Disassembling Siemens A56 Motherboard from Keypad Interface

Press down on the grooved area firmly in the direction of arrow #1.

While maintaining the downwards pressure, push the back cover in the direction of arrow #2 until the back cover slides off.

Press the latch on the battery in the direction of arrow #3.

Lift battery at the cutout on the side of the phone, then tilt upwards and remove.

Firmly grasp the white casing of the phone with one hand and the blue cover with the other hand as seen in the first picture.

Pull up on the two plastic clips at the top of the phone.

While the clips are pulled up, pull the blue cover away from the white casing to remove it.

Along the side of the metal frame of the phone, locate the six screws.

Using a T5 screwdriver bit, unscrew the six 1/4 inch screws and store them in a safe place.

To remove the back plastic cover, grasp the device with both hands as seen in the first picture.

Gently remove the motherboard from the back plastic cover.

Turn over the keypad interface and using the blue plastic opening tool, gently pry the bottom of the metal frame.

Once loosened, the metal frame should be able to be lifted from the motherboard.

Insert the fine-tipped spudger in between the motherboard and the keypad interface.

Gently work the spudger across the length of the motherboard.

Once loosened, the motherboard should easily separate from the keypad interface.