Sony Ericsson W900i disassembly Tools required: Torx 6 ...

<strong>Sony</strong> <strong>Ericsson</strong> <strong>W900i</strong> <strong>disassembly</strong><br />

<strong>Tools</strong> <strong>required</strong>: <strong>Torx</strong> 6 screwdriver, Phillips size 0 screwdriver<br />

• Turn your phone over so the back is facing you. Remove the back cover, battery, sim card and memory<br />

card. Remove the four screws you see in the battery compartment<br />

• Next using your needle or pin begin to pry the plastic cover at the bottom of the phone off. Be sure to only<br />

lift the plastic with the pin or needle and then pull it off with your fingers to avoid scratching the phone. With<br />

the cover is removed you can remove the two screws.

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• You can now remove the back cover of the phone by running your fingernail along the join of the housing<br />

and carefully prising it away from the rest of the phone.

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• After the two pieces are seperated you see two ribbon cables which connect the screen and main. It is<br />

important not to pull on these cables with too much force because they can rip easily. On top of the two<br />

connectors you should come across a black piece of tape. Using the pin or needle start to pull this tape<br />

away. Save this piece of tape to place back over the connectors when you are done. Mark each connector<br />

"L" (left) and "R" (right) with a permanent marker. Gently pull the connectors from their sockets.

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• Once the connectors are removed then the phone will be in two pieces, as below

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• Use the Phillips screwdriver to remove the four silver screws which hold the keypad cover to the hinge.<br />

Now use the needle or pin to lift the plastic cover at the top and again use your fingers to pull the cover off.<br />

Using the torx driver, remove the two screws under the cover. Near the hinge you will find two more torx<br />

screws. Remove these as well.

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• Now using your fingernail carefully begin to split the housing. As you run your nail around the edge of the<br />

case it will start to separate. Slide your nail all the way around until the two parts separate.

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• Using the Phillips head screwdriver, lift the hinge part, indicated by the arrow, from the case. To get the<br />

wires through the hinge you will need to carefully push the connector through the hole in the centre of the<br />

hinge. Try not to bend the cable too much.

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• Now that the hinge is removed you can remove the LCD from the housing. Carefully apply a little pressure<br />

around the edge of the housing until the screen pops out. Replace the old screen with new. Reverse the<br />

whole process for reassembly and the job is complete