Difficulty

Very difficult

Steps

9

Time Required

                          1 hour

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 6 steps
  • Power/Volume Button
  • 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Ensure that the phone is turned off before starting.
  • Orient the device so that the inset on the right side of the device is facing you.
  • Insert the spudger into the inset and carefully remove the back panel.

Ensure that the phone is turned off before starting.

Orient the device so that the inset on the right side of the device is facing you.

Insert the spudger into the inset and carefully remove the back panel.

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Step 2

  • Use the ribbon to remove the exposed battery.

Use the ribbon to remove the exposed battery.

Step 3

              Motherboard
  • Use the JIS #000 screwdriver to remove the six 3.0mm screws placed in the back of the ZTE Quest.

Use the JIS #000 screwdriver to remove the six 3.0mm screws placed in the back of the ZTE Quest.

Step 4

  • Carefully pry open the back panel with the plastic opening tool.

Carefully pry open the back panel with the plastic opening tool.

Step 5

  • Use a pair of tweezers to gently disconnect the ribbon cable connector from its socket.

Use a pair of tweezers to gently disconnect the ribbon cable connector from its socket.

Step 6

  • Pull back the tape encasing the brown ribbon cable connector.
  • Remove the ribbon cable from its socket.

Pull back the tape encasing the brown ribbon cable connector.

Remove the ribbon cable from its socket.

Step 7

  • Unplug the flat-top connector by using a pair of tweezers to pry up each side before removing the connector from its socket.

Unplug the flat-top connector by using a pair of tweezers to pry up each side before removing the connector from its socket.

Step 8

  • Disconnect the coaxial connector in the bottom right corner of the motherboard.

Disconnect the coaxial connector in the bottom right corner of the motherboard.

Step 9

              Power/Volume Button
  • Each of these buttons can be removed using micro-soldering techniques around either side of the button.
  • Instructions for how to do so can be found at iFixit’s How to Solder and Desolder Connections guide.

Each of these buttons can be removed using micro-soldering techniques around either side of the button.

Instructions for how to do so can be found at iFixit’s How to Solder and Desolder Connections guide.

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

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