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The current donation total is $115 and the highest bid for the parts at the end is $175 + shipping.<br><br>
  
 
First, here is the rear of the device before disassembly starts.  As you can see, it's an AT&T Veer. To be very clear, this is a device which was purchased at full price off-contract from an AT&T store. There are no strings attached to this device. It was not a free or discounted developer device. The device did not come from HP. There is no NDA, embargo, convenant, or other restriction on this device. Hence there are no qualms in dismantling it. So that we shall do now ...
 
First, here is the rear of the device before disassembly starts.  As you can see, it's an AT&T Veer. To be very clear, this is a device which was purchased at full price off-contract from an AT&T store. There are no strings attached to this device. It was not a free or discounted developer device. The device did not come from HP. There is no NDA, embargo, convenant, or other restriction on this device. Hence there are no qualms in dismantling it. So that we shall do now ...

Revision as of 08:11, 28 May 2011

Copyright Notice: All images on this page are copyright by Rod Whitby, with all rights reserved.

If you wish to use any of these images in any way, you must place the following request for donation and PayPal button immediately adjacent to your use of the images:

An off-contract device purchased at full price by Rod Whitby was used in this tear-down. To recoup that cost, your PayPal donation is requested.

<paypal></paypal> Further pictures of the internals of the Veer (including 7MP high resolution shots of the circuit boards) will be added to this page as sufficient donations are received.

<paypal></paypal> I need $280 to replace this device with a developer device I can use to port and test homebrew applications and patches.

The current donation total is $115 and the highest bid for the parts at the end is $175 + shipping.

First, here is the rear of the device before disassembly starts. As you can see, it's an AT&T Veer. To be very clear, this is a device which was purchased at full price off-contract from an AT&T store. There are no strings attached to this device. It was not a free or discounted developer device. The device did not come from HP. There is no NDA, embargo, convenant, or other restriction on this device. Hence there are no qualms in dismantling it. So that we shall do now ...

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Step 1: Initial keyboard separation

Separate the plastic around the bottom of the keyboard and the sides of the phone using your fingernail or a spudger.

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Step 2: Initial lower half separation

Further separate the backplate at the bottom of the phone and along the sides, but do not pull it any further apart than this.

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Note that the volume rocker switch is part of the backplate ...

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... but the magnetic connector is not.

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Step 3: Initial upper half separation

Now separate the plastic around the top of the phone, but do not pull it any further apart than this.

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All the switches along the top of the device are part of the backplate.

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Step 4: Backplate separation achieved

The backplate is now fully separated, but do not take it further than this at this stage.

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In this shot of the top left corner you can clearly see the lanyard attachment opening.

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Here is the left-hand side of the phone.

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Here is the bottom of the phone.

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Here is the right-hand side of the phone.

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Step 5: Warranty sticker

Note the white warranty sticker between the backplate and the body of the phone. If this sticker separates from either the body or the backplate, your warranty is voided.

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The tiny white rocker switch near the camera is the mute switch. The plastic slider which actuates this is part of the backplate.

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Right-hand side.

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Bottom.

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Left-hand side.

Here you can see the flex cable which connects the circuitry in the backplate (touchstone coil, touch to share, volume rocker, power switch) to the main body of the phone, somewhere underneath the battery.

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Step 6: Battery removal

It is possible to remove the battery without dislodging the white warranty sticker.

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Step 7: Voiding the warranty

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Step 8: Battery cage removal

Detach the magnetic connector flex cable, and then unhook the battery cage latch.

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Here is the connector you need to detach before attempting to remove the battery cage.

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Teaser

Here's a taste of what you'll see when the donation total is reached ...

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