Step-by-step

1. 1

   Power down the tablet

   1 min

   Press and hold the power button until the shutdown prompt appears, then select shut down.

2. 2

   Eject the microSD tray

   1 min

   Open the microSD port flap on the side of the tablet and remove any installed memory card.

3. 3

   Insert a opening pick

   2 min

   Pry between the front bezel and rear housing near a top corner using a thin plastic pick.

4. 4

   Unclip the rear casing

   3 min

   Slide the pick around the full perimeter of the frame to release all internal plastic retention snaps.

5. 5

   Lift off the back cover

   1 min

   Separate the rear casing from the rest of the frame assembly and set it aside.

6. 6

   Peel away protective tape

   2 min

   Carefully lift and peel back any black or Kapton tape covering the battery plug and ribbon connectors.

7. 7

   Disconnect the battery cable

   2 min

   Use a plastic spudger to pry the battery connector block straight up off the motherboard.

8. 8

   Disconnect the display ribbon

   2 min

   Flip up the small locking lever on the ZIF connector and pull the display flex cable free.

9. 9

   Disconnect the digitizer cable

   2 min

   Unlock the digitizer ZIF clip with a spudger and slide the cable out of its socket.

10. 10

    Unplug the speaker harness

    1 min

    Gently pull the speaker wire connector out of its socket on the motherboard.

11. 11

    Remove motherboard screws

    3 min

    Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove all screws holding the main logic board to the frame.

12. 12

    Extract the motherboard

    2 min

    Gently lift the motherboard from the plastic chassis, taking care not to snag any flex cables.

13. 13

    Apply flux to port pins

    2 min

    Apply a liberal layer of soldering flux over the ground legs and pin contacts of the broken USB port.

14. 14

    Desolder the anchor posts

    4 min

    Place desoldering wick over the structural support legs and melt the solder away using a heated iron.

15. 15

    Remove the old port

    3 min

    Heat the pin pads evenly while gently pulling the damaged charging port off the board with tweezers.

16. 16

    Clean PCB contact pads

    2 min

    Wipe the solder pads with a cotton swab soaked in 99% isopropyl alcohol to remove old flux and debris.

17. 17

    Position the new port

    2 min

    Align the replacement charging port pins precisely over the clean pads on the motherboard.

18. 18

    Solder structural anchor legs

    3 min

    Heat each side leg pin with your iron and feed fresh solder to lock the port physically onto the PCB.

19. 19

    Solder small signal pins

    4 min

    Reflow fine solder onto each of the rear pin connections, ensuring no bridges exist between pins.

20. 20

    Reinstall the motherboard

    3 min

    Set the logic board back into the tablet chassis and secure it using the Phillips screws.

21. 21

    Reconnect ribbon cables

    3 min

    Plug in the display, digitizer, speaker, and battery connectors firmly into their sockets.

22. 22

    Snap rear cover closed

    2 min

    Align the back panel with the front frame and press firmly along the edges until all clips snap shut.