In this guide, we will show you how to remove and replace the USB Type-C Board on the Huawei P10 smartphone.
To remove the USB Type-C Board, you need to remove the back cover and disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard.
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Repair Tools Needed:
Phillips #000 Screwdriver
0.8 pentalobe screwdriver
Suction cup
Pick
Spudger
Tweezers
SIM Card Eject Tool
1. Remove the SIM card tray and two Pentalobe screws
First, turn off your phone and remove the SIM card tray.
Remove the two Pentalobe screws located at the bottom next to the USB Type-C port.
2. Remove the back cover
Use a suction cup to separate the display from the back cover.
Lift the display a little bit with a suction cup and insert a pick.
Slide the pick along the display edge on both sides.
Don’t remove the back cover completely yet. The power button and volume button cables are still connected to the motherboard.
3. Disconnect the power button and volume button cable
Disconnect the power button and volume button cable using a spudger.
Once the cable is disconnected, you can remove the back cover completely.
4. Disconnect the battery connector
Remove the screw securing the metal sheet.
Remove the metal sheet with tweezers.
Disconnect the main FPC from the motherboard with a spudger.
Disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard with a spudger.
5. Remove the USB Type-C Board
Remove the four 3.0 mm Phillips #000 screws securing the board to the middle frame.
Disconnect the cable from the USB Type-C board.
Remove the metal sheet with tweezers.
Disconnect the main FPC from the USB Type-C board.
Disconnect the antenna cable from the USB Type-C board and pull it out of its path.
Disconnect the earphone jack connector from the USB Type-C board.
Carefully lift the board and remove it.
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