Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Motherboard Replacement

Geschrieben von: Kyle DiLiddo

Kommentare: 12

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Motherboard Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

10 Minuten

Einleitung

To one who has never done any sort of work with technology, replacing the motherboard can seem scary by the sound of it. This guide will walk you through how easy it actually is and how quickly it can be done! You’ll feel like a professional IT worker at the end!

Werkzeuge

Schritt 1

Place the plastic opening tool into the SD card slot or charge port.
Try in an upward motion until you see a separation between the tablet and back cover.

Schritt 2

Work around the entire device by sliding the plastic opening tool around the rim.
If this is the first time, it will be hard to separate the back cover from the tablet.
The clips are approximately 5 cm apart. While working around the device, the clips will make a dislocating sound when disconnected.

It is not necessary to remove just the white part under penalty of breaking the pins, it is necessary to remove the back with the colored outline of the tablet

paquito - 27/02/18

Both plastic tools broke within the first two minutes of use. Had to resort to a narrow conventional flat screwdriver.

Dennis Durost - 04/01/20

Schritt 3

Remove the back cover once all links have been separated.
Be careful when touching any of the internal components of the tablet.

This is the wrong method to open it! You have to open it beetween the front-Display and the golden rim.

agnuz6569 - 14/02/17

I’ve taken the back cover off my Samsung tablet, and in the process I have torn one of the little orange plastic connectors that are attached to the back cover. The connector I’ve damaged is the second one in on top left in the picture above. Can you please tell me if I need to replace this before I can get the tablet to work?

Thanks.

Tom - 02/11/18

If you remove just the back cover - which to the uninitiated does look less scary than trying to get between the bezel and the display - you will destroy the tiny plastic rivets that lock the cover onto the bezel. More importantly, you will then find that getting to the parts you need to replace is rendered impossible because they will be hidden under the bezel, which of course will still be in place. So the correct way to take this tablet apart is the more challenging way i.e. separate the front display from the bezel and rear. But with care and the right tools this is still not too difficult. And if you are in any doubt about this, it is worth pointing out that in all of the photos below from Step 4 onwards, the work shown is taking place with the bezel removed. There is nothing written in this guide to indicate that this had to be done.

PhilipHN - 27/02/19

Have just gone through this process, successfully having read this and other guides and I totally agree with PhilipHN that the most reliable is the slightly scarier approach of removing the front display from the bezel and rear. It is easier overall, you just have to attack it confidently (but gently!).

Jeremy Linskell - 18/02/20

Schritt 4

Place the plastic opening tool in between the outer rim.
Move the tool in a downward motion to separate the 2 parts.
Run the tool along the rim to disconnect all connectors holding the outer rim to the back of the device.

Schritt 5

Repeat this step for all four sides, then remove the rim.

Schritt 6

Using tweezers, peel back the green tape from the ZIF connectors on the two black ribbon cables.
Use a plastic opening tool to lift up the plastic clips on the ZIF connectors.

The ZIF connector on the angled ribbon literally fell apart when the tape was gently removed. Im wondering if that was my “battery" poem in the first place. Can that ZIF connector be replaced? If so, where do I order it? No problem with the other connector or replacing the battery, but it won't work with this broken connector,

Gwen Beck - 13/09/20

Schritt 7

Remove the six 2mm screws Phillips #000 screws surrounding the battery.

6 screws or 4? I only see 4 screws on my tablet, the same ones visible in the photo.

Tom Webb - 13/02/17

4 screws it is!

Dennis Durost - 04/01/20

Schritt 8

Place the plastic opening tool between the frame and battery.
Move the plastic opening tool in a downward motion, away from the battery to bring the battery out of the device.

Schritt 9

Hold the battery and disconnect the plug to remove the battery.

Schritt 10

Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove two screws on the ribbon cable bracket.

I didn’t find steps 10-12 necessary to get at the motherboard.

Tanaya Mankad - 31/01/21

Schritt 11

Using a spudger, lift up the flex connector.

I didn’t find steps 10-12 necessary to get at the motherboard.

Tanaya Mankad - 31/01/21

Schritt 12

Use a heat gun on the heat bracket and gently pry up the bracket.

I didn’t find steps 10-12 necessary to get at the motherboard.

Tanaya Mankad - 31/01/21

Schritt 13

Using a spudger, pry up front camera located near the front edge of the tablet.
Remove the rear camera with spudger located directly next to the front camera.

Schritt 14

Release the loud speaker connection on the left of the tablet from mother board with spudger by prying.
Remove the 2 screws on the sides of the headphone jack with Phillips #000 screwdriver.