Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
13
Time Required
30 minutes
- Back Cover 3 steps
- Battery 3 steps
- Motherboard 7 steps
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Introduction
Follow the steps on this guide to replace the motherboard of the ZTE Grand X Max Plus.
To remove the motherboard, you will need to open the phone and remove the battery first. These steps are included in this guide.
Parts
No parts required.
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Heat the phone using a heating pad, heat gun, or hair dryer to loosen the glue. You just need to heat the back of the phone.
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After the phone is heated, use the blue plastic opening tool on both sides of the phone.
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Carefully remove the cover from the phone.
Pics are a little dark. See if you can play with the white balance to correct this.
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Use a plastic opening tool to pry the battery off.
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Pull up the piece that is connected to the motherboard. You can pull it using your nails.
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Remove the battery.
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Use a screwdriver with a JIS #000 head to remove the (8) eight screws.
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Use a plastic opening tool to remove the plastic piece in the upper part of the phone.
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Use the same tool to pry off the plastic that is covering the motherboard.
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Repeat the same steps for the bottom part.
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With the same screwdriver, remove the two screws from the motherboard.
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Unclip the motherboard from the phone with the plastic opening tool.
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Remove the motherboard from the phone.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Team
USF Tampa, Team S9-G4, Remmell Fall 2017 Member of USF Tampa, Team S9-G4, Remmell Fall 2017
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