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Motorola Moto G5S Plus Logic Board Repair
Logic Board Repair guide for the Motorola Moto G5S Plus
Before you begin
Tools
- Phillips #00 Screwdriver
- Heat gun or iOpener
- Suction cup
- Opening picks
- Spudger
- Precision tweezers
- SIM eject tool
Parts / materials
- Pre-cut display adhesive strips
- 99% Isopropyl alcohol
- Thermal pad/paste
Safety
- Wear eye protection when heating display glass to protect against sharp fragments.
- Disconnect the battery before handling motherboard connectors to prevent electrical shorting.
- Handle delicate flex cables carefully to avoid tearing trace lines.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Eject SIM tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the hole next to the SIM tray on the left edge and push firmly to eject it.
- 2
Heat screen edges
3 minApply a heated iOpener or heat gun around the front edges of the display for two minutes to soften the screen adhesive.
- 3
Slice screen adhesive
5 minPlace a suction cup near the bottom edge, pull gently, and insert an opening pick beneath the glass to slice through the adhesive along the perimeter.
- 4
Swing open display
2 minGently lift the display assembly from the top edge, swinging it open like a book toward the bottom. Do not pull it completely away yet.
- 5
Unscrew display bracket
2 minUse a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the single screw securing the metal display cable bracket near the top of the board.
- 6
Disconnect display cable
2 minUse a plastic spudger to pop the display flex cable straight up off its connector on the logic board, then set the screen assembly aside.
- 7
Remove midframe screws
5 minRemove all 15 Phillips #00 screws holding the internal metal midframe shield to the body of the phone.
- 8
Remove midframe shield
3 minInsert a plastic opening tool beneath the edge of the metal midframe shield and gently pry it up to lift it off the chassis.
- 9
Disconnect battery press connector
1 minPry the battery press connector straight up off the motherboard using the flat end of a spudger to remove power from the board.
- 10
Disconnect camera cables
3 minUse tweezers or a spudger to unclip the press connectors for both the front-facing and dual rear-facing cameras.
- 11
Remove camera modules
2 minGently pry up and remove the rear camera module and front camera module from their sockets on the motherboard.
- 12
Disconnect ribbon cables
2 minUnplug the lower interconnect ribbon cable and the side button flex cable from their respective sockets on the logic board.
- 13
Remove logic board screw
1 minRemove the single Phillips #00 screw holding the logic board down near the top center frame.
- 14
Extract logic board
3 minCarefully tilt the top edge of the logic board upward and remove it from the phone's aluminum housing.
After your Motorola Moto G5S Plus logic board repair
Power the Moto G5S Plus 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 Moto G5S Plus job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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