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2010 Telstra t-box Teardown

Hey guys, instead of asking questions, im gonna...

iFixit Library 2010 Telstra t-box Moderate No estimate Guide 125657
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Hey guys, instead of asking questions, im gonna solve a question with this guide. The Telstra t-box was released in 2010 and was discontinued in 2018. This is the first ever guide made for this item on iFixit, i might make more if i want to. Anyways, here’ s a complete teardown on the Telstra T-box:

Step 1

Preparation

2010 Telstra t-box Teardown — Preparation ⌕
  • Place your system on a flat surface and make sure all cables are disconnected from the system before dissasembly
Step 2

Remove case from bottom

2010 Telstra t-box Teardown — Remove case from bottom ⌕
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  • Flip the device over and remove the hard drive cover (I dont have a hard drive cover on my t-box)
  • Peel off the warranty sticker and remove the 4 screws
Step 3

Opening it up

2010 Telstra t-box Teardown — Opening it up ⌕
  • Pull the casing off being careful of the cables connected to the case.
  • carefully disconnect those cables and proceed
Step 4

Getting inside

2010 Telstra t-box Teardown — Getting inside ⌕
  • After disconnecting the cables, you can remove the top half of the outer case.
Step 5

Disconnecting the USB wifi adapter

2010 Telstra t-box Teardown — Disconnecting the USB wifi adapter ⌕
  • remove the black tape holding the USB wifi adapter in place, then remove it the same way you would remove a USB stick
Step 6

Removing the IR sensor's board

2010 Telstra t-box Teardown — Removing the IR sensor's board ⌕
  • remove the ribbon cable on both ends and then carefully remove the IR sensor's board from the device
  • Please note that there is a metal tab thing holding the board in place, pull it a little bit and remove the board
Step 7

Removing the Main Board and hard drive

2010 Telstra t-box Teardown — Removing the Main Board and hard drive ⌕
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  • Remove the screws holding the circut board in place
  • There is a screw on the hard drive cover next to the board, remove it
  • remove the hard drive and you should be able to get the main board
Step 8

And you're done!

2010 Telstra t-box Teardown — And you're done! ⌕
  • Take some nice pics of the t-box
  • To put it back together, do all these steps in reverse