Blackberry

Blackberry Playbook Repair Guide

2011-09-21T03:51:49Z

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Before you begin

Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your Blackberry Playbook 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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Blackberry Curve 8520 Trackpad Replacement

2010-06-25T01:40:02Z

Before you begin

Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your Blackberry 8520 on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools

Step 2

Turn your Blackberry 8520 on its front and remove the Blackberry battery door and the Blackberry 8520 battery.

Step 3

This is what it looks like when battery and door are removed.

Step 4

Remove the simcard and microSD card if present.

Step 5

Remove the Torx screws on the frame of the Blackberry 8520 as shown in picture.

Step 6

Turn the Blackberry 8520 on the side and remove the 8520 front cover using the spudger as shown in the image.

Step 10

Remove the torx screws you find under the front cover.

Step 13

Now the metal frame should come loose from the Blackberry 8520 LCD.

Step 12

Remove the other screw on top of the 8520 LCD frame.

Step 15

Remove the remaining screws of the keypad.

Step 16

Release the Blackberry 8520 motherboard from the back frame.

Step 17

Now you set aside the 8520 logic board as shown in the image.

Step 18

Turn the board around and easy off the LCD connector.

Step 19

Remove the screw of the 8520 trackpad connector cover.

Step 20

Remove the cover and ease off the Blackberry 8520 trackpad connector.

Step 21

This is what is looks like when the Blackberry 8520 trackpad module is completeley removed from the board.

Blackberry 9630 Repair Guide

2010-07-23T03:36:25Z

Before you begin

Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your Blackberry 9630 on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools.

Blackberry 9630

Step 2

Turn your Blackberry 9630 on its front and remove the battery door and the battery.

Step 3

Once backdoor has been removed, it will look like this.

Step 4

Remove the simcard and microSD card if present.

Step 5

Remove the Torx screws on the frame of the Blackberry 9630 as shown in picture.

Step 6

There will be two more screws on the button of the Blackberry 9630.

Step 10

Remove the torx screws you find under the front cover.

Step 13

Now the bottom frame should come loose from the Blackberry 9630.

Step 12

Remove carefully the coaxial cable used for signal on the Blackberry 9630.

Step 15

Remove the keyboard connector by lifting it off from the Blackberry 9630 motherboard.

Step 16

Once release, it will look like this.

Step 17

You can now lift the Blakcberry 9530 motherboard to reveal two more connectors. The LCD screen and the trackpad.

Step 18

Closer picture shows the connectors on the left hand side.

Step 19

Disconnect the ribbon cable for the auxility buttons.

Step 20

You should now have more freedom to disconnect the two ribbon cables off the Blackberry 9630 motherboard.

Step 21

To remove the Blackberry 9630 Keypad, insert the flathead tool on the edge of the frame.

Step 23

Front view of the Blackberry 9630 Keypad.

Step 24

Top view of the Blackberry 9630 Frame.

Step 25

Top view of the Blackberry 9630 motherboard.

Step 26

Blackberry 9630 Screen can be easily removed by lifting it from the top end and rising it at an angle.

Step 27

Once the Blackberry 9630 has been disassemble, it should look like this.

Blackberry Storm 9500 Repair Guide

2009-12-05T17:33:34Z

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.

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Here is a picture of the logicboard and the center frame.

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Here is a picture of the LCD/touch screen.

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Picture of the logicboard.

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Here are all the parts that have been taken apart.

Blackberry Bold 9000 Repair Guide

2008-12-15T00:40:11Z

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.

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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.

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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.

Blackberry Javelin 8900 Repair Guide

2009-05-06T14:40:48Z

Before you begin

Read the legal information section and make sure you are qualified to attempt this repair. Place your Blackberry Javelin 8900 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 Javelin 8900 on its front.

Step 2

Remove the battery door and the battery.

Step 3

Remove the screws under the battery compartment.

Step 4

Remove the screws on top of the battery compartment.

Step 5

Turn the Blackberry Javelin 8900 around and pry off the microphone cover at the top using a plastic opening tool. Remove any screws you find underneath.

Step 6

Turn the Blackberry Javelin 8900 around again and remove the antenna cover using the spudger as shown in the image.

Step 10

Remove the torx screws you find under the antenna cover.

