Motorola Droid X Camera Replacement

Motorola Droid X Camera Replacement Written By: Gage ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 1 of 24

TOOLS: 64 Bit Driver Kit (1) ifixit Opening Tools (1) ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 2 of 24

Motorola Droid X Camera Replacement Step 1 Rear Case Objective: remove the rear case from the Motorola Droid X phone. This is what the Motorola Droid X looks like before disassembly. In the front, there is a large LCD touch screen. Step 2 ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com INSTRUCTION: Turn the phone over so that the back faces up. Page 3 of 24

Motorola Droid X Camera Replacement Step 3 Objective: remove the battery casing plate. The case plate has a push and slide mechanism. Step 4 ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com INSTRUCTION 1: Push on the upper side of the casing located under the camera lens. INSTRUCTION 2: Slide down the battery case plate. Page 4 of 24

Motorola Droid X Camera Replacement Step 5 INSTRUCTION: Insert your finger tips into the edges of the opening and pull the casing off. Objective: remove the battery from the battery compartment. Step 6 ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 5 of 24

Step 7 INSTRUCTION: Grab the red tab that says "Battery Release" and slowly lift it up. This will remove the battery. Step 8 Objective: remove two small black screws from the back of the phone. These two (2) screws help hold the phone together. They need to be removed by a Phillips Hex 2mm screwdriver, ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 6 of 24

Step 9 INSTRUCTION: Remove two black screws from the back of the phone. Step 10 Objective: remove the two plastic pieces in front of the phone - they cover the remaining screws. The two plastic pieces are clipped onto the phone as covers. They are located at the top and the bottom of the phone. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 7 of 24

Step 11 INSTRUCTION: Flip the phone over to the front side. Step 12 INSTRUCTION: Use the ifixit tool as a crowbar to pry the top plastic cover piece off of the phone. It will pop off. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 8 of 24

Step 13 INSTRUCTION: Use the ifixit tool as a crowbar to pry the bottom plastic piece off the phone. Step 14 Objective: remove four white screws from the corners of the screen. These four (4) screws help hold the phone together. Use a Phillips Hex 2mm screwdriver ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 9 of 24

Step 15 INSTRUCTION: remove the 2 white screws from the upper corners of the screen. Step 16 INSTRUCTION: remove the 2 white screws from the lower corners of the screen. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 10 of 24

Step 17 Objective: remove the rear case from the phone in order to provide access to inside the phone. The phone is now held together by the casing alone. You need to pop the two halves apart. Step 18 INSTRUCTION: Use the ifixit tool like a crowbar to pry apart the front and rear halves of the casing. They will pop apart. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 11 of 24

Step 19 Now you are ready to access the internal circuits of the phone. Step 20 Motherboard The objective of the guide is to remove the motherboard from the camera. The mother board is an L-shaped green circuit board. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 12 of 24

Step 21 In order to start, the rear case should have been removed. Follow the rear case removal guide for that procedure. Step 22 Let's start. The objective of the following two steps is to remove the circuit connectors connected to the mother board. They are "clip-on" type connectors which have a black leathery coating. The connectors are located at the lower bottom left part of the "L-Shaped" motherboard. There are two connectors with the larger one overlapping the smaller one. You can disconnect them either by hand or with the ifixit tool. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 13 of 24

Step 23 INSTRUCTION: Disconnect the larger connector on the top by pulling on the edge of the black coated connector. It will pop off. Step 24 INSTRUCTION: The smaller connector will become visible once the larger one is disconnected. Disconnect it also the same way as before. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 14 of 24

Step 25 Objective: disconnect the white wire connected to the motherboard. The wire is visible at the upper left of the "L-shaped" Motherboard. Each end of the white wire is connected by a circular pop-on connector. Step 26 INSTRUCTION: Grab and pull up on the silver connector that is at the end of the white wire connected to the motherboard until it pops off. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 15 of 24

Step 27 Objective: separate the motherboard from the rest of the phone. The motherboard is held in place by two silver clasps on the left side of the phone. Step 28 INSTRUCTION: Use the ifixit tool to pry the clasps open. This will free the motherboard from the case. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 16 of 24

Step 29 Objective: detach the camera component from the phone. The camera component is located at the upper left part of the phone, right above the white wire mentioned previously. The camera is square. Step 30 INSTRUCTION: Grab the camera component and pull it out of its casing. Keep the camera connected to the mother board. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 17 of 24

Step 31 Objective: disconnect a circuit connector from underneath the motherboard to finish the process. The circuit connector is a gold and black colored "clip-on" type connector located in the middle left side of the phone. It is connected to the underside of the motherboard. Step 32 INSTRUCTION: Slowly lift up the motherboard as you would turn a page. The motherboard is still connected to the phone.''' ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 18 of 24

Step 33 INSTRUCTION: Use your fingertips to grab a edge of the connector and pop it off. Step 34 Conclusion: Now, you have successfully removed the motherboard. At this point, you will be left with the following: 2 black screws, 4 silver screws, 1 motherboard, 1 camera, 1 rear case, 1 battery, 2 plastic pieces from the front case, and the rest of the phone. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 19 of 24

Step 35 Camera The objective of the guide is to replace the camera component on the motherboard. Step 36 In order to start, the motherboard should have been separated from the rest of the phone. Follow the motherboard removal guide for that procedure. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 20 of 24

Step 37 Objective: separate the existing camera component from the motherboard. The camera component is connected to the rear side of the top left of the motherboard. The connector is a black colored tab which is a pop on type mechanism. Step 38 The mother board is an L-shaped green circuit board. It is up side up is when it looks like the capital letter L. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 21 of 24

Step 39 INSTRUCTION: Have the motherboard upside down. Step 40 INSTRUCTION: Flip over the golden circuit tab. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 22 of 24

Step 41 INSTRUCTION: Pull on the edges of the black connector tab and pop it off. Step 42 OBJECTIVE: Attach the replacement camera component to the motherboard. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 23 of 24

Step 43 INSTRUCTION: Pop on black connector tab of the new component at the same place where the existing one was removed. Step 44 Conclusion: You have finished replacing the camera component of your phone. To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. This document was last generated on 2017-07-04 02:15:17 AM. ifixit CC BY-NC-SA www.ifixit.com Page 24 of 24