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Moderate

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6

Time Required

                          15 minutes

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Tungsten E Disassembly
  • Remove the stylus and SD card.
  • Using a T5 torx screwdriver, remove all 4 back panel screws.
  • The screws are small and can be lost easily. Be sure to place them in a secure area.

Remove the stylus and SD card.

Using a T5 torx screwdriver, remove all 4 back panel screws.

The screws are small and can be lost easily. Be sure to place them in a secure area.

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Step 2

  • Insert a plastic opening tool under the USB and power input slots.
  • Slide the plastic opener along the seam and gently pry the cover from the PDA body to remove the cover completely.

Insert a plastic opening tool under the USB and power input slots.

Slide the plastic opener along the seam and gently pry the cover from the PDA body to remove the cover completely.

Step 3

  • Your device may not have a screen protector. If not, you can move on to step four.
  • Remove the screen protector by lifting the hinge out of the plastic housing.
  • Remove the top cover by gently pulling it away from the device with a plastic opening tool or your fingers.

Your device may not have a screen protector. If not, you can move on to step four.

Remove the screen protector by lifting the hinge out of the plastic housing.

Remove the top cover by gently pulling it away from the device with a plastic opening tool or your fingers.

Step 4

  • Carefully remove motherboard from the standoffs without damaging the LCD flex connector.
  • Using a spudger, unlock both sides of the flex connector block by pushing down.
  • Remove motherboard completely.
  • Metal washers may pop out of the device during this step

Carefully remove motherboard from the standoffs without damaging the LCD flex connector.

Using a spudger, unlock both sides of the flex connector block by pushing down.

Remove motherboard completely.

Metal washers may pop out of the device during this step

Step 5

  • Remove buttons using fingers.
  • Gently flex frame to release screen from plastic frame.
  • Lift out screen.

Remove buttons using fingers.

Gently flex frame to release screen from plastic frame.

Lift out screen.

Step 6

  • Congratulations! You have successfully taken apart a Palm Tungsten E.

Congratulations! You have successfully taken apart a Palm Tungsten E.

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

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dlcatftwin - Feb 11, 2017

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How does one unplug the battery?