OnePlus 2 Motherboard Replacement

Ensure phone power is switched off.

• Pry off the external casing using an opening pick, your thumbnail, or a spudger.

• Locate the SIM card tray on the back of the phone.
• Slide out the tray with your thumb, using gentle pressure.

Locate and remove the SIM card tray.

Remove all rubber screw covers using a pair of tweezers.

• Extract the 6 rubber covers.
• Remove all screws from the mid frame.

Be careful not to damage the phone or surrounding components.

• Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry up the mid frame from the back of the phone.
• Slowly work your way around the phone, releasing all the clips that hold the frame in place.

Be careful not to damage the battery connector.

• Use a spudger tool to pry the battery up from the adhesive.
• Once the battery is loose, use the spudger tool to disconnect it from the phone on the top right side.

Disconnect both camera connections using a spudger at the bottom-right corner.

• Pry off each connection carefully to avoid damaging the wires.
• Lift off the wiring after both connections are disconnected.

Use a spudger to carefully pry off the connection to the left of the front-facing camera.

• Lift up the camera using the tweezers.
• As you lift, slide the bottom, flat portion upwards.

• Use a spudger to pry off the connection below the front-facing camera.
• Remove the camera from its groove using tweezers.

• Pry up the top connection of the charging port using a spudger tool.
• Slowly pry the cable up from its adhesive, following it with the spudger.
• Stop at the next connection.

Use the spudger tool to carefully lift the final 4 connections on the charging port.

• Slowly follow the cable with the spudger tool, lifting it up from the adhesive backing.

Use a spudger to gently push the charging part towards you.

• The charging part should now be free from the frame.
• Remove the charging port completely using your fingers.

Insert a spudger into the gap between the motherboard and the daughter-board.

• Pry the long wire loose, working from one end.
• Attempt to remove as much of the wire as possible before fully disconnecting it.

• Use the spudger tool to carefully pry off the two bottom-left connections on the motherboard.

Unscrew the screw located at the bottom right of the motherboard using a screwdriver.

Use a spudger tool to carefully pry up the top motherboard connection.

Position the spudger tool under the bottom right corner of the motherboard.

• Slide the spudger around the underside of the board until it's fully detached.
• Verify complete detachment before attempting to remove the motherboard.