Sony Nex 5T Motherboard Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

Battery
3 steps
SD Card
4 steps
Motherboard
25 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Open the battery compartment by sliding the lock to the right.

Open the battery compartment by sliding the lock to the right.

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Step 2

Push in the blue lever.
The battery is on a spring so make sure you have control over it, or it might fly out.

Push in the blue lever.

The battery is on a spring so make sure you have control over it, or it might fly out.

Step 3

Pull the battery out.

Pull the battery out.

Step 4

              SD Card

Make sure to turn the cameras power switch to off before beginning this step.
Begin by holding the camera upside down with the bottom facing you. Identify the housing for the SD card, and battery.
You will use your other hand to slide the lock switch to this housing to the right. This will release the cap, allow it to come upwards.

Make sure to turn the cameras power switch to off before beginning this step.

Begin by holding the camera upside down with the bottom facing you. Identify the housing for the SD card, and battery.

You will use your other hand to slide the lock switch to this housing to the right. This will release the cap, allow it to come upwards.

Step 5

Now that the cap to the battery and SD card housing is open, the SD card is visible.
You will need to press down on the SD card until you hear a click. Release the SD card and it will now be available to remove.
Grip the SD card and pull it out of the SD card slot.

Now that the cap to the battery and SD card housing is open, the SD card is visible.

You will need to press down on the SD card until you hear a click. Release the SD card and it will now be available to remove.

Grip the SD card and pull it out of the SD card slot.

Step 6

To reinsert the SD card place it in its housing.
You will then need to push down on the SD card until you hear a click.
To ensure the SD card is in place you can visually inspect it. The SD card should be flush with the housing.

To reinsert the SD card place it in its housing.

You will then need to push down on the SD card until you hear a click.

To ensure the SD card is in place you can visually inspect it. The SD card should be flush with the housing.

Step 7

You may now close the housing for the SD card and battery.
Close the cap and while holding it down slide the locking tab to the left. This step should lock the cap in place.
Your SD card is now safely in place and you may turn your device on.

You may now close the housing for the SD card and battery.

Close the cap and while holding it down slide the locking tab to the left. This step should lock the cap in place.

Your SD card is now safely in place and you may turn your device on.

Step 8

              Motherboard

Remove the 3.5 mm exterior-side screw.

Remove the 3.5 mm exterior-side screw.

Step 9

Remove the 3.5 mm bottom screw from the battery compartment.

Remove the 3.5 mm bottom screw from the battery compartment.

Step 10

Pry off the front-side cover with the small plastic spudger.
There is a adhesive holding the front-side cover to the camera frame, so more force may be necessary to remove it. Be careful as to not break the cover while prying.

Pry off the front-side cover with the small plastic spudger.

There is a adhesive holding the front-side cover to the camera frame, so more force may be necessary to remove it. Be careful as to not break the cover while prying.

Step 11

Remove the 3.5 mm bottom screws.

Remove the 3.5 mm bottom screws.

Step 12

Open the USB cover on the side of the camera.
Remove the 3.5 mm USB side screws.

Open the USB cover on the side of the camera.

Remove the 3.5 mm USB side screws.

Step 13

Remove the 4mm screws at the back of the battery compartment.

Remove the 4mm screws at the back of the battery compartment.

Step 14

Remove the 3.5 mm top flash-mount screw.

Remove the 3.5 mm top flash-mount screw.

Step 15

Flip the screen up.
Pry the top cover off with the small plastic spudger.

Flip the screen up.

Pry the top cover off with the small plastic spudger.

Step 16

Pry the top part rear cover off with plastic spudger.
Flip the camera so the sensor faces down and push up on the rear cover from the battery compartment.

Pry the top part rear cover off with plastic spudger.

Flip the camera so the sensor faces down and push up on the rear cover from the battery compartment.

Step 17

Remove the 2.25 mm tripod mount screws.

Remove the 2.25 mm tripod mount screws.

Step 18

Remove the 2.25 mm side lanyard mount screw.
Pull the lanyard mount to remove.

Remove the 2.25 mm side lanyard mount screw.

Pull the lanyard mount to remove.

Step 19

Remove the 2.25 mm screws from the top.

Remove the 2.25 mm screws from the top.

Step 20

Using the tweezers, pull out the rubber grommet.
There is nothing holding the grommet in other than friction.
The grommet is small, don’t lose it.

Using the tweezers, pull out the rubber grommet.

There is nothing holding the grommet in other than friction.

The grommet is small, don’t lose it.

Step 21

Pull the lead that was under the grommet out from the frame.

Pull the lead that was under the grommet out from the frame.

Step 22

Flip the rotary selector and controls up over the top.
Holding the controls in place, pull the two frame pieces apart.
There is a connection between the motherboard and the LCD screen still attached to both halves, so don’t pull to hard.

Flip the rotary selector and controls up over the top.

Holding the controls in place, pull the two frame pieces apart.

There is a connection between the motherboard and the LCD screen still attached to both halves, so don’t pull to hard.

Step 23

Disconnect the connection between the motherboard and LCD screen by pulling out the connector in the direction of the arrow.

Disconnect the connection between the motherboard and LCD screen by pulling out the connector in the direction of the arrow.

Step 24

Using the tweezers, disconnect the metal lead at the top of the motherboard by pulling up.

Using the tweezers, disconnect the metal lead at the top of the motherboard by pulling up.

Step 25

Disconnect the two top-right connectors by pulling them up towards the top.

Disconnect the two top-right connectors by pulling them up towards the top.

Step 26

Disconnect the two connectors on the right by pulling them to the right.

Disconnect the two connectors on the right by pulling them to the right.

Step 27

Using the tweezers, flip open the black door on the large connector on the bottom.
Remove the connector by pulling it away from the motherboard.

Using the tweezers, flip open the black door on the large connector on the bottom.

Remove the connector by pulling it away from the motherboard.

Step 28

Using the tweezers, flip open the door on the smaller connector.
Remove the connector by pulling it away from the motherboard.
This is the same process for from the previous step.

Using the tweezers, flip open the door on the smaller connector.

This is the same process for from the previous step.

Step 29

Disconnect the connector that goes through the motherboard.
There is no door on this connector.

Disconnect the connector that goes through the motherboard.

There is no door on this connector.

Step 30

Remove the 4 mm screws securing the motherboard to the frame.

Remove the 4 mm screws securing the motherboard to the frame.

Step 31

With the tweezers, remove the metal speaker cover.
Pull the speaker out of the frame.
Remember how the wires lay back in the frame for reassembly.

With the tweezers, remove the metal speaker cover.

Pull the speaker out of the frame.

Remember how the wires lay back in the frame for reassembly.

Step 32

Flip the motherboard up and disconnect the connector on the back.
Seperate the motherboard from the frame.

Flip the motherboard up and disconnect the connector on the back.

Seperate the motherboard from the frame.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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