Motorola Atrix 4G – Disassembling procedure – How to replace the mother board – How to reset Motorola Atrix 4G
Motorola Atrix 4G
Motorola
ATRIX 4G hard reset
To
perform an External Manual Reset of your handset to restore to factory
settings, follow the step:
1. Power off the phone, press and hold volume down button, press power button.
2. Screen will come up with "Fastboot", press Vol down key to cycle through choices until you get "Android Recovery", then press POWER key to select
3. Wait for the "triangle ! / Android" screen then go on to step 4
4. Press both Volume + and -. Tap on bottom right corner of the screen (may take a few times). a menu will come up.
5. Tap on "wipe data/factory reset", and tap OK. Another Confirmation screen will come. Tap Yes and OK
6. After userdata is cleared, the "reboot system now" option will be highlighted by Default. Tap OK.
7. Phone will reboot to initial setup MOTOBLUR screen.
1. Power off the phone, press and hold volume down button, press power button.
2. Screen will come up with "Fastboot", press Vol down key to cycle through choices until you get "Android Recovery", then press POWER key to select
3. Wait for the "triangle ! / Android" screen then go on to step 4
4. Press both Volume + and -. Tap on bottom right corner of the screen (may take a few times). a menu will come up.
5. Tap on "wipe data/factory reset", and tap OK. Another Confirmation screen will come. Tap Yes and OK
6. After userdata is cleared, the "reboot system now" option will be highlighted by Default. Tap OK.
7. Phone will reboot to initial setup MOTOBLUR screen.
Please
note: If Factory menu does not appear press the volume-button to access the
menu.
Navigation in menu by volume up/down, confirm with power button.
Navigation in menu by volume up/down, confirm with power button.
Factory
Data Reset through settings menu
1.Open
the Applications Tray. (arrow pointing up located in the middle at the bottom
of the display screen)
2.Touch Settings
3.Touch Privacy
4.Touch Factory data reset
5.Touch Reset Phone
6.Touch Erase Everything
2.Touch Settings
3.Touch Privacy
4.Touch Factory data reset
5.Touch Reset Phone
6.Touch Erase Everything
MOTHER
BOARD REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
Pry
the rear cover from the back of the phone.
Insert
a spudger or plastic opening tool into the small notch at the base of the
battery.
Lift
the battery out of the phone.
Remove
the four 5.0 mm T5 Torx screws from the corners of the phone.
Remove
three 5.5 mm T5 Torx screws from the back of the phone.
Lift up the black rubber flap near the SD card slot.
Remove the single 5.5 mm T5 Torx screw beneath the flap.
Do not attempt to loosen the screws with too much force. These screws are small, and easily stripped.
Lift up the black rubber flap near the SD card slot.
Remove the single 5.5 mm T5 Torx screw beneath the flap.
Do not attempt to loosen the screws with too much force. These screws are small, and easily stripped.
Remove
the back case of the phone by gently lifting the tabs located on top of the
phone near the lock button.
Use
the case opener or spudger in these small areas because the plastic tabs can be
easily broken.
Lift the tabs located on the bottom of the phone to continue removing the back cover.
Lift the tabs located on the bottom of the phone to continue removing the back cover.
Slide
an opening tool between the gap from the back of the case to the front.
After
separating the sides, make sure there is a noticeable gap between the back case
and the rest of the phone.
After detaching the tabs and sliding down the sides, there should be a noticeable gap between the front and back cases.
After detaching the tabs and sliding down the sides, there should be a noticeable gap between the front and back cases.
Carefully
separate the back case from the rest of the phone by lifting it away from the
phone.
Do
not completely remove the case from the rest of the phone. The antenna is
connected to both cases.
Disconnect
the antenna from its housing on the motherboard by gently lifting beneath it.
Ease
the antenna from out of its guide along the side of the phone
Once
the antenna is detached, remove the back case and the antenna from the phone
The antenna is soldered to the back case. Do not pull with too much force.
The antenna is soldered to the back case. Do not pull with too much force.
To
remove the motherboard, first dislodge the right side of the motherboard, where
the external connections are located, from the rest of the phone.
This
can be done by placing a spudger in between the two ports on the phone, between
the black plastic and motherboard, and prying out.
The motherboard should be able to be easily lifted upwards after dislodging it.
If the white rubber piece moves, replace it where it came from upon reassembly.
The motherboard should be able to be easily lifted upwards after dislodging it.
If the white rubber piece moves, replace it where it came from upon reassembly.
First,
several connections must be disconnected to completely separate the motherboard
from the rest of the phone.
The
connection highlighted with a red box must be pulled down instead of out.
Using the spudger tool, separate the two connections on the motherboard highlighted with orange circles by pulling them out.
The black switch on top of this connection acts as a lock. Push it forwards to unlock the connection.
Using the spudger tool, separate the two connections on the motherboard highlighted with orange circles by pulling them out.
The black switch on top of this connection acts as a lock. Push it forwards to unlock the connection.
After
disconnecting the motherboard, there should be five distinct and separate parts
of the phone: back cover, back case, front case, battery, and motherboard.
