Palm Treo 680 Motherboard Replacement

Remove the battery cover by pressing on the small rectangular button location the back of the phone.

Remove the battery by pulling it out toward you.

Unscrew the 0.266 inch top-left screw with a T6 Torx Screwdriver.

Using the spudger, remove the rubber rectangular cover located in the upper right hand side of the device.

Unscrew the 0.266 inch screw with the T6 Torx Screwdriver.

• If there is a red Palm sticker covering the screw, just puncture it to access the screw.

Remove the remaining two 0.266 inch screws at the bottom of the device.

Turn the phone 90 degrees to the right, so the screen is facing the right side.

Use a spudger to carefully separate the back panel from the front panel to access all the various components inside the phone.

Take the slim metal plate and slide it upwards, until it disconnects from the logic board.

Set the metal plate aside for now.

Take the tweezers and locate the orange ribbon that connects the screen to the logic board.

There is a small piece of tape over the orange ribbon connector. Peal this off.

Slide the metal spundger between the orange ribbon and black connector. Flip the black connector upwards, releasing the orange ribbon.

Pull the orange ribbon away from the connector, in order to make sure wire is fully disconnected.

Now carefully turn the phone over so the screen is facing you.

Locate the other orange ribbon connecting the logic board to the face plate.

Take the spundger and slide it between the orange ribbon and tan connector. Life the tan connector up, releasing the orange ribbon.

Separate the logic board and face plate of the Palm Treo.

Ta Da! You now have the logic board separated from the phone! Here is what it should look like, on both sides.