What you need
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Ports on the side:
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Headphone Jack
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SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot
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Ports on the Back:
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USB 3.0
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USB 2.0
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HDMI
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40W DC in charging port
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Time to grab the tools and open the case. Nothing fancy needed here, just a simple phillips screwdriver, a knife and a spudger.
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Remove the 5 visible Phillips #0 screws.
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Remove the rubber feet from the bottom of the case. This works better if you use your fingernails to go under the feet and pick it out.
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Disassemble this back piece, since it will ease a lot the prying of the bottom part
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By doing this, you will avoid ending with couple of "clicks" broken, specially during the tear up
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If you have the 3G model, be sure to remove the SIM card from this slot before going any further.
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Time for some spudger love
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Start with all the clicks in the back part, the rest will come out almost without force
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With the under case set aside, we now have an open case and a preview of the components to come
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Remove the 6 battery screws then carefully pry the battery connector straight up to remove it.
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Battery removed, it's now time to remove the screen and pull the main board
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Disconnect the 2 antennae lines from the main board
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Disconnect the screen cable
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Remove the 5 screws holding the main board
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Probably a good idea to disconnect the remaining 4 cables as well
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Keyboard and trackpad ribbon cables
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Audio cable
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CMOS Battery Cable
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Top of the main board
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Samsung Exynos 5250 AEON main proc
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SanDisk SDIN7DU2-16G NAND Flash
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4 x ELPIDA J2108EDBG-GN-F (4 more on the rear)
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MAX 77686 EWE 1237
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TPS65090 TI 291
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"Servo" dev/debug interface.
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Connector for 3G daughterboard.
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The Embedded Controller, according to Google's documentation is STM32F100R8, although it is marked as "32F100B6"
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Trusted Platform Module, Infineon SLB9635
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Not much more on the rear but the rest of RAM
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