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Oh no! You've dropped your digital stuff. And it's out of warranty. And repair costs more than the digital stuff is worth. What to do short of tossing the digital stuff (or selling on ebay)? Well, believe it or not the average person has a good chance of diy fixing that digital stuff themselves. All they'll need for most cases is some patience, and a little background knowledge. The intent of the posts on this blog are to help provide that knowledge.

Disclaimer Warning: The following instructions are given without any warranty. They don't have to be complete or correct. Don't do any of the following steps if you're not sure of what you're doing. You could damage your digital stuffs and you WILL lose your warranty. Everything you do will be at your own risk.

Disclaimer Notice : imprtant things to know before you start taking Part your digital stuffs

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Sony Ericsson W300i disassembly

Sony Ericsson W300i disassembly

Tools required: Torx 6 screwdriver

Remove the loud speaker cover. It attaches via two clips at the top of the phone. You'll need to wiggle the cover around to unclip these

You'll now have access to four torx 6 screws. Remove these

Run your fingernail along the edge of the housing to separate the back from from the rest of the phone

Your phone will now be in two parts, as shown below

Remove the plug end of the ribbon cable. Just lift this and it'll unclip

Remove the circuit board

Now unclip the fascia on the front of the phone. Run your fingernail along the edge to release

You'll now have access to four more torx 6 screws. Remove these

Run your fingernail along the edge of the housing to separate the two parts. This part if held on by two clips near the hinge. Do not pull the housing towards you from the top. Instead try to unclip the housing from the bottom in the direction of the arrow below to stop the clips breaking

You now have access to the LCD screen. Remove the plug end of the ribbon cable, indicated by the arrow below

Replace the old LCD with the new one. Reverse the whole procedure for reassembly

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