LG VX8700 Motherboard Replacement

Turn the phone off.

Remove the back cover by sliding the tab away from the phone using one finger.

Lift one side of the battery using a plastic opening tool or your fingers.

Carefully remove the battery and set it aside.

Use a Phillips #0 Screwdriver to remove the nine 4 mm screws from the back cover.

Insert the tip of the plastic opening tool into the small notch on the side of the case.

Slide the opening tool along the seam and around the edge of the phone to separate the case.

Separate the two halves of the phone.

Holding the phone casing with one hand, and the key pad assembly with the other, separate the phone case from the keypad/logic board.

Remove the key pad from the logic board by pulling the two boards apart, separating this connection.

First, pull back the tape covering the connection between the motherboard and the ribbon cable.

Separate the connection, using the plastic opening tool.

After the connection is removed, the motherboard is successfully removed.