::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted February 2, 2010 DroidExplosion Process Taking this device apart is NO EASY TASK! Motorola has worked wonders to make this thing as suprising and delicate as possible. Dr.Wreck loves challenges, thus he commends you oh, motorola engineers! The first thing you'll need to do is remove the back cover and battery. Grab your trusty T6 and remove both the silver and black screws from the rear of the chassis. The silver screw holds the PCB in place. The Black Screws hold the back plate on the screen portion of the device. Finding the next set of screws was a challenge. Dr.Wreck noticed a small wedge under the plastic piece above the google label at the very back of the phone. Here you'll need a pin or very small prying device to get underneath and lift it away. It's important to be careful with these steps as these plastic pieces tend to be slightly brittle. Once you pull this piece away you will reveal another two T6 screws. Remove them. Now to find the other screws… Where could they be?! Aha, there's another one placed underneath the google label and camera lens cover! Very sneaky Motorola.. Very sneaky indeed… Now comes the most frustrating part… The final 3 screws are located underneath that faux gold grating that covers the bottom of the battery door. Use a pin, wedge or staple remover to pry this up. Remove the 3 final and amazingly disguised T6 screws to free the Droid's PCB. Now, use your wedge the pry out the clips on the back part of the frame. Tada!!! Unfortunately, we're far from done. There is still one more silver T6 locking the logic board in place. Remove that. Now we need to pop off those flex cables that connect the device to the screen. You can now flip away the PCB. And remove the remaining flex cable. Now that the PCB is free, all that's really left to do is remove the screen and slider mechanism. This can be done by pulling at the black plastic frame that creates the upper border for the device. And that's it! Interestingly enough, the sliding mechanism is essentially just two rails that are imbedded within the screen portion of the device – this is the simplest sliding mechanism we've ever seen! Source 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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