Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
10
Time Required
9 - 15 minutes
Sections
4
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Front Panel
- 2 steps
- Back Panel
- 3 steps
- Motherboard
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Push the battery door switch to the left.
- Lift the battery door up.
Push the battery door switch to the left.
Lift the battery door up.
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Step 2
- Lift the battery tab up.
- Remove the battery by pulling the removal tab.
Lift the battery tab up.
Remove the battery by pulling the removal tab.
Step 3
Front Panel
- Introduce the plastic opening tool into any of the sides of the camera.
- Pry with the plastic opening tool at the seam between the front and the back panel.
Introduce the plastic opening tool into any of the sides of the camera.
Pry with the plastic opening tool at the seam between the front and the back panel.
Step 4
- Slide prying tool along the seam until front panel is fully separated from the back panel.
Slide prying tool along the seam until front panel is fully separated from the back panel.
Step 5
Back Panel
- Remove the four 3.8 mm Phillips #000 screws located in the outer corners of the motherboard.
Remove the four 3.8 mm Phillips #000 screws located in the outer corners of the motherboard.
Step 6
- Pull on and remove the black spacer located at the top inside of the camera body using the tweezers and set the part aside.
Pull on and remove the black spacer located at the top inside of the camera body using the tweezers and set the part aside.
Step 7
- Remove the motherboard from from the back case by gently pulling on the lens housing.
- Back panel remains.
Remove the motherboard from from the back case by gently pulling on the lens housing.
Back panel remains.
Step 8
Motherboard
- Remove the two 3.1 mm Phillips #000 screws securing the motherboard to the chassis.
- Be sure to support the motherboard, the ribbon cable connection can easily be damaged.
Remove the two 3.1 mm Phillips #000 screws securing the motherboard to the chassis.
Be sure to support the motherboard, the ribbon cable connection can easily be damaged.
Step 9
- Locate the rubber spacer between the image sensor and the ribbon connection for the motherboard.
- Using the tweezers gently remove the spacer block and set aside.
Locate the rubber spacer between the image sensor and the ribbon connection for the motherboard.
Using the tweezers gently remove the spacer block and set aside.
Step 10
- Pry gently using the flat end of the black spudger to remove the ribbon connector.
- Lift the lens assembly up and away from the motherboard.
- Motherboard remains.
Pry gently using the flat end of the black spudger to remove the ribbon connector.
Lift the lens assembly up and away from the motherboard.
Motherboard remains.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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diamond1981 - Jan 29, 2016
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Where you buy motherboard for xiaomi yi ?
viilelaa - Feb 15, 2016
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I wonder where I can buy this part ribbon connector to buy.
tozilen - Mar 9, 2016
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Link for buying it waaaaaaaay cheaper:http://bit.ly/XiaoMiYi1080P
Nebojsa Rosic - Mar 11, 2016
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Great guide but useless, there is no spare parts on the market for this camera
AdamA - Mar 11, 2017
IC repair is always possible