Step 13

Now the plastic frame should come loose from the Blackberry Javelin 8900 midboard.

Step 12

This is what it looks like when the frame is removed.

Step 15

Release the antenna cable from the Blackberry Javelin 8900 logic board.

Step 16

Release the Blackberry Javelin 8900 keyboard connector.

Step 17

Now you can lift the logic board as shown in the image.

Step 18

The keyboard becomes fully exposed.

Step 19

Release the Blackberry Javelin 8900 screen connector.

Step 20

Now the Blackberry Javelin 8900 logic board is fully disconnected.

Step 21

This is what is looks like when the logic board is removed from the frontplate.

Step 23

Remove the midboard from the frontplate using the opening tool.

Step 24

Turn the midboard around. If you want to replace the Blackberry Javelin 8900 screen carefully release it from the midboard.

Step 25

The frontplate, midboard and logic board separated from each other. You can see the trackball in the center of the frontplate.

Step 26

The Blackberry Javelin 8900 trackball is compatible with trackballs from other blackberries if you are indifferent about its color. Just take it out of the frontplate if it needs replacement.

You have fully disassembled your Blackberry Javelin 8900, for re-assembly follow the steps in reverse order.

Blackberry Curve Motherboard Replacement

2008-10-09T03:24:57Z

Before you begin

Tools required:

Torx T5

Torx T4

Safe Open Tool

Set aside all neccesary tools and place your Blackberry Curve on a clean flat and soft surface.

Step 1

Begin by removing the battery door.

Step 2

Remove the two Torx T4 screws at the top and the T5 screw under the flash. One of the T4 screws is hidden under a white rectangular warranty seal.

Step 3

Pry off the antenna cover at the bottom using the safe open tool.

Step 4

This is what it looks like with the antenna cover removed.

Step 5

Turn the device on its back and slide the safe open tool around the front plate. Gently pry to release the front plate from the glue between frontplate and the frame.

Step 6

Slide the tool around to the top, at this point you should be able to lift off the front plate.

Step 7

Remove the Torx T5 screws at the bottom of the screen and the bottom of the keyboard. Lift the Logic board off the frame.

Step 8

Use the safe open tool to remove the screen from the logic board. Be careful since the screen can crack if you apply too much force. Pry gently in all corners.

Step 9

Release the pressure fit connector of the screen ribbon cable, using the flathead screwdriver.

Step 10

Now lift the screen off the logic board, you have fully disassembled your blackberry curve, for reassembly follow the steps in reverse order.

Blackberry 8800 Repair Guide

2009-11-12T07:17:30Z

Before you begin

Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your Blackberry 8800 on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools

Step 1

This is the back of the blackberry 8800 with the battery cover removed.

Step 2

There are 4 torx screws that need to be removed.

Step 3

Behind the backplate there are 2 more torx screws that need to be removed.

Step 4

Once the 4 screws are removed you can then remove the the back cover that covers the top of the phone. To do this lift up from the bottom and push the casing away and upward simultaneously to ease it ouf of the 2 latches holding it in from the top.

Step 5

Now the side plastic pieces can be removed from the device with the torque screws removed.

Step 6

Remove the other side plastic piece just like the first one and flip your phone over and it will look like this.

Step 7

The bottom of the phone has a plastic clip that holds the backplate and frontplate together that needs to be removed.

Step 8

This can be done by simply pulling on the plastic piece.

Step 9

The wire that connects the antenna needs to be removed. It is delicate so do it with the little flathead screwdriver.

Step 10

This is what the antenna cable looks like when it is disconnected.

Step 11

Once the antenna cable is removed you can now seprate the 2 remaining pieces of casing apart. You can do this by using a flathead screw driver to go around the edge and undoing the snap together latches.

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This is the 8800 logicboard from the back.

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The last thing connected to the 8800 logicboard is the LCD ribbon cable.

Step 15

It needs to be disconnected with the flathead screwdriver so you do not pull it of the 8800 logicboard and break the cable.

Step 16

Now it can be removed from the casing.

Step 17

This is the 5pin USB connector that can become loose or broken due to everyday use of the phone.

