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Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement

Introduction

To complete this guide, you will need to take apart the tablet almost completely.

What you need

  1. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement, Remove the Backplate: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Locate the four corners of the backplate.

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  2. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 2 Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Pry off the backplate by inserting a spudger or plastic opening tool into each corner and popping them open.

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  3. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement, Remove the Battery: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Un-stick the battery from the motherboard assembly with the plastic opening tool.

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  4. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Desolder the battery wires from the motherboard.

    • The tweezers pictured point to the two solder joints.

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  5. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Fully remove the battery from the device.

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  7. Careful: steps 6-10 are sourced from a guide that's marked as in-progress.

    Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement, Motherboard: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Locate each of the motherboard's 4 mm screws.

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  8. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement, Unscrewing Everything: step 7, image 1 of 3 Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement, Unscrewing Everything: step 7, image 2 of 3 Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement, Unscrewing Everything: step 7, image 3 of 3

    • Remove each of the four 4 mm screws from the motherboard pictured to the left.

    • Use a Phillips #00 precision screwdriver.

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  9. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement, Detach the Motherboard: step 8, image 1 of 2 Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement, Detach the Motherboard: step 8, image 2 of 2

    • Use the spudger to pry the instrument array from its plastic housing.

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  10. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Slowly slide the spudger underneath the adhesive tape to un-sitck it.

    • Be careful not to harm the array of wires leading to this tape.

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  11. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • De-tatch the motherboard output wires from the screen using the tweezers.

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  12. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement, Front Screen: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • Locate the front screen's screws.

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  13. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement, Remove the Extra Screws: step 12, image 1 of 2 Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement, Remove the Extra Screws: step 12, image 2 of 2

    • There are two additional 4 mm screws holding the front screen.

    • Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screws (pictured to the left).

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  14. Wintec Filemate Clear 7" Front Screen Replacement: step 13, image 1 of 1

    • Fully remove the front screen from its plastic cover.

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Conclusion

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

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Hi, have a Filemate tablet and the front is broke . So is the Front and Digitizer the same thing? Thank you Brenda L Glidewell

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