Introduction
This guide is for replacing the motherboard in the Amazon Fire HD7 (4th Generation). This guide requires a steady hand and is useful if your current motherboard is damaged or defective.
What you need
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Insert the plastic opening tool behind the rear case to free the clips holding the case together.
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Work your way around the device to free all the clips.
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Carefully unplug the three wire connections by placing a plastic spudger under the connections and lifting up.
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Disconnect the battery and speaker connections by placing the round handle spudger under the wires and lifting up and out.
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Disconnect the display connections from the motherboard by using the plastic spudger to lift the clamp holding the ribbon cable. Then, using the tweezers, grab the ribbon wire and pull away from the motherboard.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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I need to replace the stereo jack. Do I have to replace the mother board or is there a replacement jack?
