Introduction
Follow this guide if you need to replace the charging port of your Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1.
If the charging cable is working but your tablet wont charge, you need to replace the charger port.
Caution: Some images display the steps using a metal spudger. Use the heavy-duty spudger instead to avoid damaging your circuits.
For more information on connectors, visit this page.
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Insert the plastic opening tool between the glass screen and the back cover so the curved end of the plastic opening tool is under the glass. Gently pry the back cover away from the glass screen.
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Be sure to lift the entire display from the body and that you are not are lifting the glass from the display. You will need to reach down a little further for the correct removal.
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Continue inserting the plastic opening tool around the whole device screen to completely separate the back cover from the glass screen.
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Insert the flat end of the heavy-duty spudger between the wires and underneath the battery connector. Carefully lift the black battery connector up to disconnect it from the motherboard.
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The charging port cable is the black cable connected to the charger port. Using your fingers, peel the green tape off of the charging port cable connector.
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Using the flat end of heavy-duty spudger, carefully lift the black tab that holds the charger port cable in place.
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Slide the cable out.
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Use the Phillips 000 screwdriver to unscrew the two 3mm screws holding the charger port in place.
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Use the flat end of the heavy-duty spudger to lift the white microphone piece until it is removed from its socket.
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Slide the flat end of the heavy-duty spudger under the charger port.
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Make sure the spudger is all the way to the back of the cavity and slide horizontally across the bottom to break the adhesive.
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Lift the charger port with the flat end of the heavy-duty spudger and remove it from the device.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
7 comments
Dear John,
Why must one disconnet the battery in step 3 and 4, whilst that does not seem necessary to replace the cable & port for the charger only (steps 5-10), and NOT the battery....?
Regards, Frank
Always disconnect battery and press power button a few times to rid of any power left on device while doing repairs. especially if you are using metal tools.
Oscar C -
My Tab 2 10.1 does not come apart this way. If you try it this way, it will damage the touch screen connector. Plus the cable is different. This looks more like a Tab 1.
K Meeker -
Note that the headphone port protrudes into the back cover framing. Hence the rest of the back needs to be unclipped and taken off first.
Levi Howard -
I had problems getting it to separate at first. Pushing down with my thumb on the very edge of the case from the front while pushing up with my fingers from the back flexed it enough to get a very small jeweler’s screwdriver in the gap. From there I worked it until I could get the little bread wrapper plastics clips in the space. When it needed something stronger a 1 or 2 inch plastic putty knife from Walmart did the trick.
William H Bowers -
I replaced the battery and nothing no screen nothing. the batt was 3.7 V though.
The old one had 0V. I might have messed up the ribbon cables?
I put back the cover on it.
Held on the power button for 10 seconds, nothing. Held the power button and the volume up button for 10 seconds… also nothing..
I am leaving it charge for a while now. Even though if your battery is like full (3.7V measured) it should come on… but nothing..
Lets wait and see. Or this will be garbage…
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