Samsung Epic 4G Touch Motherboard Replacement

Insert a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, into the opening near the left side of the headphone jack.

Pry the opening tool downward to pop the rear case from its clips securing it to the the midframe.

Lift and remove the rear case.

Use the flat end of a spudger, or your fingernail, to press the microSD card slightly deeper into its slot until you hear a click.

After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.

Pull the microSD card away from its slot.

Wedge a plastic opening tool into the crevice between the battery and midframe located near the bottom left corner.

Push the plastic opening tool downward to pry the battery up from its housing.

Lift and remove the battery from the midframe.

Remove the six 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the front panel assembly.

Insert a plastic opening tool slightly to the left of the micro-USB port, and pry between the midframe and the display to open a gap.

Wedge a plastic opening tool slightly to the right of the micro-USB port, and pry between the midframe and the display to widen the gap.

Pry again about two inches to the right of the volume control toggles between the midframe and the front panel assembly.

Pull the micro-USB end of the front panel assembly out and away from the midframe and lift up to free it entirely.

Headphone jack/vibrator assembly cable connector

Front-facing camera cable connector

Digitizer cable connector

Display cable connector

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the headphone jack/vibrator assembly cable.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the front-facing camera cable connector.

Carefully disconnect the digitizer display cable.

Use a spudger to disconnect the display cable connector.

Remove the two 3 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Lift the micro-USB end of the motherboard away from the display assembly and pull it down.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to flip the tab on the rear-facing camera ZIF connector.

Slide a spudger under the rear-facing camera cable to free it from the adhesive.

Remove the rear-facing camera from the motherboard.

Make sure the microphone cover stays in its slot on the display assembly.

When you removed the motherboard, the microphone cover may have remained stuck on the microphone. Put it back in its notch in the display assembly to avoid losing it.