GoPro Hero4 Silver Motherboard Replacement

Start by removing the silver plastic face from the camera using a plastic opening tool. Insert the plastic opening tool into the middle of each edge and lift up the tabs that keep the camera face on.

The seven plastic tab locations are marked in red.

Remove the three 8 mm Phillips #000 screws on each corner of the camera.

Remove the single 4 mm Phillips #000 screw on the bottom left corner of the camera.

To remove the motherboard assembly from the camera casing, use the plastic opening tool on the lens side of the camera to pry the motherboard assembly out of the camera housing.

To avoid breaking the plastic on the lens side of the camera (see photo), pry along the edges near the corners.

Remove the four 8 mm Phillips #000 screws securing the camera sensor assembly.

To remove the sensor assembly, simply peel off the lens towards the attached ribbon cable.

The sensor has ribbon cables running to the motherboard via a black rectangular connector.

To remove the sensor, use the spudger to pry up each side, Then, lift the connector straight up from its socket.

With the old camera sensor assembly removed, you can now replace it with a new sensor.

Remove the three 8 mm Phillips #000 screws securing the Hero port to the motherboard.

Locate the copper-colored ribbon cables connecting the Hero Port to the motherboard.

To remove the connector, use tweezers or a spudger, pry up each side of the connector. Then, lift the connector straight up from it's socket.

To remove the free port, simply slide it out from the left side of the camera. It should come out with slight coercion.

This piece can be replaced, fixed, or set aside for further tear-down of the GoPro.

Pictured left is the port when separated from the motherboard.

Use a pair of tweezers to disconnect the ribbon cable from the ZIF connector by flipping up the black retaining flap. You should then be able to pull the cable free.

Once the ribbon cable is disconnected, you can remove the black plastic bracket which holds the camera lens.

Once the camera assembly has been removed, you can begin separating the motherboard assembly from the camera housing.

Flip the motherboard assembly and camera housing over so you can access the back of the motherboard.

Look for the white connector that has two wires that lead from the mother board to the battery compartment in the camera housing.

Using the metal tweezers, pull upward on the connector to disconnect the clip.

With the connector removed you can now set the camera housing aside and work on the motherboard.

Flip the motherboard over.

Remove the single 8 mm Phillips #000 screw.

Flip the motherboard over. The speaker assembly should be loose and only connected by two wires leading to a white connector.

Using the metal tweezers, pull upwards to disconnect the connector from its port.

Once disconnected from the motherboard, the speaker assembly can be removed.

With the speaker assembly removed, you can now replace the motherboard.