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Amazon Kindle Fire 7 5th Gen Logic Board Repair
Logic Board Repair guide for the Amazon Kindle Fire 7 5th Gen
Before you begin
Tools
- Plastic prying tools
- Guitar picks for prying
- Precision screwdriver set
- Anti-static wrist strap
- Tweezers
Parts / materials
- Replacement Kindle Fire 7 5th Gen logic board
- Kapton tape
- Isopropyl alcohol (99%)
Safety
- Always disconnect the battery before handling motherboard circuitry.
- Wear an anti-static wrist strap to avoid destroying microchips with electrostatic discharge.
- Do not bend or puncture the lithium-ion battery during opening.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power off device
1 minPress and hold the power button until the prompt appears, then tap Power Off to shut down the tablet entirely.
- 2
Put on ESD strap
1 minAttach your anti-static wrist strap to a grounded metal object to prevent static damage to delicate microchips.
- 3
Pry open rear cover
2 minInsert a plastic guitar pick or opening tool into the thin seam between the rear cover and front screen frame near a corner.
- 4
Unclip perimeter snaps
3 minSlide the plastic pick around all four edges of the tablet to release the internal retention clips.
- 5
Remove back shell
1 minLift the plastic back cover straight off the chassis and set it aside.
- 6
Disconnect battery cable
2 minUse the flat end of a plastic spudger to pry the battery connector straight up off its motherboard socket.
- 7
Disconnect LCD cable
2 minFlip up the small black locking lever on the display ZIF connector and gently pull the LCD ribbon cable free.
- 8
Disconnect digitizer cable
2 minLift the locking flap on the touchscreen ZIF connector using a spudger, then slide out the thin flex cable.
- 9
Unplug speaker connector
2 minGently pull the speaker wire plug horizontally out of its motherboard socket using precision tweezers.
- 10
Unscrew logic board
3 minRemove the four Phillips #00 screws securing the logic board to the internal midframe.
- 11
Lift out logic board
2 minCarefully lift the top edge of the motherboard and clear the ports from the frame to remove the board completely.
- 12
Position replacement board
2 minSet the new logic board into the frame, angling the lower edge first to align ports with the shell cutouts.
- 13
Secure motherboard screws
3 minReinstall and tighten the four Phillips #00 screws to hold the board firmly in place.
- 14
Plug in speaker wire
2 minPush the speaker connector straight back into its motherboard port until fully seated.
- 15
Attach digitizer ribbon
2 minSlide the digitizer flex cable back into its ZIF socket and press down the locking flap to clamp it.
- 16
Connect display flex
2 minInsert the main display ribbon into its connector and flip down the ZIF locking tab securely.
- 17
Reconnect battery connector
2 minAlign the battery plug over the socket and press down firmly until it snaps into place.
- 18
Snap rear cover
2 minAlign the rear case over the tablet and press firmly along all edges until every perimeter clip snaps closed.
After your Amazon Kindle Fire 7 5th Gen logic board repair
Power the Kindle Fire 7 5th Gen 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 Amazon Kindle Fire 7 5th Gen job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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