Samsung Galaxy Note 2
DISASSEMBLING PROCEDURE
Grasp the end of the stylus and remove it
from its slot in the midframe.
Pry with a plastic opening tool, or your
fingernail, in the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera, near the power
button.
Lift the rear case by the corner nearest the
divot and remove it from the phone.
If you have an SD card inserted, use the flat
end of a spudger, or your fingernail, to press the microSD card slightly deeper
into its slot until you hear a click. After the click, release the card and it
will pop out of its slot. Remove the microSD card. For reassembly, push the
microSD card into the slot until it clicks in place.
Insert a plastic opening tool, or your
finger, into the notch of the battery compartment and lift the battery upward.
Remove the battery
from the midframe
Remove the eleven 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws
securing the midframe to the display assembly.Insert your plastic opening tool
between the midframe and front panel assembly on the side of the phone. Slide
the plastic opening tool down the seam.
Continue to run the plastic opening tool down
the seam.
Carefully pry around the corner with a
plastic opening tool.
Pry along the top of the phone with a plastic
opening tool.
Push the plastic opening tool down to free
the corner of the midframe from the display assembly.
Free the clips along the power button side of
the phone.
Lastly, free the two clips along the top and
bottom edge of battery compartment.
Lift the display assembly out of the
midframe.
Use a spudger to disconnect the
vibrator/power button assembly cable connector. Disconnect the antenna cable
connector. Disconnect the display cable connector.
Disconnect the front-facing camera cable
connector. Disconnect the headphone jack cable connector. Disconnect the
digitizer cable connector.
Use the spudger to disconnect the antenna
cable connector from the motherboard. Disconnect the soft button cable connector.
Disconnect the USB board cable connector.
Remove the 3 mm Phillips #00 screw securing
the motherboard to the display assembly.
Gently remove the motherboard. Hold the
motherboard by its edges to prevent ESD damage. Be careful not to snag it on
any cables as you extract it from the display assembly.
Remove the 3 mm Phillips #00 screw securing
the headphone jack assembly to the display assembly.
Grasp the headphone jack portion of the
assembly and lift it out of its groove in the display assembly.
Gently pull the headphone jack straight up
without twisting the cable to remove the earpiece speaker portion from its
recess. Twisting or pulling unevenly could damage the cable. Be very careful as
you extract the assembly.
Remove the 3mm Phillips #00 screw from the
front-facing camera bracket. Remove the front-facing camera bracket.
Remove the front-facing camera. Remove the 3
mm Phillips #00 screw securing the antenna board to the display assembly.
Insert the tip of a spudger under the antenna
board to free it from the adhesive holding it to the display assembly.
Gently de-route the antenna cable from its
channel in the display assembly.
Remove the antenna cable from the display
assembly. When reassembling your device, install the USB board and attach the antenna
connector before routing it into the channel. This will ensure the proper
placement of the antenna cable connectors.
Insert the tip of a spudger under the
vibrator to free it from the adhesive holding it to the display assembly. Do
not attempt to remove the vibrator entirely as it is still attached to the
vibrator/power button assembly.
Use tweezers to detach the power button from
the adhesive securing it to the display assembly. Remove the vibrator/power
button assembly from the display assembly.
Remove the 3 mm Phillips #00 from the speaker
enclosure. Remove the speaker enclosure.
Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect
the antenna cable connector from the USB board.
Push the flat end of a spudger under the USB
board to separate it from the display assembly. nsert the spudger at a shallow
angle to avoid bending or damaging the USB board. Remove the USB board from the
display assembly.
Gently drought the antenna cable from its
notch in the display assembly. Remove the antenna cable.
