Introduction

This guide will walk you through the steps to replace a cracked or non-working rear-facing camera lens in an Asus Tablet MeMo Pad 7 ME700C. Make sure you are using the proper tools and exercising caution while opening the back panel to avoid causing damage to the tablet. Because the rear-facing camera is located on the motherboard, be sure to follow all prerequisite guides before replacing the camera.

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    • Flip over the tablet so the back cover is facing you. Hold the second button on the left below the volume buttons down until it powers off.

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    • Beginning in the upper corner of the tablet, use the blue plastic opening tool and run it along the seam. Do this slowly so you don't cause damage to the device.

    • If you are having trouble using the blue plastic opening tools, try using the black spudger instead.

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    • Pull the rear panel and the display screen away from each other.

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    • Using the spudger, gently press on the black button on the plug port to release the battery from the plug.

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    • Remove the battery from the device.

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    • Using the tweezers, disconnect the black clip.

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    • Use the Phillips #000 Screwdriver to unscrew the 3mm Phillips head screws on the right and left corners of the speaker.

    • Use the magnetic pad to keep track of your screws while working.

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    • Remove the speaker from the device.

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    • Gently unplug the microphone from the motherboard using a pair of blunt tweezers.

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    • Flip the cream tab above the blue ribbon up with the pair of tweezers to release the ribbon.

    • Using the blue tab, gently pull the ribbon away from the motherboard.

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    • Using the tweezers, flip back the black tab to release the volume ribbon.

    • Once released, gently pull ribbon away from motherboard using the tweezers.

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    • Pull back the silver adhesive with tweezers.

    • Gently use the tweezers to flip up the black release tabs on the gold ribbons.

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    • Once the black tabs are lifted, use the spudger to pull the gold tabs away from the motherboard.

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    • Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver unscrew the four 3mm screws.

    • Use the magnetic board to keep track of your screws.

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    • Hold both sides of the motherboard and gently lift up to remove the motherboard from the device.

    • If you feel tension or the motherboard is not coming off properly, make sure all the connections have been disconnected properly.

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    • Using the tweezers flip the cream tab up to release the camera ribbon.

    • Gently lift the silver adhesive to remove the camera ribbon from motherboard.

    • Pull the silver tape away from camera.

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    • Make sure you leave the tape attached to the motherboard as you will need it to fix the new camera.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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