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Motorola G24 Power Logic Board Repair
Logic Board Repair guide for the Motorola G24 Power
Before you begin
Tools
- Phillips #000 screwdriver
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cup tool
- Plastic prying tools
- Spudger tool
- Tweezers
- SIM eject tool
Parts / materials
- Pre-cut rear cover adhesive tape
- 99% Isopropyl alcohol
- Lint-free microfiber cloth
Safety
- Wear eye protection when heating and prying glass or plastic panels.
- Disconnect the battery before touching internal micro-components on the logic board.
- Keep heat gun temperatures low to avoid damaging the internal battery or LCD display.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power off the device
1 minPress and hold the power button, then select Power Off on the screen to shut down the phone completely.
- 2
Eject the SIM tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool or paperclip into the hole beside the SIM card tray on the left edge to pop it out.
- 3
Heat the back cover
2 minApply a heat gun set to low around the edges of the back cover for two minutes to soften the adhesive.
- 4
Attach suction cup
2 minPlace a suction cup onto the lower back cover and pull upward firmly to create a slight gap at the bottom seam.
- 5
Insert opening pick
2 minSlide a thin plastic opening pick into the gap created by the suction cup to breach the adhesive seal.
- 6
Slice perimeter adhesive
4 minGuide the plastic pick along the outer edges of the rear cover to separate all surrounding adhesive strips.
- 7
Lift the rear cover
2 minCarefully tilt open the rear cover from the right edge, taking care not to stretch the connected fingerprint flex cable.
- 8
Unscrew the upper shield
3 minUse a Phillips #000 screwdriver to remove all screws securing the plastic motherboard protective cover.
- 9
Remove upper bracket
2 minGently pry up and remove the plastic motherboard cover using a spudger.
- 10
Disconnect the battery
1 minUse the flat end of a plastic spudger to pry the battery connector straight up from its socket to isolate power.
- 11
Disconnect fingerprint cable
2 minPry up the fingerprint sensor flex cable connector from the board and set the rear cover aside.
- 12
Disconnect display flex cable
2 minUse your spudger to disconnect the main display connector from the bottom portion of the logic board.
- 13
Disconnect sub-board flex cable
2 minPry up the interconnect flex cable that links the logic board to the lower charging port sub-board.
- 14
Unplug antenna cables
2 minUse fine tweezers to gently lift the coaxial antenna cable heads straight off their press connectors.
- 15
Disconnect camera modules
3 minUnplug the front-facing camera and rear camera flex connectors from the top of the logic board.
- 16
Remove logic board screws
2 minUnscrew any remaining Phillips screws securing the logic board directly to the inner metal frame.
- 17
Remove the logic board
3 minInsert a spudger under the bottom corner of the mainboard and carefully lift it out of the chassis.
- 18
Inspect and transfer components
5 minInspect the original board under magnification for visible shorts, or transfer cameras to the replacement logic board.
After your Motorola G24 Power logic board repair
Power the G24 Power back on and test the logic board repair function before you put every screw away. Check touch/display response, charging, cameras, buttons, and wireless as relevant to this repair. If something fails after closing the device, reopen carefully and reseat the connectors for this Motorola G24 Power job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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