Asus MeMo Pad 10 ME102A Front and Rear Camera Replacement

Insert the blue plastic opening tool into the seam between the back panel and the chassis.

Slide the plastic opener around the tablet. There will be spots of resistance. These should gently pop open as the tool slides through the seam.

After all of the clips have been opened, the back panel should be free to remove by hand

The right-hand speaker is labeled ME102A-R and is located by the battery plug. This is the first speaker removed in this guide, however if the left-hand speaker is the only one you need to replace please skip down to the left-hand speaker section.

Unplug the speaker cable by gently pushing it parallel to the motherboard with the flat side of the blue plastic opening tool.

Unscrew the M2x4mm screw with the PH00 screwdriver attachment.

Lift the speaker up by the end opposing the steel latch and slide it out from under the steel latch. The speaker has now been removed.

The left-hand speaker is designated by the lettering ME102A-L and is located by the silver and blue ribbon cable running across the top of the battery.

Remove the Ribbon cable labeled CN2 by gently prying up the white latch of the black and white plugs by using the small blue plastic opening tool.

Remove the Ribbon cable labeled CN1 by gently prying up the white latch of the black and white plugs by using the small blue plastic opening tool.

Unplug the speaker cable by gently pushing it parallel to the motherboard with the flat side of the blue plastic opening tool.

Unscrew the M2x4mm screw with the PH00 screwdriver attachment.

Lift the speaker up by the end opposing the steel latch and slide it out from under the steel latch. The speaker has now been removed.

Use the blue plastic opening tool to lift open the black latch connecting the blue ribbon cable to the motherboard.

Using the blue plastic opening tool unplug the battery plug by gently pushing the plug out parallel to the motherboard.

Using the PH00 screwdriver, remove the 4 black M2x4mm screws along the bottom of the motherboard.

Using the PH00 screwdriver, remove the 2 silver M2x2mm screws along the top of the motherboard.

Lift the motherboard gently from both sides.

Use the tweezers to pull up the electrical tape around the front and rear cameras (ASUS lettering facing up). This can take a while as the tape is very sticky. Be careful not to damage the motherboard as it is fragile.

Carefully pull up on each camera to unplug them. They should move free with minimal force.