Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
10
Time Required
25 minutes
Sections
3
- Power Board
- 4 steps
- LCD (Display)
- 3 steps
- Motherboard
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Power Board
- Remove the four 1.7 mm Phillips #0 screws located on the bottom of the device.
- Lift up the bottom of the device.
- Carefully lift the bottom of the device up as to not damage the ribbon cable connecting it.
Remove the four 1.7 mm Phillips #0 screws located on the bottom of the device.
Lift up the bottom of the device.
Carefully lift the bottom of the device up as to not damage the ribbon cable connecting it.
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Step 2
- Remove the two 1.7 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the white face place onto the inside of the device’s bottom.
- Using an iFixit opening tool on the side without the black adhesive, carefully lift up the white face plate.
- Lifting too quickly could damage the ribbon cable still attached.
Remove the two 1.7 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the white face place onto the inside of the device’s bottom.
Using an iFixit opening tool on the side without the black adhesive, carefully lift up the white face plate.
Lifting too quickly could damage the ribbon cable still attached.
Step 3
- Using the tweezers, lift up on the black tab holding the ribbon cable down.
- Carefully pull the ribbon cable back and out of the slot.
Using the tweezers, lift up on the black tab holding the ribbon cable down.
Carefully pull the ribbon cable back and out of the slot.
Step 4
- Remove the two 1.7 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the power board in.
- Carefully flip the board over.
- Remove the red connector from its socket with a pair of tweezers.
Remove the two 1.7 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the power board in.
Carefully flip the board over.
Remove the red connector from its socket with a pair of tweezers.
Step 5
LCD (Display)
- Insert an iFixit opening tool into the lining on the front casing and pry it apart. Do this for both sides.
- Further remove the front casing off from the device manually with your hands.
Insert an iFixit opening tool into the lining on the front casing and pry it apart. Do this for both sides.
Further remove the front casing off from the device manually with your hands.
Step 6
- Remove the four 1.7 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the LCD onto the front of the device.
Remove the four 1.7 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the LCD onto the front of the device.
Step 7
- Carefully flip the LCD display over to expose the ribbon cable connecting it.
- Lift the black tab holding the cable down, and carefully put it out of the socket.
Carefully flip the LCD display over to expose the ribbon cable connecting it.
Lift the black tab holding the cable down, and carefully put it out of the socket.
Step 8
Motherboard
- Flip up the back of the device encasing the motherboard.
Flip up the back of the device encasing the motherboard.
Step 9
- Using tweezers, unplug the white, red, and blue connectors from the motherboard by pulling each out.
Using tweezers, unplug the white, red, and blue connectors from the motherboard by pulling each out.
Step 10
- Carefully unplug the ribbon cable, making sure not to rip it.
Carefully unplug the ribbon cable, making sure not to rip it.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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James Hoye
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