If you are only doing an investigation you can release the board enough to inspect and reconnect all connectors without desoldering. This was enough to fix my problems. I found it easier to pull the bottom of the board forward and down, rather than force the tab at the top.
Ian has also not mentioned the 3 things that can fall off, and make reassembly tricky. All these needed to be carefully stored and repositioned on my reassembly.
1. The Base spring release button. Although it goes on the outside I refitted to the inner unit first
2. The carbon/rubber button contacts in the case. These fall off when not in contact with the pcb. They fit on very fine pins on the shell button covers.
3. The angular molding that sits in the front of the well. Needs to be fitted completely to the Base before reassemble