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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Logic Board Repair
Logic Board Repair guide for the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or iOpener
- Suction cup
- Plastic opening picks
- Phillips #000 screwdriver
- Spudger
- Tweezers
- SIM eject tool
Parts / materials
- Rear glass adhesive strips
- 99% Isopropyl alcohol
- Thermal interface pad
Safety
- Wear safety glasses to protect eyes from potential glass splinters.
- Disconnect the battery before touching internal components to prevent short circuits.
- Do not puncture or bend the lithium-ion battery during disassembly.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Eject SIM tray
1 minInsert a SIM eject tool into the hole on the top edge of the device. Push firmly to eject the tray and remove it completely.
- 2
Heat rear glass
3 minApply a heat gun or heated pad to the rear glass edges for two minutes to soften the strong adhesive.
- 3
Apply suction cup
2 minPlace a suction cup onto the lower third of the rear glass and pull upward to create a small gap.
- 4
Insert opening pick
1 minSlide a thin plastic opening pick into the seam between the glass and the midframe.
- 5
Slice rear adhesive
5 minSlide the pick around all four edges of the phone to cut through the perimeter adhesive.
- 6
Lift off rear cover
2 minGently lift the rear glass panel away from the frame and set it aside.
- 7
Unscrew midframe panel
4 minRemove the twelve Phillips #000 screws securing the wireless charging coil and loudspeaker frame.
- 8
Remove wireless charging coil
2 minPry up the edges of the upper antenna and wireless charging pad to release it from the chassis.
- 9
Remove loudspeaker assembly
2 minUse a spudger to pry up and remove the bottom speaker assembly.
- 10
Disconnect battery
1 minPry the battery connector straight up off the logic board using a flat plastic spudger.
- 11
Disconnect display assembly
1 minPop the display flex cable connector off its motherboard socket near the upper side.
- 12
Disconnect front camera
2 minUnplug the front-facing camera connector and lift the camera module out of the housing.
- 13
Disconnect daughterboard ribbons
2 minPry up the two lower ribbon cable press-connectors located near the bottom of the board.
- 14
Disconnect antenna cables
2 minUse precision tweezers to unclip the red and blue coaxial antenna cables from the logic board.
- 15
Remove logic board screw
1 minRemove the single Phillips #000 screw securing the top portion of the motherboard to the frame.
- 16
Extract logic board
3 minGently lift the logic board from the bottom end and pull it out of the chassis.
After your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge logic board repair
Power the Galaxy S7 Edge 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 Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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