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Hi all. Tonight I searched and the web for a guide to open up the Sony Ericsson T230, but I found nothing. After a lot of messing around, I finally stumbled across the magic trick, and wanted to share it with you all. (either nobody has posted this before, or at some time it got deleted - I honestly couldn't find it here on Esata)
## NOTE: Once all the screws have come off, the phone pulls apart without effort - do NOT force the case open.
You'll need a T6 Torx screwdriver (I think that's what they're called? The 6-pointed head screwdrive that most phones need, anyway).
There are 6 screw you need to remove.
(1) Remove the back battery panel
(2) There are 4 screws in plain sight - unscrew them.
(3) Use a FlatHead screwdriver (or something similar) for this step. Place the phone face-down on a table (so your SIM card is facing you). See the 5 battery terminal contacts? Just above those contacts, there is a "notch" in the silver plastic. Using the screwdriver, you need to raise the silver plastic (where the notch is) about 1-2mm (that's about 1/16th of an inch in the old scale), and then slide that silver plastic back and off the case.
(4) Unscrew the last 2 screws that you can see now.
See, it's pretty simple once you know the trick, but I imagine a few people have almost snapped their PCBs not realising there were still 2 hidden screws.
For people who are using the "search" function, I want to just throw in some keywords: disassemble dissassemble open t230 dust remove case
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Posted: 2005-02-01 17:31:17
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NOTE: Pay attention to the COLOUR of the screws, and where they belong. They're different sizes, so when you re-assemble the phone, you don't want to mix them up.
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Posted: 2005-02-01 17:35:55
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Hey thanks a million dude! I was looking for this!
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Posted: 2005-02-01 17:41:39
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Good one. Thanks a lot!
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Posted: 2005-02-01 17:46:48
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Thanks for this....but I dont understand point 3), could you write it once more please?
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Posted: 2005-02-12 07:44:46
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Thnx, I was looking for this to!
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Posted: 2005-02-12 13:10:28
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I'm frustrated at the dust gathering problem of the T230 screen. This guide will help me a lot!
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Posted: 2005-02-12 13:15:59
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at last................. for so long i have been looking for this tip
i can now oopen my phone and clean it up. thanx a lot!!!!!!!!!!!
esato Rulezzz
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Posted: 2005-02-16 11:11:53
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Sorry for bumping this month-old thread, but, like Hmyzak_SE, I am having a problem with the little notch in step 3. I have a T237, but from reading around on these forums, I believe it should be physically the same.
I have located the notch on my phone, but I can't seem to lift up the back cover to slide it back. I am having a problem with a few stuck keys.
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Posted: 2005-03-09 05:30:12
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very helpful, i have some info on data transfer on T230 check the link
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=86897
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Posted: 2005-03-16 02:01:03
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