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all right so today we're going to get part the HTC 8x T for Sprint it's a moderately difficult phone take apart there's lots of wires and ribbons and stuff inside you got to watch out for and we're gonna start off by taking apart 13 screws here along the outside edge and then there's also one underneath the camera and I will put all of the you know any parts that become available in the video description below as well as all the tools that you'll need so just check right below the video inside the video description for all links to all of those there's a void sticker right there in the top corner as well so doing this does void your warranty but it is it pretty straightforward thing once you get this casing off to get the casing start on the top side there's these two little latches that you just pull back just a tiny bit with your pry tool and then once those are up or unhooked from the actual frame of the phone the rest of it just kind of unclips from the outside edge so if you unclip it from both sides and then along the bottom it's kind of got a firmer grip around the base of the phone and so does have to bend that back with your finger and then the back casing pops away from the screen housing and motherboard all right so now we're going to take apart these two screws at the very bottom of the motherboard and it's very important that you keep the screws grouped together so you can put them back in later because they are different sizes the back housing had Ford had three different size screws and then these screws are all different sizes as well so keep them separated in all right so we're gonna take apart the the digitizer ribbon cable from the motherboard right here so lift up the tape and then there's a little latch right here that you flip up and once the latch is flipped up you can take the ribbon cable and pull it out of the connection these little connectors are more like Legos they just kind of clip into place so there's one here on the side of the camera then there's one right here on the other side of the camera so lift both of those up and away and this one's a wire cable so it has like a little circular head on it that just clips on also similar to a Lego and be very careful when putting these back together though it's easy to bend the edges of it so take the tape off of this other wire cable as well this one goes down towards the base of the phone and it will unclip right here so just kind of wedge it up and it pops off the little nub that it's attached to then underneath this tape right here be very careful when you're lifting it up because there is a little ribbon cable underneath and if you pull away too hard it'll rip the cable underneath and you'll be out your phone so I'll just be very careful and kind of pull it away parallel to the phone body that way it won't put as much pressure on the cable itself so here's another one of those Lego ribbon connectors so pop that out then here's a regular ribbon connector where you have to release the latch so pull off the sticky tape flip up the latch and then the little ribbon just slides out this is the battery connection right here that does have two little screws on it so undo each of the screws and then the the connection pops up just like the Lego ribbon connectors just like that one more wire connector right here you just have to wedge up the windows phone has a lot of these alright and then the last connection is the speaker wire right here you just lift it up and out and there you go there's the motherboard alright so now we're gonna work on the top section top circuit board so there's the little ribbon cable right there for the audio jack just you know lift up the little ledge pull out the cable and you're good to go this one is more like a plug like a wall outlet plug you have to pull it out this is for the vibrator and so once that is out you're good and then there's another cable on the top is for the power button so you have to just very gently wedge it up it's stuck along the top with tape and then also just a little bit on the back of the phone as well so it's kind of peel it back once again if you rip that you're kind of screwed so don't be very be very very careful with that and then the last connector on this top circuit board is one of those little Lego ribbon connectors on the very back so what I'm going to do is I'm going to fold the part over and then you have access to it and you just pop it off just like you did with the other ones just like that okay so here's the camera so both of the cameras are replaceable it's just a little ribbon Knable ribbon connectors that you latch up and then pull out I'll put the parts in the video description below as soon as I can find them Amazon is the best place for parts I think so here's the battery it's 1800 milliamp battery so we're gonna pull it away from the housing it is glued on so that you might rip the little black or covering on the battery it's not a big deal it's not a actual part of the battery is just a covering I'll show you I'm going to get it pulled away from the phone so very gently I pulled it out and you can kind of see here on the backside it's just a rift a little bit then here's the bottom speaker housing so this is where the the loudspeakers are so I'm going to pull this away there's four screws around the outside and they're just kind of wedge it up with your pry tool and you're good to go and here is the charging port charging for is fairly easy to replace as well it's most of its just glued down you just peel it up and then place the new one in the same spot and you're all set and this is the screen here so this whole piece is the screen this is what you're gonna replay seing the actual glass is glued on to the LCD so it's almost impossible to separate the two okay so now we're just gonna reassemble the phone toss the speaker back into place screw it on with those four screws again and yeah any of these parts video description below is where you find them amazon is a pretty cheap place to buy phones as well so I'll throw a link in the video description for where to buy the phones usually get it for a penny it's a pretty sweet deal anyway so pop the battery back into place the glue should still be sticky on the back of this so it should be very secure once you get it back into place anyway grabbed that little Lego ribbon connector and place it in and it'll just click back into the slot where it was before and then make sure all the little wires and ribbons like this little vibrate wire right here um are pulled up through the slots and not just peg below the the circuit board otherwise you'll have problems when you try to get your phone running again so now I'm pulling out this little ribbon cable for the audio jack in place to get on top of the circuit board as well okay this is for the power button so just glue it back into place there's two little circle rods that pop up and those are like little guiding slots for the power button so you can just put it around those and then start plugging things back into place this one is just like wall outlet plug just kind of wiggle it into place plug it in and press it in and that's how your vibrate works and then the ribbon cable for the audio jack just make sure the latches lift it up and then slide the ribbon cable into place and then latch it back down to lock it so here we have the main motherboard coming back into place just making sure all the little ribbon connectors and stuff are on the top side of the motherboard pressing these back into place just like the little Lego connectors and then the little wire connectors if you very very sure that you're pressing down when it's directly on top of the little nipple where it's on the motherboard because if you're pressing down at an angle or wrongly it'll Bend the little lip on the ribbon came on the sorry on the wire cable and if you've been that then it's never gonna connect right again so make sure it's directly above as you press it into place it's like I said it's kind of a little you know it's a it's a pretty complicated phone so only attempt this if you're you know fairly certain that you can't do it same with this ribbon cable make sure the latch is up slip it back into place latch it down again and then make sure that the tape is back on top of it the tape just kind of makes sure that it doesn't jiggle around and come loose on accident in your pocket and then this cable right here make sure it's attached right a little connector and then you see what I'm doing right here and I'm pressing it down on the edge of the battery yeah don't do that leave it on top of the battery because the little plastic things that you're putting it in between that needs to latch on to the back housing so if you have the cable wedged in there where I have it it's not gonna fit quite right luckily I fixed it later anyway so all these connectors down here at the bottom you know pretty self-explanatory you know where they all go just make sure the ribbon cables in the right spot and then just be gentle with it you never want to apply too much pressure and break anything getting the wire cable back into place I latched the speaker cable down just press it into the the right spot and then I took the leftover black tape after I screwed in the battery connector and just placed it over the top so that none of the wires will move around as easily and this is where it really helps that you have all the screws in the right spot so when I take the phone apart I'm just testing to make sure it turns on right now before I put the back housing on and when I took the phone apart I made sure to put the screws in spot where I can you know remember where they go so it's kind of like any outline of the phone or in groups together it helps out a lot anyway so the back housing just clips back into place just like it came off your little snaps all the way around the edges and then comes time to put the screws in the four larger screws go on the very top the four medium screws go around the edge and the four smaller screws go around the base and I believe the screw right below the camera is a medium sized screw I can't quite remember so if you can leave a comment in the video description when you figure out if that's a medium or a large size screw anyway if you have any questions make sure to leave them in the comments below I usually respond every day or so to the comments that are made and yeah if you have any questions let me know and I don't forget to like if this video helped you see how don't forget to subscribe share doesn't mean a lot thanks for watching