How To Remove The Motherboard Cover In Your Xiaomi Poco M3

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How To Remove The Motherboard Cover In Your Xiaomi Poco M3

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

15 - 25 Minuten

Einleitung

This is a prerequisite-only guide! This guide is part of another procedure and is not meant to be used alone. Use this guide to remove the motherboard cover on the Xiaomi Poco M3.

Werkzeuge

Schritt 1

Insert a SIM card eject tool or a paperclip into the small hole in the SIM card tray, located near the top left corner of the Poco M3.
Press firmly to eject the SIM card tray.
Remove the SIM card tray from the phone by pulling it out of the phone assembly.
If the tray holds a SIM card it will fall out easily.
When reinserting the SIM card, make sure it's in the correct orientation inside the SIM card tray.
A thin rubber gasket around the SIM card tray provides water and dust protection. If this gasket is damaged or missing, replace the gasket or the entire SIM card tray to protect your Poco M3's internal components.

Schritt 2

Insert a spudger into the charging port at a steep angle.
Do not insert the spudger in a flat angle like you would do with a charging cable to avoid damaging the charging port.
Use the spudger to create a gap between the phone assembly and the back cover by prying the back cover away from the bottom edge of the screen.

Schritt 3

Insert an opening pick into the gap between the phone assembly and the back cover.
Remove the spudger.

Schritt 4

Slide the opening pick to the bottom left corner of the phone to release the plastic clips holding the back cover in place.
Slide the opening pick around the bottom left corner.

Schritt 5

Slide the opening pick along the left edge of the Poco M3 to release the plastic clips.

Schritt 6

Slide the opening pick around the top left corner to release the plastic clips.
Slide the opening pick along the top edge of the phone to release the plastic clips holding the back cover in place.

Schritt 7

Slide the opening pick around the top right corner to release the plastic clips.
Leave the opening pick inserted above the volume buttons.
Avoid using your opening pick in the area where the physical buttons are located. There's a flex cable running to the motherboard which can be easily torn.

Schritt 8

Insert another opening pick into the gap at the bottom edge of your phone.
Slide the opening pick around the bottom right corner to release the plastic clips securing the back cover.
Slide the opening pick along the right edge of the phone to release the remaining plastic clips. Stop just below the fingerprint reader.

Schritt 9

Remove the opening picks and flip the phone over.
Open up the phone by swinging the back cover up from the right side, like the front cover of a book.
Avoid tensioning the fingerprint flex cable during this procedure.

Schritt 10

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the ten 3.9 mm-long screws.

Schritt 11

Slide an opening pick under the bottom right corner of the motherboard cover.
Slide the opening pick along the right edge of the motherboard cover to release the plastic clips holding it in place.
At the top right corner, twist the opening pick countercockwise to pry up the motherboard cover.