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- Let's talk about a little
mobile device disassembly.

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Before I get into the theory behind it,

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just wanted to show some of
the hand tools that I use,

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gotta have hand tools when
you're working with laptops,

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and smartphones and tablets.

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And so I got a bunch here.

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Here's some of my go-to tools
that I use the most often

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and probably the number one
tool is this metal spudger,

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you've probably seen me use it.

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It's thin, strong metal,
not really very flexible

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but I use this a whole lot.

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And so that's a go-to tool, the spudger.

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And if I need something a
little bit more flexible,

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I'll use something like this,

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this plastic, you could call
this a spudger or a shim,

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flexible, thin, kind of
strong though, so I use that.

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And then a wide shim
that is somewhat flexible

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for removing a lot of the plastic, bezels,

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things like that.

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Good pair of sharp, pointy
tweezers, very needle-nose.

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So those are some of my real go-to tools

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for opening up devices.

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Then of course you need
all kinds of screwdrivers.

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So, you know, your standard screwdrivers,

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like your number one Phillips head,

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but then you gotta get smaller.

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And so we got a number
zero Phillips head here,

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got a T-10 Torx,

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but that quite often won't
even be small enough.

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So we go with much
smaller Torx screwdrivers.

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I think this is a 1.2 and a 0.8,

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and some mini Phillips head and Flathead.

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Now, over time, you don't really want

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to have a bazillion screwdriver.

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So it's better to just have a Bit Driver

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this is a Bit Driver I've
had, it's older than me,

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and just take your bits,
whatever bits you have,

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Phillips head, Flathead, Torx,

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This is a Hex Bit.

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And I got a whole set of Hex Bits here,

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cause some of the devices I deal with

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deal with Metric Hex, hexagonal,

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and so you got from big to small,

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and you could buy any bits that you need,

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whatever it is, and put them
right in your Bit Driver

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and you can even store some
of them in here, right?

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So just don't go with any magnetic bits.

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And whenever you're working on devices,

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make sure you have your ESD
prevention method set up,

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anti-static strap and mat.

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And make sure everything's
properly grounded.

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I talk about that and
show a setup that I use

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in another video.

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And so you see other
stuff that I have here,

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tweezers, more prying tools
and shims and spudgers.

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Here's a backup spudger.

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Here's a whole group of
spudgers, different types.

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And here's a more flexible, but metal,

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very thin other type,
kind of can multi-tool.

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And so you wanna have all this stuff.

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Another good tool to have
is a magnifying glass

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with a flashlight, very handy.

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And some wipes, some cloth.

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Lint free, clean cloth
for screens and so on.

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So a bunch of tools here
that I use for working

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with mobile devices,

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and definitely you can buy kits, also,

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I usually just kind of
collect tools one by one,

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but they make kits as well.

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There's a couple companies that do that,

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but over time you find that
you need other types of tools

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and you need to kind of add
on with different stuff.

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So definitely check it out.

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Of course you wanna have a multimeter

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and a couple other
electronic testing tools

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but this subjective is more about

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the hand tools that you'll use.

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So let's get into a little
of the theory of it as well.

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Hey, real quick, we're gonna round out

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the troubleshooting mobile devices lesson

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by just talking about a little bit

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of mobile device disasembling processes.

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And when disasembling your
laptop or other mobile device,

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you wanna implement the
following procedures.

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And these are very basic

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and we've talked about them already.

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This is just a quick review.

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But first you wanna document everything.

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I don't care if you're taking
apart a desktop computer,

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or a laptop, or your
tablet, or your smartphone.

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Document everything you do.

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What are the parts? Write it down.

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What screws went where,
what cables went where.

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You wanna label the
cables, label the parts,

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not on top of a circuit
board or chip mind you,

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but label as much as you can,
label the screw locations

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write it down in your
notebook, do a drawing,

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create a drawing of what you see

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and where everything connected.

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This is what my students
benefit from the most.

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When they do really good
documentation in their notebook,

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they really learn the parts
and how the device works.

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And organize your parts.

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Make sure you organize
everything, you know,

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keep the screws in one of those tubes

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or in one of those pill cases,

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and keep all the other
parts lined up in the order

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that you took them out.

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Because usually when you put
the device back together,

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you're gonna do it in reverse order.

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So you'll have all those parts in a row,

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and you'll know which is next.

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That'll help you.

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And use the appropriate hand tools.

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And we mentioned if you're
gonna open up a device

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like this or like this you're
wanna have a good shim,

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and a plastic or a wood
shim, that's very thin

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is the best way to go so
you don't damage the bezel

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or the plastic of the devices.

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Then you're gonna want to have
that number one screwdriver,

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And you're gonna wanna have
some smaller screwdrivers

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maybe a jewelers screwdriver,

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or smaller ones that you
can find at the home center.

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And you wanna have some small
Torx screwdrivers as well.

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Which by the way, sometimes
you might see that written

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as a Torx wrench, but they're
really Torx screwdrivers.

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And the main thing here is
you're using hand tools.

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You're not using power tools,

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you're not using a motorized drill.

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You don't want to use a vacuum

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on the inside of these devices.

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You don't wanna have anything that has

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anything to do with power

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or anything that has anything
to do with too much torque.

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You gotta be real careful
with these devices.

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They're extremely delicate.

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And of course always implement
anti-static protection.

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You wanna have that
anti-static strap connected

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to some type of earth bonding point.

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You can also place these
on an anti-static mat

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and have that connected
to an earth bonding point.

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And finally refer to
manufacturer resources,

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go to the websites for
the operating systems,

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you know, go to the iOS support
and the Android support,

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and the Windows, you know,
support.microsoft.com

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and the TechNet.

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Use the manufacturer resources to help you

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figure out what possible
problems there might be

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when you're troubleshooting your devices.

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You can also go to third party forums,

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but it's the manufacturer's websites

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that are most recommended.

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And also use manufacturer's
resources as far as parts.

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We're talking batteries.

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If you're gonna change
out the battery on, say,

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a Samsung Note device, you
want to use a Samsung battery,

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same thing with this.

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This is a Toshiba laptop.

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You wanna make sure you
use a Toshiba laptop.

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And it's not recommended that
you use third party hardware

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for batteries or for other devices,

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go with the manufacturer stuff,

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go with what comes from
Apple, or from Toshiba,

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or from HP, or from
Samsung, or what have you.

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So to wrap it up,

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make sure you refer to the
manufacturer for your information

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and other resources.

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Use appropriate hand tools.

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Organize your parts.

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Label the cables, the
parts, the screw locations,

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draw it out and document
everything in your notebook.

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That's the number one best way
to learn how this stuff works

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and also to troubleshoot any
problems that might occur.

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Your documentation is
really gonna help you

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think out your problems and
get good solutions to them.

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So that rounds out this sub
lesson and it closes out

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the lesson for troubleshooting
mobile devices.