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Nokia N900 Disassembly

By Jon | Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 | Comments

This video demonstrates the steps and techniques on how to disassemble a Nokia N900. Paul and I spent a portion of the day taking apart the N900. Just a heads up, all of our steps were improved – we’re not afraid to admit that we were very nervous throughout the entire process. We hope that these instructions will help you when you plan on doing miscellaneous N900 DIY fixes or housing changes.

The tools you will need would be a:
* Philips PH0 Screwdriver
* T6 Screwdriver

And a lot of patiences and caution.

For some reason, the screws for the screen required an immense amount of pressure on the screwdriver in order to take them out. To be honest, we thought we were going to puncture the screen!

These are not to official disassembly video. However, the steps are nevertheless effective and efficient in performing the disassembly task. We wish you the best of luck when you choose to disassembly your very own N900!

Note: Disassembling your Nokia N900 will certainly void your warranty. If possible, it would be ideal to take your phone to a Nokia Store or Nokia Care Center.

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    • GEONXT
      Hi the video keeps stopping at 3.40 could you possibly fix I need to open mine to fix the 3.5mm jack but I would like to see the rest of vid first, awesome vid and this could save me a lot of pain and tears.
    • centori1965
      Hey..how about putting a lighted cigarette on the screen.....and see what happens!
    • joeyjuviyanigmailcom
      The Nokia N900, which we used for a week, runs on Maemo 5, a lightweight version of Debian, one of the major Linux distributions that Nokia chose to Android. An ambitious strategy, even foolhardy for a Nokia is increasingly isolated on the front of the smartphone. But moreover, it was dealing with a telephone, an Internet Tablet or a Pocket PC? The manufacturer of mobile computer speaks and highlights the "extreme speed and unparalleled performance" of its mobile.
      NOKIA N900
    • bigjohn
      OMG I couldn't even imagine with the price of that phone how nervous you all where!!
      I bought my Nokia N900 for $549 that's quite a chunk of change to have to throw away due to the slightest error!!
    • Scythe
      Re the micro usb, how is it connected to the phone/main board? Did you guys notice any weak spots in how it is connected?
    • fanoush
      Could you make high resolution photos of both sides of the motherboard? Possibly with shields removed? Thanks a lot.
    • jOERG
      even flatbed scans so we can read the prints on the chips. :-)
      highly appreciated
      TIA and also thanks for the .nice video
      jOERG
    • paul_t7
      Hi Stephen you're welcome to use the video. We'd very much appreciate a link back to our video if possible :)

      @myguest, I doubt it but I guess we can take a look!
    • stephenthomas
      Any chance you'd be willing to let this vide be used in an educational product about the usefulness of disassembly in engineering?
    • myguest
      From your disassembly, do you think there could be anyway to squeeze in the BP-4L from the n97 into the n900. Eg, any plastic areas that could be shaved or removed (stylus holder area etc) to fit in the larger battery?
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