Samsung Galaxy Note5 Motherboard Replacement

Insert a SIM eject tool, SIM eject bit, or a straightened paperclip into the small hole in the SIM card tray at the top of the phone.

Press to eject the tray. This may require some force.

Remove the SIM card tray.

Using your fingernail, push the S-Pen button until it clicks and pops out of the phone.

Remove the S-Pen.

Apply a heated iOpener to the bottom of the phone for about two minutes.

Apply a suction cup as close as possible to the bottom edge of the phone.

Lift on the suction cup and insert an opening pick under the rear glass.

Once the pick is in place, reheat the edge with an iOpener for another minute.

Slide the pick down the bottom edge of the phone.

Leave the pick in place to prevent the adhesive from resealing, and grab another pick as you proceed to the next step.

Insert another pick and slowly cut around the corner of the phone.

Before cutting further, apply a heated iOpener to the long edge.

Repeat the previous heating and cutting procedure for the remaining three sides of the phone.

Leave an opening pick in each edge of the phone as you continue to the next to prevent the adhesive from resealing.

Use an opening pick to cut any remaining adhesive around the edges of the glass.

Lift the glass and remove it from the phone.

Use tweezers to peel away any remaining adhesive from both the back cover and the phone's chassis.

Clean the adhesion areas with high concentration isopropyl alcohol (at least 90%) and a lint-free cloth. Swipe in one direction only, not back and forth. This will help prep the surface for the new adhesive.

Be sure to turn on your phone and test your repair before installing new adhesive and resealing the phone.

After installing the rear cover, apply strong, steady pressure to your phone for several minutes to help the adhesive form a good bond, such as by placing it under a stack of heavy books.

Remove the twenty 3.3 mm Phillips screws.

Hold the midframe by the edges and lift it upwards while pushing down against the battery with one finger.

Remove the midframe.

Using the flat end of a spudger, lift the battery connector straight up from its socket on the motherboard.

Using the flat end of a spudger, disconnect the earpiece connector.

Using the flat end of a spudger, disconnect the touchscreen connector.

Using the flat end of a spudger, disconnect the display connector.

Using the flat end of a spudger, disconnect the navigation buttons connector.

Using the pointed end of a spudger, disconnect the antenna cable.

Holding the motherboard by the top corners, hinge it upwards while clearing flex cables out of its path.

Using the flat end of a spudger, disconnect the daughterboard connector from the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.