Moto C Plus Motherboard Assembly Replacement

Written By: Dominik Schnabelrauch

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Moto C Plus Motherboard Assembly Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

20 - 30 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to remove the motherboard with the cameras and headphone jack attached from your Motorola Moto C Plus.

Before you begin, download the Rescue and Smart Assistant app to backup your device and diagnose whether your problem is software or hardware related.

Tools

Step 1

Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.
Insert a thumbnail, or spudger, into the notch on the bottom right to start separating the phone unit from the back cover.
Move to the bottom left corner and pry the phone unit out of the back cover until you can get a good grip.

Step 2

Lift the phone out of the back cover.

Step 3

Use a spudger or fingernail to lift the battery starting at the notch on the bottom left.
Lever the battery out of its recess and remove it.

Step 4

Remove the five 3.1 mm long Phillips #00 screws.

Step 5

Apply an opening pick to the bottom right corner of the motherboard cover.
Twist the opening pick to free the motherboard cover out of the plastic clamps on the right side of the phone.

Step 6

Repeat the previous step on the left side of the motherboard cover to free it out of the plastic clamps.
Pry up the motherboard cover until you can get a good grip.
Remove the motherboard cover.

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Step 7

Remove the two 3.2 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the motherboard.

Step 8

Use the tip of a spudger to lift the latch on the power and volume button ZIF connector.

Step 9

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the power and volume button flex cable out of the ZIF connector.
Fold the power and volume button flex cable out of the way.

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Step 10

Pry up and disconnect the antenna cable.
Fold the antenna cable out of the way.

Step 11

Use the tip of a spudger to open the interconnect cable ZIF connector by lifting the brown flap.
When reassembling make sure the white line on the cable aligns with the closed flap.

Step 12

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the interconnect flex cable out of the ZIF connector.

Step 13

Use the tip of a spudger to open the flap of the ZIF connector next to the headphone jack.

Step 14

Use a pair of tweezers to pull the flex cable out of the ZIF connector.

Step 15

Don't try to remove the motherboard all the way yet. The display flex cable is still connected to its rear side.
Use a spudger to carefully lift the motherboard until you can get a good grip. Avoid to damage the cables next to the motherboard.
Lift the motherboard and fold it back until you have enough space to disconnect the display flex cable.