Before you begin Read the legal information section and make sure you are qualified to attempt this repair. Place your Blackberry Storm 9500 on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools.
		Turn your Blackberry Storm 9500 on its front.
		Step 2 Remove the battery door and the battery.
		Step 3 Remove the 2 screws under the battery compartment they are located right in the middle of the storm.
		Step 4 The second one is right below it.
		Step 5 Turn the Blackberry Storm 9500 around and pry off the microphone cover at the top using a plastic opening tool. Remove any screws you find underneath.
		Step 6 Here are the torx screws below that need to be removed.
		Step 10 On the other end there is another panel that needs to be removed which is part of the camera.
		Step 13 Once the plastic piece is removed you can see another 2 torx screws.
		Step 12 These torx scres need to be removed.
		Step 15 Use the torx screw to remove the 2 screws.
		Step 16 Once all 6 torx screws are removed you can now use teh green tool to remove the top frame from the bottom frame.
		Step 17 Use the edge of the green tool to life the off the hooks that connect the top and bottom frames.
		Step 18 Once you have worked you way all the way around the device with the green tool you can then take the front button frame you can now completely remove it from the bottom.
		Step 19 You can now lift the screen using a flathead screwdriver.
		Step 20 Keep the screen right next to the logicboard so the cable does not tear.  In order to detatch the screen you need to access the other side of the logicboard.
		Step 21 This can be done by using a flathead and working your way around the logicboard so that it releases from the clips at its edges.
		Step 23 The logicboard and screen are now removed from the back frame of the storm.
		Step 24 Flip the logicboard around so that it is sitting on top of the screen.
		Step 25 This ribbon cable connection can be removed using a flathead to gently seperate it from the logicboard.
		Step 26 Carefully pry loose the wifi antenna connector. Be careful since the ring can get damaged easily.
		Step 27 A second ribbon cable can be disconnected.  Again, use a flathead to gently remove  the ribbon cable from the logicboard.
		Step 28 The logicboard can now be completely removed from the LCD and the center frame.
		Step 29 Here is a picture of the logicboard and the center frame.
		Step 30 Here is a picture of the LCD/touch screen.
		Step 31 Picture of the logicboard.
		Step 32 Here are all the parts that have been taken apart.

		Preparations Please read the legal guidelines and familiarize yourself with the risks of this repair. Place your Blackberry Bold on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools: Two plastic opening tools and a Torx T4 key.
		Step 1
		Step 2 The back of your Blackberry Bold is the battery door that needs to be removed first.
		Step 3 Push the battery door lock to release battery cover.
		Step 4 Take out the battery.
		Step 5  Remove the six Torx T4 screws around the edges of your Blackberry Bold.
		Step 6 This is what is looks like with the battery and the six screws removed.
		Step 7 Use the plastic opening tool to pry up the black plastic frame as shown in image.
		Step 8  Lift up the frame and set it aside.
		Step 9   This is what it looks like when the frame is removed.
		Step 10   Use the plastic opening tool to pry up the Blackberry Bold logic board and release it from the frontplate. The usb port and headphone jack will keep the logic board from coming loose from the front plate. Carefully move the logic board left and right as you try to pull it upward.
		Step 11   Release the logic board from the front plate and set it aside.
		Step 12  The components you have disassembled so far.
		Step 13   Turn the logic board around so that the screen faces upward.
		Step 14   Carefully slide the plastic opening tool under the screen and pry the Blackberry Bold Screen loose from the logic board.
		Step 15 Slide the tool over the other side of the screen. Work with patience to avoid bending the screen.  When releasing the small screen connector on the other side of the board, be sure to keep flex cable from tearing. Be sure to work slowly, the paperthin material tears easily.
		Step 16 On the image you see the logic board after the Blackberry Bold screen has been removed.
		Step 18 (0ptional) Pry op the metal casing holding the Blackberry Bold Trackball in place.
		Step 19 Flip the metal casing upward to expose the trackball.
		Step 20  Lift the Trackball out of the enclosure and set it aside.
		Step 21
		Step 22 (Optional) The last step is to remove the keypad from the front plate.
		Step 23 Pry under the keypad to release from the frontplate.
		Step 24 Lift the keypad out of the frontplate and set it aside.
		Step 25  You fully disassembled your Blackberry Bold. For re-assembly follow the steps in reverse order.