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Before you begin
Read Legal Information Section and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your T-Mobile G1 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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Step 1
Turn you T-Mobile (HTC) G1 around and remove the battery cover using a safe open tool.
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Step 2
Remove the battery and the sim-card.
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Step 3
Now you are ready to remove the torx screws holding the phone together.
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Step 4
Remove the torx T5 screws on the sides of the frame.
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Step 5
Remove the Torx T6 screw under the seal.
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Step 6
Once all screws are remove you can use the safe open tool to remove the frame from the -Mobile G1 midboard.
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Step 7
Keep inserting in different sections of the frame to release it from the clips.
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Step 8
The top of the frame will come loose first.
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Step 9
Now address the section of the frame on the bottom of the phone.
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Step 10
You can now completely release the frame from the midboard.
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Step 11
Remove the screws of the T-Mobile G1 wifi-module and logic board.
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Step 12
Release the T-Mobile G1 antenna cable connector.
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Step 15
Peel off the adhesive insulating tape covering connector on the top left side.
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Step 16
Use the safe open tool to release the latch mechanism. Be careful, the latch is very fragile.
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Step 17
Use the safe open tool to pull the right side of the ribbon cable out of the connector.
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Step 18
Repeat the same on the left side.
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Step 19
Remove the yellow adhesive tape and release the ribbon cable at the top from the connector.
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Step 20
This is what it looks like when it is removed.
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Step 22
Push the black plastic clip holding the T-Mobile G1 logic board in place toward the outside.
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Step 23
This is what it looks like when the clip is released.
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Step 24
Remove the yellow tape on the T-Mobile G1 camera connector.
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Step 25
Open the latch.
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Step 25
You can now flip the board upward.
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Step 26
There are two more connectors under the shielded adhesive tape.
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Step 27
Remove the first piece of tape. Click on the image to take a closer look.
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Step 28
Release the connector.
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Step 29
Remove the second piece of tape and release the connector.
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Step 30
You have successfully removed the T-Mobile G1 motherboard, for reassembly follow the steps in reverse order.
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