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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 10 9th Gen Home Button Repair
Home Button Repair guide for the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 10 9th Gen
Before you begin
Tools
- Phillips PH00 screwdriver
- Plastic opening tool
- Opening picks
- Spudger
- Precision tweezers
- Anti-static wrist strap
Parts / materials
- Replacement button flex cable assembly
- Pre-cut adhesive strips
Safety
- Disconnect the battery before handling any internal electronics to prevent accidental shorts.
- Wear safety glasses to protect against flying plastic clips during pry steps.
- Do not puncture or bend the lithium-ion battery during disassembly.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Power off the tablet
1 minPress and hold the power button until the shutdown prompt appears on screen. Tap 'Power Off' and wait for the display to turn completely black.
- 2
Insert a plastic opening tool into the perimeter seam
2 minPlace the tip of a plastic opening tool into the gap between the rear plastic shell and the display frame near the top corner.
- 3
Unclip the top edge of the rear cover
2 minPry gently outward to release the plastic retaining clips along the top edge of the device.
- 4
Slide an opening pick along the side seams
3 minWork a plastic opening pick down the left and right sides of the tablet to unhook all remaining frame clips.
- 5
Separate the rear cover from the frame
1 minLift the rear shell off the main body of the Fire HD 10 and set it aside.
- 6
Disconnect the battery cable
2 minUse the flat edge of a spudger to lift the battery connector straight up from its motherboard socket.
- 7
Unscrew the motherboard shield
3 minUse a Phillips PH00 screwdriver to remove the four screws securing the metal bracket over the mainboard.
- 8
Remove the motherboard shield
1 minLift the metal motherboard shield straight up off the chassis using precision tweezers.
- 9
Unlock the button flex connector
1 minUse a spudger to carefully flip up the small locking flap on the button flex ZIF socket.
- 10
Disconnect the button flex ribbon
1 minSlide the flex ribbon out of the ZIF socket using blunt tweezers.
- 11
Unscrew the button housing bracket
2 minRemove the two Phillips screws securing the button support bracket to the outer frame.
- 12
Peel up the button flex cable
3 minCarefully slide a flat spudger under the button flex cable to break the adhesive holding it to the inner frame.
- 13
Remove the old button flex assembly
1 minLift the entire button cable and switch assembly out of the chassis.
- 14
Position the replacement button flex cable
2 minAlign the new button assembly into the frame cutout and press down lightly to adhere it.
- 15
Reattach the button bracket
2 minReplace the two Phillips screws to lock the physical button support bracket back in place.
- 16
Insert the button ribbon into the ZIF socket
2 minSlide the flex cable fully into the socket and flip the locking tab down to secure it.
- 17
Reinstall the motherboard shield
3 minPlace the metal shield over the mainboard and tighten the four Phillips screws.
- 18
Reconnect the battery cable
1 minAlign the battery connector over its socket and press firmly until it snaps into place.
- 19
Snap the rear cover back onto the chassis
2 minAlign the rear shell with the tablet and press around the entire perimeter until all clips click shut.
After your Amazon Kindle Fire HD 10 9th Gen home button repair
Power the Kindle Fire HD 10 9th 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 9th 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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