Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Motherboard Replacement

Use a plastic opening tool or your fingernail to pry in the divot left of the camera, near the power button.

• Lift the rear case by its corner nearest the prying point.
• Remove the case from the phone.

Press the microSD card slightly deeper with a plastic opening tool or your fingernail until you hear a click.

The card may pop out after releasing it.

• Release the microSD card.
• The card will now be removable from its slot.

Position the plastic opening tool in the battery compartment notch and gently pry the battery up.

• Alternatively, use your index finger inserted into the notch to lift the battery out.

• Press the SIM card slightly deeper into its slot using a plastic opening tool or your fingernail, until you hear a click.
• After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.
• Remove the SIM card.

Locate and carefully pry off the four metallic pads with the tip of a spudger.

• Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 12 screws connecting the midframe to the device.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry around the entire edge of the midframe.

• Pry along the edges, working your way around the phone's exterior.
• This should release the midframe from the front case.

• Use the flat end of a plastic opening tool to disconnect the USB board connector.
• Disconnect the front-facing camera cable connector.
• Disconnect the earpiece speaker assembly cable connector.
• Disconnect the headphone jack assembly cable connector.
• Disconnect the display/digitizer cable connector.
• Disconnect the antenna cable connector.

Remove the 2.4 mm Phillips #00 screw holding the motherboard in place.

Remove the motherboard.