How to Upgrade, Repair, Disassemble a Psion PDA or Handheld PC

Do you want to repair your Psion PDA or handheld computer? Here is a collection of free take apart instructions, disassembly pictures, upgrade and repair manuals, as well as do-it-yourself (DIY) tips and tricks for Psion NetBook, Revo PDAs and handheld computers. If you have written a guide yourself (or if you know of a report not linked here), please submit a new entry.

Psion 5MX	Backlight cable cracks.
Psion 5MX	FlexiCable cracks.
Psion 5MX	Disassembly guide.
Psion 5MX	Disassembly guide (in Japanese).
Psion 5	How to repair a broken display.
Psion Revo	Into the Heart of the Revo.
Psion Revo+ & Mako	How to open the PDA, change the battery and repair broken hinges and springs (in German).
Psion Revo+ (Diamond Mako)	Disassembly of the PDA and replacement of the batteries is fairly simple if you have the right tools and half an hour to burn.
Psion Revo+ (Diamond Mako)	Dissection and backlight substitution.
Psion S5	Step by Step Guide to Opening up the Series 5.
Psion S5	Disassembly to fix a broken display cable (in German).
Psion S3a	512kB memory upgrade.
Psion 3a	How to disassemble the palmtop, illustrated with many pictures.
Psion 3a	Fixing the button bar connector, fixing the left hinge, fixing the display cable to get rid of the vertical lines (jail bars).
Psion 3a	How to fix a display hinge.
Psion 5/3c	Modem cable pinouts DB9 and DB25.
Psion 5mx	A step-by-step disassembly guide to repair a screen cable fault.
Psion 5mx	Bluetooth surgery project: adding the innards of a cheap USB BlueTooth dongle.
Psion 5mx	Adding a battery recharge circuit. This project is a solution to what many Psion users find very frustrating: having to replace the AA batteries with new ones or rechargable ones, sometimes very often.
Psion NetBook	Take apart instructions.

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