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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.
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Turn your Blackberry Storm 9500 on its front.
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Step 2
Remove the battery door and the battery.
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Step 3
Remove the 2 screws under the battery compartment they are located right in the middle of the storm.
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Step 4
The second one is right below it.
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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.
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Step 6
Here are the torx screws below that need to be removed.
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Step 10
On the other end there is another panel that needs to be removed which is part of the camera.
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Step 13
Once the plastic piece is removed you can see another 2 torx screws.
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Step 12
These torx scres need to be removed.
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Step 15
Use the torx screw to remove the 2 screws.
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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.
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Step 17
Use the edge of the green tool to life the off the hooks that connect the top and bottom frames.
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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.
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Step 19
You can now lift the screen using a flathead screwdriver.
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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.
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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.
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Step 23
The logicboard and screen are now removed from the back frame of the storm.
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Step 24
Flip the logicboard around so that it is sitting on top of the screen.
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Step 25
This ribbon cable connection can be removed using a flathead to gently seperate it from the logicboard.
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Step 26
Carefully pry loose the wifi antenna connector. Be careful since the ring can get damaged easily.
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Step 27
A second ribbon cable can be disconnected. Again, use a flathead to gently remove the ribbon cable from the logicboard.
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Step 28
The logicboard can now be completely removed from the LCD and the center frame.
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Step 29
Here is a picture of the logicboard and the center frame.
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Step 30
Here is a picture of the LCD/touch screen.
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Step 31
Picture of the logicboard.
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Step 32
Here are all the parts that have been taken apart.
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