Blackberry Curve 8330 - Screen Replacement

2009-11-11T11:51:36Z

Before you begin

Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools

Step 1

This is what the blackberry 8330 looks like from a birds eye view looking at the front of the device.

Step 2

Press the button on the back on the bottom to release the battery cover.

Step 3

Remove the batttery by applying a little pressure downward towards the bottom and pull it out from the top to release the battery.

Step 4

At the top of the 8330 there are 2 torque (4)screws that need to be removed.

Step 5

Remove the torque screw as well on the other side.

Step 6

There is a plastic clip that needs to be removed in order to disassemble the blackberry. Use the Green opening tool to create space between the casing and the clip and with a downward motion remove it from the main casing.

Step 7

The clip can be removed from the phone.

Step 8

Once the Clip and the 2 torque screws are removed you can loosen up the side plastic pieces towards the top so that you can remove the faceplate.

Step 9

This can be done using the green tool to create some space between the frontplate and the plastic side pieces towards the top of the phone.

Step 10

Once you are in the green tool between the frontplate and the plastic side pieces you can then slide it along to release the latches that holding the blackberry together.

Step 11

Once you have worked your way around with the green tool you can then remove the frontplate from the phone.

Step 13

There are 4 torque screws that hold the keyboard and screen casing in place. Remove all 4 of them. Or in this case if you are doing the screen tecnically you only need to remove 2 of them.

Step 12

Once the screws are removed you can then take off the metal piece around the screen. There is a little latch on the top that holds it into place at the top so make sure you release that first so that it comes off easily.

Step 15

You can now see the ribbon cable that holds the LCD into place. This can be removed using the green opening tool by lifting the flap.

Step 16

Once the flap is removed then using the green tool again to create space between the logic board and the LCD. The LCD and Logic board are connected by glue so be sure to remove it so the screen releases properly.

Step 17

Once all the glue is removed the LCD can be removed. The new LCD can now be put back in.

Step 18

This is the logicboard with the LCD removed.

Blackberry Pearl 8100 Repair Guide

2009-11-11T11:56:31Z

Before you begin

Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your Blackberry Pearl on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools.

Step 1

This is the pearl from the back.

Step 2

Another shot of the back of the pearl camera slightly tilted towards side.

Step 3

Take off the backplate that covers the battery by pressing the release button on the bottom of the pearl. After you take it off this is what your pearl will look like.

Step 4

Take the battery out of the pearl. This can be done by applying downward pressure from the top of the battery and pulling it away from the phone.

Step 5

Taking out you SIM card involves unlocking the SIM card tray by shifting the metal piece on top of it to the left to unlock it then lift up to release the SIM.

Step 6

Close the SIM card tray by putting metal flap down and towards the bottom of the pearl and then shift it up towards the top.

Step 7

Use a torx 5 screw to remove the two screws at the top of the pearl.

Step 8

Once you remove both screws teh bottom of the phone has a protective clamp that holds that backplate and frontplate together. Use the green opening tool to create space below the plastic clamp and phone. Once you create some space you can push the clamp down towards the bottom to release it.

Step 9

This is what the phone looks like once the bottom plastic clamp is removed.

Step 10

Below the clamp are 2 more torx 5 screws that need to be removed.

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The next step is the side plastic pieces need to be removed. This is done easily using the green opening tool to create space between the silver plasic edging and the phone. Once there is space the edge pieces can be removed.

Step 12

The silver edge pieces should come off easily once you slide the green tool along the edge creating space between them and the phone. DO THE SAME FOR BOTH SIDES.

Step 15

Once the 2 silver edge pieces are removed the backplate can be seperated from the frontplate. There are some clips on the side that hold it in that can be unclipped using the flathead screwdriver. If you do that the backplate will come off much easier.

Step 16

This is what the pearl looks like after the backplate is removed.

Step 17

Once the backplate is removed the frontplate can be removed easily.

It basically can be pulled right off the Blackberry 8100 logic board.

Step 18

All that is left is the main logicboard. Here it is from the front with the Blackberry 8100 LCD on top and the keypad on bottom.

Step 19

This is the backside of the Blackberry 8100 logicboard with the processor, camera, integrated memory, camera etc.

Step 20

The Blackberry 8100 LCD screen can be removed by releasign the flap that holds the ribbon cable in on the frontside of the logic board.