Top part

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The top part (or tablet) contains the screen, the touch screen, the speakers, the main board, and the battery. You can recognize several components:

Overview of the board.


Removing the main board

It's not recommended to remove the main board as it could be challenging to put it back. In case you need to do touch the board, read the following.

It's very important that you respect the order, especially the LCD cable should be removed last after flipping the board.

  • Remove the 3 or 4 screws on the board.
  • Unplug the battery cable. Just pull it off.
  • Start to pull the board from the top. Push gently on the external USB connectors to eject the board.

How to remove the board.

  • Unplug the speaker cable at the bottom of the board.
  • pull on the yellow touch screen flex.
  • return the board so that you can see the LCD cable.
  • unplug very gently the LCD cable from the board.

The LCD connector on the board is very fragile. Remove it very very gently.


Reinstalling the main board

  • Insert the yellow touch screen flex into the black connector. This step is very difficult. You may use a needle nose pliers to help you. But be very careful. Don't tear the flex. Be very gentle.

This is what needle nose pliers look like if you were wondering. The touch screen connection is made on the right side of the board. The connection wire should be inserted gently.

  • Plug the speaker cable at the bottom of the board.

The speaker connection is made toward the top of the board.

  • Plug gently the LCD cable on the board. Be sure of the orientation of the connector. It's inversed. Don't force. It should just naturally clicked.

The LCD connection is made in the middle of the board.

  • Insert the board on the bottom case.

Slide the board back in place.

  • Push the board to enter the external USB connector to the case.
  • Reinstall the 3 or 4 screws on the board.
  • Plug the battery cable. Be careful of the cable orientation. The silver pins should face the PCB board.

The batter connection is made on the left after the board is back in place.


Removing the battery and check the screen cable

It's not recommended to remove the battery as it can be distorted and alter the performance of it. In case you need to do remove the battery, read the following.

  • Unplug gently the battery cable. It should come very easily.

The battery connection is the closest one to the battery. Unplug the cable gently.

  • Remove gently the battery, by taking it from the top. It is sticked with double-faced tape, so go slowly and be careful not to distort the battery. It can have a high resistance, so try where it is the easier.

Remove gently the top battery.

  • Check the screen cable: it should be well-plugged (no gold pin outside and no space left between the cable itself and the connector). You must be able to see a very tiny "IPX" carved on the cable metal part inserted in the connector. If not, your cable may be inserted upside down. In this case, unplug the cable and reinsert it in the good way

Remove gently the top battery. See the 'IPX' carved?.

  • When done, reinsert the battery cable. Use a screwdriver to really push it inside (be gentle again). You can then restick your battery (put the battery cable under the battery)

Remove gently the top battery.

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