Samsung Epix Motherboard Replacement

Just below the phone's camera, press the button and hold it

While the button is held down, slide the back panel off to remove it completely.

Grasp the bottom corners of the battery with two fingers and gently lift.

Gently lift the battery and remove it from the phone.

Using an iPod opening tool, remove the screw cover in the top left corner by lifting it up.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the six screws on the back of the phone. Three are evenly spaced on each side.

Slide the iPod opening tool into the seam on the side of the phone and turn it slightly to unhook the eight clips.

Once all eight of the clips have been unhooked, lift the back panel off of the phone.

Remove the circular battery from the plastic holder by inserting a 1 mm flat head screwdriver under the battery where the red and blue wires connect and lifting gently.

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, unscrew the two 3.5mm screws that connect the speaker to the motherboard.

With the iPod opening tool, unclip the red and black wires connecting the speaker to the motherboard.

Lift the speaker off of the motherboard.

Using iPod opener tool, unlatch and remove the camera ribbon cable.

Using iPod opener tool, unlatch LCD ribbon cable on left side of motherboard.

Using iPod opener tool, unlatch and remove the two ribbon cables at the bottom center of motherboard for the keypad and center button.

Using iPod opener tool, unlatch and remove the front panel ribbon cable at bottom right of motherboard.

Using the iPod opener tool, remove the microphone cable at bottom right of motherboard.

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the 3.5 mm screw at the bottom center of motherboard.

Carefully lift motherboard off of phone chassis starting on the left side.

Using iPod opener tool, unlatch and remove ribbon cable on back side of motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.