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In the next few steps, you'll be opening the Kindle by freeing the clips marked in Picture 2.
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Picture 1: Insert the blue pry tool directly under the charging port.
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Picture 2: Slide the blue pry tool slightly left, under the headset jack.
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Picture 3: Pry the battery cover open just enough to insert a guitar pick left of the headset jack.
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Picture 1: Slide the blue pry tool right, under the power button.
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Picture 2: Pry the battery cover open just enough to insert a guitar pick right of the power button.
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Pry from the bottom of the Kindle to the top to release the battery cover clips.
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Pry up the other side.
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With the Kindle upside down (charging port at top), use your hands to separate the battery cover from the Kindle. Start at the charging port and work your way down.
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Place battery cover in ZONE V.
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Use the blue pry tool to disconnect the antenna cable head.
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Unthread antenna cable, but don't try to remove it.
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Picture 1: Wedge the spudger under the lower-right corner of the battery.
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Pictures 2 & 3: Work your way up the right side.
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Picture 1: Wedge the spudger under the lower-left corner of the battery as shown.
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Pictures 2 & 3: Work your way up the left side.
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Don't try to remove the battery as it's still connected to the logic board:
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Lift the battery up from the bottom to free it from the adhesive.
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Lift it to a 45° angle.
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Disconnect the battery:
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Pictures 1 & 2: Wedge the pointed end of the spudger on either side of the battery connector to unhook it.
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Picture 3: Make sure both sides are unhooked while pulling the battery up and away from the Kindle. Place the battery in ZONE V with the battery cover.
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Picture 1: Peel up foam tape covering the speaker connector. Place in COMPARTMENT A.
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Picture 2: Wedge your fingers in the notches between the black speaker cable head and the white speaker connector. Pull the black speaker cable head free.
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Use a blue pry tool if you can't fit your fingers in the notches.
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Picture 3: Unthread the speaker cable.
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Remove two 3.3 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the speaker assembly. Place in SLOT 1.
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Remove speaker assembly and place in ZONE I.
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Replace speaker assembly from ZONE I.
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Replace two 3.3 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the speaker assembly from SLOT 1.
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Picture 1: Thread speaker cable through the track just left of the battery.
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Picture 2: Push speaker cable connector into place.
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Replace foam tape from COMPARTMENT A.
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Replace logic board from ZONES II & III. Guide the charging port and headset jack in first:
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Picture 1: Shows the charging port and headset jack on the bottom of the logic board.
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Picture 2: Shows the openings for the headset jack and charging port.
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Picture 3: Guide the charging port and headset jack in.
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Make sure the power button cable doesn't get stuck under the logic board.
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Pictures 1 & 2: Seat power button cable then gently push the logic board into place. Make sure the logic board is situated under the clip marked in Picture 2.
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Picture 3: From SLOT 3, replace six 2.6 mm Phillips screws.
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Make sure power button cable is pushed in all the way. Close ZIF connector.
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Seat LCD cable.
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Picture 1: Guide digitizer cable into ZIF connector.
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Picture 2: From SLOT 2, replace two 2.3 mm Phillips screws to secure the digitizer cable.
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Picture 3: Close ZIF connector.
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Seat the battery from ZONE V while guiding the battery connector into its socket.
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Push connector in until it snaps into place.
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Thread antenna along the left edge of the battery.
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Seat antenna on logic board.
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From ZONE V, secure the battery cover to the Kindle.
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Start with the two tabs on either side of the charging port.
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Push the bottom into place and work your way to the top.
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Power up the device and test the replacement part or parts.
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