Kindle Fire HD Display Assembly (Front Glass and LCD) Replacement

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Kindle Fire HD Display Assembly (Front Glass and LCD) Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

9

Zeitaufwand

30 Minuten - 1 Stunde

Einleitung

Use this guide to help you replace the Front Glass/LCD in an Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7".

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    • Wedge a plastic opening tool into the lower right corner of the Kindle Fire.

    • Pry the case apart and run the plastic opening tool along the perimeter of the Kindle Fire to release the clips securing the case halves to each other.

    • If you are having difficulty inserting the plastic opening tool, carefully use a metal spudger (or a small flathead screwdriver) to undo the first clip, then switch back to the opening tool to avoid scratching your case.

    • The case is held on by clips along the perimeter of the bottom half of the Kindle. Zoom into the image to see where these clips are located.

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    • Carefully split/cut the copper tape (which protects parts of the motherboard from heat) with a razor blade to allow removal of the antenna wire.

    • Be careful not to cut too deep and damage the wire.

    • Unclip the antenna wire from the motherboard.

    • Unclip the antenna wire from each clip on the battery case (until the speaker).

    • Be careful not to rip the wire, however the wire should be strong enough and should come out with enough force.

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    • Tip: keep track of all your screws so reassembly will be simple and easy. One easy method is to take a small piece of tape, stick the head of each screw (in that step) to the tape, and then attach a scrap of paper (with the name/location written on it) to the tape.

    • Remove four Phillips #00 screws and one T5 Torx screw which secure the battery in place.

    • The T5 Torx screw is located on the motherboard near the antenna clip. Remove it using a special T5 Torx screwdriver.

    • If you aren't equipped with the T5 Torx screwdriver, you could try using your fingers, but it will be very difficult to remove it.

    • To remove battery, lift battery up and away from Kindle, and pull cable out of motherboard.

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    • For both cables attached to headphone jack, there is a small black or pink flap which secures the cable into the board.

    • Flip up the covering/flap with your finger, and detach cable. Repeat for second cable. Also repeat for the other end of the long cable (attached to motherboard).

    • Remove the two screws which secure the board in place.

    • Lift and remove the board.

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    • The camera pops out easily by lifting and gently pulling it up out of the connection.

    • Remove both screw which secure the flat metal to the gray casing.

    • If the screw near the camera is covered by a copper sheet, scrape away the copper using a razor blade or something similar.

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    • Unscrew the clamp covering the small display cable.

    • Detach the three display/touch screen cables from the motherboard by pulling up the tabs until they snap off.

    • Cut the copper sheet between the motherboard and outer gray casing using a razor blade or something similar.

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    • Remove all the screws from the motherboard and speakers.

    • Remove the motherboard and speakers from the gray casing.

    • You may keep the speakers attached to the motherboard.

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    • Lift the gray tray from the side shown in the picture.

    • Peel the antenna off the black outer casing.

    • The Wi-Fi antenna is held down by a minor adhesive.

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    • Remove the strip which touches the power and volume buttons.

    • When reassembling, make sure the buttons on the frame align with the small push-buttons on the strip.

    • The device is disassembled! Replace the Display/LCD.

Abschluss

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

Tinte & Feder

Yosef

Mitglied seit: 27/05/15

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2 Kommentare

Good guide. Followed it and finally succeeded.

Some points

Step 5 - the camera need not be disturbed, though the screws holding the plate do need to be removed.There was a rubber surround to the camera hole which came loose and had to be put back before the grey plate went back.

Step 6 - the smaller of the display cables (lower left in the picture) is held by a clamp and the screw holding it, visible under the white wire, needs to be undone before the cable is popped off..

The replacement screen assembly I bought did not include the plastic surround. I had to use a spudger to split the 'main' plastic rim (with buttons) from the screen, and a sharp thin- bladed knife to separate the 'inner' rim from the glass part, to which it was firmly glued. The new screen came with adhesive strips, so I carefully cleaned the adhesive remnants off the inner rim, aligned it very carefully and let it stick together. The main rim then clicked back onto this, and I had the screen/rim assembly as shown in step 9.

Dave -

Just updated Step 6 in regards to the clamp.

Yosef -