HTC Inspire 4G Repair Manual page 3

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Remove the back housing by gently lifting it from the rest of the phone.
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Locate the three (3) torx T-5 screws holding the plastic cover at the bottom of the phone (red circles). Remove
these and the plastic cover by gently lifting it away (pale blue).
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Located near the sim card tray, there is a rubber bumper and tape, remove these, making note of the location
(near orange). This will expose a large pop connector near the bottom of the phone, this is the LCD flex cable.
Use a safe open pry tool to lift the connector up (dark green).
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Now remove the antenna cable frame, this is a small piece of metal located at the top of the battery compartment.
Simply pull it up and away. (blue, above battery compartment)
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Use a safe open pry tool to pry the vibrator motor up, this is located below the battery connector (pink).
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Now, remove the loud speaker, this is the oval speaker located next to the camera (yellow). Gently lift the speaker
up and remove the one (1) small Phillips screw hidden underneath (blue circle).
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Now, remove the ear speaker from the housing (teal). You can do this without disconnecting the speaker from the
motherboard, simply pry it up and away, careful of the flex cable.
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Disconnect the black antenna cable, located next to the ear speaker by prying it up with a safe open pry tool (blue
cables).
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You can now remove the tape covering the sim card tray. It is held in place with a pop connector. Disconnect this
and remove the sim card tray assembly (orange).
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Above the battery port, there is one (1) last torx T5 screw, remove this (red circle).
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