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Frozen Nexus 7 Tablet

Rory O'Connor -

Nexus 7 2nd Generation

Nexus 7 2nd Generation Motherboard Replacement

Nexus 7 2nd Generation Motherboard Replacement

2 hours

Moderate

My Problem

Nexus was frozen with the little droid on his (?) back. Nothing I did worked to revive him; not rebooting, not tapping, not flexing the case, nothing.

My Fix

I guessed that the motherboard might be somehow damaged, although I did not drop or otherwise abuse it. So I ordered one from iFixit. It arrived without any delay.

My Advice

Yes. The instructions from iFixit were perfect, except for the very last step. I didn't realize, or didn't see the instruction, that the camera was also attached to the motherboard by a zif cable. Took me a while, but I detached it. Reinstalling the new motherboard was easy, and the machine booted up without a problem. Many thanks!

Nexus 7 (2nd Gen Wi-Fi) Motherboard Image
Nexus 7 (2nd Gen Wi-Fi) Motherboard

$14.99

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