Samsung NX Mini Motherboard Replacement

Written By: Kelsea Weber

Comments: 2

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Is your camera exhibiting symptoms of a faulty motherboard? This guide will help you access the motherboard to replace it or make necessary repairs.

Tools

Step 1

Orient the camera so the button panel and LCD are facing you.
Use a spudger or fingernail to open the battery compartment on the right side of the camera.

Step 2

Push the blue trapdoor to the left to release the battery, and remove the battery.
There is no battery shown in this photo.

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Step 3

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 4 mm screw inside the battery compartment.

Step 4

Remove the 4 mm Phillips #00 screw hiding in the external flash port.

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Step 5

Remove the four 5 mm Phillips #00 screws from the lens assembly.

Step 6

Remove the metal lens mount by hand or with tweezers.
Be careful not to touch the sensor in the center of the lens assembly.

Step 7

Use tweezers to remove the inner metal ring.

Step 8

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the three 4 mm screws from the bottom of the case.

Step 9

Use your hands to slowly pull the front casing away from the camera.
The case is attached with multiple clips that may make a cracking noise as you pull it away from the camera.

Step 10

Gently flip the sensor cover back to expose the screw attaching the sensor cover to the ribbon cable.
Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 3 mm screw from the sensor cover.
Use tweezers to remove the metal contact cover. Be sure to carefully remove the cover so the gold contacts remain in place.
The gold lens contacts lying beneath the ribbon cable become loose when the screw and contact cover are removed.

Step 11

Remove the four 4 mm Phillips #00 screws holding the sensor mount in place.

Step 12

Remove the four 4 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the battery compartment to the mother board.
Remove the battery compartment.

Step 13

Use a spudger to disconnect the ribbon cable connecting the image sensor to the motherboard.

Step 14

Gently remove the sensor mount from the camera case.

Step 15

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the 3 mm screw located below the wifi antenna.

Step 16

Use tweezers to disconnect the wifi antenna from the motherboard.

Step 17

Use a spudger to disconnect the LCD ribbon cable by prying it straight up from the motherboard.

Step 18

Use a spudger to unlock the topmost ZIF connector by flipping open the black flap.

Step 19

Insert the pointed end of a spudger into the hole in the middle of the ribbon cable.
Gently pull the spudger back to slide the ribbon cable out of its connector.