Introduction
The Nextbook Ares 10A digitizer replacement is a fairly straightforward job, but a soldering iron will be required if you are to disconnect the battery.
Tools
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            There are several retaining clips holding the back cover on the device. 
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            Use a pry tool to seperate the back cover from the device. 
 
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            The battery is connected to the motherboard. We must disconnect it first before proceeding. 
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            To disconnect the battery we must use a "soldering iron'' to disconnect the leads to the motherboard 
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            With the battery successfully disconnected we can move on with the repair while also keeping us and the device safe 
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            It's a good idea to put tape over the ends of the battery lead to protect it from touching anything. 
 
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            It may be a good idea to lift out the speaker at this point so the cables dont tear. 
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            You will be moving the speaker over to the new digitizer and frame combo. 
 
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            Flip up the five retaining flaps and pull out the fragile cables for the power and volume button, lcd, camera, digitizer, and daughter board holding the headphone jack. 
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            It is not necessary to disconnect the camera but not doing so can risk tearing the fragile cable while removing the motherboard 
 
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            Remove the 3 Philip's screws holding the motherboard in place along the top. 
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            Use a finger to lift up the rear camera module from the device, there is a small amount of adhesive under it to keep it secure 
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            Removing the camera will keep it from tearing when removing it from the motherboard. 
 
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            Lift up the motherboard to remove it from the device, being careful not to rip any cables in the process. 
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            Remove the 6 silver colored philips screws holding the lcd to the digitizer frame. 
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            Now remove the 2 black Philip's screws holding the headphone jack in place 
 
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            Remove the silver plate over the headphone jack and lift up on the headphone jack to remove it. 
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            At this point, the lcd can be removed, the battery, power and volume control are both glued onto the assembly. 
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            While lifting the lcd assembly out, ensure that you do not touch the screen on the other side and that the power controller stays attached to it. 
 
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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