BlackBerry 7280 Battery Connector Replacement

With your thumb press down on the locking- button on the back of the BlackBerry 7280.

Slide the battery cover off the device.

Remove the lithium-ion battery from the back of the device using your index finger.

Hold the device with both hands.

Lift the SIM card holder using your thumb and index finger.

Remove the SIM card from the device.

Using a Torx T6 screwdriver, remove all six 1/8 inch screws (marked in red) from the back case. Set screws aside.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry the back case away from the front case.

Using a Torx T6 screwdriver, remove the lone 1/8 inch screw that holds the upper metal bracket onto the larger metal bracket. Set aside the screw and the bracket.

Remove the front plastic case from the metal bracket.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry at the edge of the screen near the track-wheel.

Use a Torx T6 screwdriver to remove the 3 1/8 inch screws shown.

Remove the logic board with your hands.

To remove the battery connector simply slide it out from the metal bracket using your hand.