing up as shown.

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  2. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the back cover.: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Push on cover away from you. You should hear a snap or pop. This will let you view the battery and sim/sd card slots. Then lift the cover off.

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  3. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the screws.: step 3, image 1 of 3 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the screws.: step 3, image 2 of 3 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the screws.: step 3, image 3 of 3

    • Locate and remove the five (5) screws on the phone, using the 26 Bit Kit. The screws are at the top and the bottom of the phone as shown.

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  4. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove bottom white cover.: step 4, image 1 of 2 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove bottom white cover.: step 4, image 2 of 2

    • Pry off the bottom white cover by using the opening tool as a lever.

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  6. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove more screws.: step 5, image 1 of 2 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove more screws.: step 5, image 2 of 2

    • Locate and remove the 2 additional screws, using the 26 Bit Kit, that are revealed. These are marked as shown.

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  7. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove black cover.: step 6, image 1 of 2 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove black cover.: step 6, image 2 of 2

    • Locate the black cover on the bottom left of phone. Use an opening tool to pry up and remove the black cover.

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  8. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Disconnect the battery's circuit.: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Disconnect the circuit by lifting the connector straight up as shown using the tweezers.

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  9. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the phone's inner back cover.: step 8, image 1 of 3 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the phone's inner back cover.: step 8, image 2 of 3 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the phone's inner back cover.: step 8, image 3 of 3

    • Turn the phone onto its side, insert plastic opening tool into seam, and gently remove cover. You can also slide the spudger in from the top.

    • Once the cover is loose, lift it off the phone. The side buttons may feel a bit sticky, but this is normal.

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  10. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the additional power circuit.: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Locate the additional circuit at the bottom left. Using the tweezers, remove it gently by pulling up.

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  11. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Repeat for the circuit on the top end of the battery.: step 10, image 1 of 2 Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Repeat for the circuit on the top end of the battery.: step 10, image 2 of 2

    • Use the tweezers to lift up on the circuit located at the top left.

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  12. Sony Xperia Sola Motherboard Replacement, Remove the motherboard.: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • Use the spudger and slide it under the top left of the board then lift the board straight up. The board should come up very easily.

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Conclusion

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

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2 Comments

Some of these pictures are too blurry.

Dan Brown - Reply

You need written instructions for each step.

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