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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 10 13th Gen Home Button Repair
Home Button Repair guide for the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 10 13th Gen
Before you begin
Tools
- Plastic opening picks
- Spudger
- Phillips #00 screwdriver
- Tweezers
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Anti-static wrist strap
Parts / materials
- Replacement button flex cable assembly
- Double-sided thin adhesive tape
Safety
- Power off the tablet completely before touching internal electronic components.
- Wear an anti-static wrist strap to avoid electrostatic discharge to the logic board.
- Do not puncture, bend, or apply pressure to the lithium-ion battery cell.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power down the Fire HD 10
1 minPress and hold the power button until the shutdown prompt appears, then tap Power Off.
- 2
Insert opening pick
2 minInsert a thin plastic opening pick into the thin seam between the display glass and the rear enclosure.
- 3
Release the top seam clips
2 minSlide the opening pick horizontally along the top edge to disengage the internal plastic clips.
- 4
Unclip the side perimeter
3 minWork the pick around the left and right sides of the chassis to pop free the remaining cover clips.
- 5
Separate the rear cover
1 minLift the rear plastic cover straight off the frame and set it aside.
- 6
Peel back protective battery tape
1 minCarefully peel back the black electrical tape covering the main battery connector on the motherboard.
- 7
Disconnect the battery cable
1 minUse the flat edge of a spudger to pry the battery press-connector straight up from its motherboard socket.
- 8
Locate the button flex cable
1 minIdentify the physical button logic cable along the top inner edge of the housing frame.
- 9
Unscrew the button bracket
2 minUse a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the small screws securing the metal button retaining bracket.
- 10
Remove the metal bracket
1 minUse precision tweezers to lift the metal retaining bracket away from the frame.
- 11
Disconnect the button flex ribbon
1 minFlip up the small locking lever on the ZIF socket using a spudger, then pull the button flex ribbon free.
- 12
Warm the flex cable adhesive
2 minApply gentle heat with a hair dryer for 15 seconds to soften the adhesive beneath the button cable.
- 13
Pry up the button flex cable
2 minSlide a plastic opening tool under the button flex assembly and lift it off the frame.
- 14
Position the new button flex cable
2 minAlign the replacement button flex cable assembly into the recessed slots on the outer frame.
- 15
Connect the replacement flex cable
1 minSlide the ribbon end into the motherboard ZIF connector and press the locking tab down to secure it.
- 16
Reattach the metal bracket
2 minPlace the metal bracket back over the button switches and tighten the Phillips screws.
- 17
Reconnect the battery
1 minAlign the battery plug over its motherboard socket and press down firmly until it snaps into place.
- 18
Snap the rear cover shut
2 minAlign the rear shell over the tablet and firmly press around the perimeter until all clips snap tightly.
After your Amazon Kindle Fire HD 10 13th Gen home button repair
Power the Kindle Fire HD 10 13th Gen back on and test the home button 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 HD 10 13th 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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