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→Step 3 - Remove the RF shield
Once all the tabs are as straight as you can get them, try to lift off the top half of the RF shield. It will probably take a bit of force since it's difficult to make the tabs perfectly straight. If it just won't come off, figure out which tab is causing problems, straighten it again, and continue. It will come off eventually.
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| Here's what the board looks like with only the top half of the RF shield removed.
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| Now flip the board over to remove the bottom half. The metal tabs are still sticking through the motherboard itself, so carefully pull the RF shield straight up and off the board. You may need to go back and restraighten any metal tabs that got bent when taking off the top half. Once the bottom half is off, you should take this opportunity to use your pliers to flatten the 2 tabs that sit behind the cartridge slot.
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