Amazon Echo Show 2nd Gen Motherboard Replacement

Written By: Cameron Carter

Comments: 7

Amazon Echo Show 2nd Gen Motherboard Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

30 minutes

Introduction

Step 1

Make sure the device is unplugged and powered off.
Turn the two screw plugs counterclockwise with a metal spudger until they are 90 degrees from their original position.
Pull each of the plugs out.

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Alex Watkins - 24/02/20

Step 2

Use the metal spudger to pry and create space between the sound foam and the frame.
Once you have sufficiently pried the foam from the frame on each side, detach the sound foam from the frame with your hands.

Step 3

Firmly grasp the white trim of the front piece with one hand while the other pulls back on the black back portion of the device.
The front and back pieces should now be separated as shown in the second picture.

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Alex Watkins - 24/02/20

Step 4

Remove all the 4mm length screws in the indicated areas using a TR6 torque screwdriver.
To reveal the motherboard of the device, gently pry off the metal plate away from the rest of the device.

How should they remove the plate? Can you combine the two sentences in the last bullet into one sentence?

Alex Watkins - 24/02/20

Step 5

Remove all 8 of the 4 mm screws from the indicated areas using the TR6 screwdriver.
Using your hands, gently detach the connected areas from the motherboard. To do so, simply pry the adhesives off with your fingers.
Carefully detach the adhesive. Make sure the wire attached to the adhesive stays attached when removing the motherboard. To do so, gently hold the wire in place.

How many screws are there? How can they detach the connected areas? How can they detach the adhesive? How can they make sure the wires stay attached? You need much more detail and many more pictures to show these steps.

Alex Watkins - 24/02/20

Where can we buy from the main PCB for echo show 10 2second generation?

David -

Hi @@david17609, for devices like this that don't have parts on regular retail sites, you might try eBay, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace for a used device that is inexpensive or free, and disassemble it for parts. Sometimes you can find devices that aren't working but the issue isn't with the part you need. For example, you might find one with a cracked screen, that someone is willing to part with for little to nothing.

Sarah Westberg -

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Author

Cameron Carter

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One comment

These instructions are missing one important step, at least on my version of the Echo Show 10 2nd gen. There are 8 Tr8 screws holding the big black backside with the speakers + sound card in place 4 at the top, 2 on each side and 2 at the bottom.

These 8 screws need to be removed before separating the back from the front in Step 3 of this guide.

To get to the 2 screws at the bottom the white cover which covers the sound-card and the connectors on the back needs to be removed as is described in the Sound Card replacement guide. Note the white cover is not only attached with 6 tr1 screws there also is some double-sided tape holding it in place at the edge near the power-connector you can see the tape remains at the first Picture of step 3 of the Sound Card replacement guide.

Since the white cover needs to be removed anyways it is easier to remove the cables to the sound card on the sound card side, as is shown in step 5 of the Sound Card replacement guide.

Hans de Goede -