Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

                          25 - 30 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 4 steps
  • Midframe
  • 4 steps
  • Front Camera
  • 4 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Make sure the lock switch for the back cover is unlocked.
  • The cover is unlocked when the switch is slid in the direction of the ‘unlock’ icon.

Make sure the lock switch for the back cover is unlocked.

The cover is unlocked when the switch is slid in the direction of the ‘unlock’ icon.

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Step 2

  • Remove back cover by prying away from the Thrive.
  • The easiest place to pry from is one of the two speakers.

Remove back cover by prying away from the Thrive.

The easiest place to pry from is one of the two speakers.

Step 3

  • To remove the battery, make sure the lock switch is in the unlocked position.
  • The battery is unlocked when the switch is slid to the unlocked position.

To remove the battery, make sure the lock switch is in the unlocked position.

The battery is unlocked when the switch is slid to the unlocked position.

Step 4

  • Slide the battery switch release to the right.
  • While holding the switch in place, lift up the battery.

Slide the battery switch release to the right.

While holding the switch in place, lift up the battery.

Step 5

              Midframe
  • Start by using a screwdriver to remove the 12 screws holding on the back cover. The screws are 5mm in length and require a PH0 screwdriver.
  • All of these screws are identical so don’t worry about getting them mixed up.

Start by using a screwdriver to remove the 12 screws holding on the back cover. The screws are 5mm in length and require a PH0 screwdriver.

All of these screws are identical so don’t worry about getting them mixed up.

Step 6

  • Start to gently pry the back of the device off, while leaving it loosely in place.
  • Be careful not to tear or damage the cables when removing the back.

Start to gently pry the back of the device off, while leaving it loosely in place.

Be careful not to tear or damage the cables when removing the back.

Step 7

  • Once the back of the case is off, disconnect the wires by gently pulling on the plastic tabs as shown.

Once the back of the case is off, disconnect the wires by gently pulling on the plastic tabs as shown.

Step 8

  • Carefully open the device like a book and lay the two halves beside each other.

Carefully open the device like a book and lay the two halves beside each other.

Step 9

              Front Camera
  • Separate the two halves of your Thrive
  • Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the six screws holding the LCD in place. These screws are 3mm in length and require a PH0 screwdriver.

Separate the two halves of your Thrive

Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the six screws holding the LCD in place. These screws are 3mm in length and require a PH0 screwdriver.

Step 10

  • With a spudger, disconnect the cable connecting the camera to the motherboard.

With a spudger, disconnect the cable connecting the camera to the motherboard.

Step 11

  • Lift up the LCD from the screen and place it on the side

Lift up the LCD from the screen and place it on the side

Step 12

  • Remove the one screw holding the camera in place. The screw is 3mm in length and requires a PH0 screwdriver.
  • Lift up the camera from the screen.

Remove the one screw holding the camera in place. The screw is 3mm in length and requires a PH0 screwdriver.

Lift up the camera from the screen.

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

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