danwat1234

A sure way to stop getting messages about security updates or OS updates ready to download/install, you have to disable the ‘Motorola update services’ app because that is what you see displaying these messages. You cannot do this through the menus on the phone, the disabled button is grayed out. You have to enable developer options within settings and then within that, enable USB debugging. This is done so you can tether the Motorola phone to a PC. USB mode has to be in photo sharing mode, not file transfer mode. Get Android SDK tools so you can run the ADB command from a DOS window. It's around a 25 MB download in a zip file. Then open up a command prompt with administrative privileges. Type adb devices to make sure it sees the phone. If not, you need to acknowledge a request on the phone that should pop up. Next, type, adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.motorola.ccc.ota ,,,, that's it you are done. You can go back into settings and your full list of apps and you will see that Motorola update services...

Too bad phones aren’t unlocked like a computer and you could just do a full image backup to an external drive. The day that is feasible will be a good one. If your phone is not rooted, it’s not possible.

Yes, but depends on your skill level, the tools you have and if you have the correct replacement resistor.

By looking at the photos it looks like the display cable is just North of the fan looking at the motherboard from the top of the laptop. It has the pull tab. I think the cable pulls out of the motherboard straight up. When I did it, I either did it by hand or very carefully with needle nose pliers. I'm not sure where your difficulty occurred? It doesn't have any specific lock. You pull off gently and to reconnect you push on gently with even pressure on both sides

The other ribbon cables on this and other laptops either use a flip-up style lock or push in-out style lock.

Within a few weeks I should be able to go to my friend's house where I have a broken down U47 and see how the connector works for certain.

Side note, in no photos or steps in this tutorial do I see how or where to disconnect the Wi-Fi antenna..

It's just a 15 amp AGC type (glass tube) fuse. Available at your local autozone, o'reilly's, etc parts store.

No new battery to buy for this phone? Maybe can buy from Kyocera?

Where to buy replacement speaker?

The keyboard itself does not come off. But the entire top of the chassis with the keyboard and touchpad come off and can be replaced.

Step#3, You need to remove a total of 13 screws from the bottom of the laptop BEFORE prying the keyboard section off the laptop. See pics https://imgur.com/a/h5d1zJ1

The connector for the left speaker should be highlighted in red too, not just the connector for the right-hand speaker.

You need to remove a total of 13 screws from the bottom of the laptop BEFORE prying the keyboard section off the laptop. See pics  https://imgur.com/a/h5d1zJ1

You need to remove a total of 12 screws from the bottom of the laptop BEFORE prying the keyboard section off the laptop. See pics https://imgur.com/a/cNv12A6

Is the hard drive accessible for replacement from the bottom? I see black stuff over the drive with the WIFI cables going underneath. Is that removable so one can access the drive from the bottom, or is it accessible from under the keyboard?