HowtoRepairiPhone,iPad,andiPod:QuickandEasyGuide

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Introduction

Youprobablydependonyourelectronicdevicesagreatdealinyoureverydaylife.Theykeepyouconnectedandentertained.Sowhathappenswhenoneofthemisbroken?Relax.ThisbookprovidespracticalinformationthatwillallowalmostanyonetomakerepairsonaniPhone,iPadoriPod.Youwillneedtobepatientandcareful,butitcanbedone.A.iPhoneRepairFixingaBrokenorCrackedScreenThereisnosickfeelingquiteliketheoneyoufeelwhenyouriPhonescreeniscracked.Whetheryouhavedroppeditorsomeonesetssomethingonit,quickrepairisessential.Whocanlivewithoutaphoneformorethanacouplehours?IfyouwantyouriPhonescreenreplacedbyarepairprofessional,thecostisusually$75ormore,dependingonwhereyoulive.Thatsabigchunkofchange.Butyoucanfixityourself,withpatienceandthepropertools.1.DoingtheJobYourselfRemovingandreplacingthescreenofaniPhoneisadelicatetask.Youhavetowatchoutforfragilecables,tinyconnectorsandeventinierscrews.ItwillhelpifyouuseyourlaptoporhomePCtotakealookatafewYouTubevideos,soyouunderstandthepartsofyouriPhonebetter.2.TheToolsYouNeedItwillbehelpfultoyoutohaveamagnifyingglassandagoodLEDlight,soyoucanseeallthelittlepartsyoureworkingwith.Screenremovaltoolsarehelpful,too.YoucanbuytheminkitsorselectyourtoolsonlineoratlocalDIYrepairshops.Thetoolsyouneedincludearazorblade,tweezers,smalljewelryscrewdriver,suctioncup,guitarpick,safetyprytoolandaSIMcardremovaltool.3.TheProcessofReplacementTurnyouriPhoneoff.Layitflatonasmoothandsturdysurface.Usethesuctioncuptoliftthecornerofthescreenandguideyourrazorbladeclosetothebottom,wigglingitgentlyunderyourscreen.DothisparalleltotheiPhonescreen,ratherthanperpendicularly.Popthescreenabitatatimeuntilitcomesloose.

4.RemovetheSIMcardtraycarefullywiththeSIMcardtool.5.RemovetheBackPanel.

Laythephonebacksideup.Unscrewthelittlescrewsatthebaseofthephone.Pushlightlyonthefrontcoveruntilitcomesloose.Placethosescrewsaside.Itsagoodideatomakeamapofyourphoneonpaperandputallthepartswheretheywillgowhenyouputitbacktogether.

6.RemovetheBatteryRemovethebatteryscrewcarefully.Removethesectionthescrewattached.Removethebatterybyhand.Itmaytakesomeforce.

7.RemovetheProtectionPlate&VibratingMotorRemoveprotectiveplatescrews.Pryupconnectorandshieldcarefully.Unscrewvibratingmotorscrewsandsetmotoraside.

8.RemovetheConnectors&theCameraUsesafetyprytooltopryconnectorsup.Removethecamera

9.RemovetheSpeakerandMicrophoneSetGobacktosmallconnectorundertheshield.Carefullypeelawaythelongribboncable.Removethetwoscrewsundertheribboncable.Usesafetyprytooltoremovethespeakerconnector.Slideouttheblackplasticcomponent.

10.RemovetheMotherBoardBecarefulwithmotherboard.Thisisyourphonesbrain.RemovetheonePhilipsandoneflatheadscrew.Freethemotherboardfromthetopribboncables.Takeitoffslowly.

11.RemoveAdditionalScrewsTIMEconsumingRemove6largerAscrewswithwashers.Remove4smallerBscrews.Organizethemonpapersoyourememberwheretheygo.

12.RemoveAdhesivefromtheFrontPanelGuideyourguitarpickaroundmetalframeedges.

Takeofffrontpanel.Threadribboncablesthroughframebeforeremovingit.Removetheframe.

13.BeforeYouInstalltheNewScreenTakeoffclearadhesivefrombothphoneends.Makesuretheclearcameraadjustmentisinplace.Ensurespeakergrillissetuponyourdisplay.Ensurethatbothribboncablesstandupright.Makesureribboncablesareparallel.

14.InstalltheNewScreenGuideyournewribboncablescompletelythroughtheholefromtheolddisplay.Cableandsmallmetalboxshouldfitsnugly.

15.PutEverythingBackTogetherFollowtheabovestepsbackwards.

Enjoyyournewscreen!B.iPhoneRepairFixingWaterDamageIfyouhaveeverdroppedyouriPhoneinwaterorotherliquid,youknowthepanicthathitsyou.WatercanseverelydamageaniPhone.Herearethestepstousetorepairwaterdamageinyourphone.*DONOTattempttoturnonaniPhonethathaswaterdamage.Thisisthemaincauseofdeceasedphonesafterliquidexposure.IfaniPhoneisturnedonwithfluidinside,itwilloftenshort-circuitthephone.1.Dabofftheliquid,asmuchasyoucan,fromtheexteriorofyourphone.2.Usingafive-pointscrewdriver,removetwobottomiPhonescrews.3.Removethebattery,thenthemotherboard.Removeanyadditionalcomponentsthatmayhavedamagefromliquid.4.Cleanoffyourmotherboardanddamagedcomponentswithrubbingalcoholusinglint-freemicro-fiber.Cleanalltheconnectorssotheliquidwontcorrodethem.5.PutyourmotherboardandaffectedcomponentsinsideasealedTupperwareplasticcontainer,alongwithsilicagel,foronetotwodays.Ifyoucantremovetheback,putthewholephoneinthesilicagelforonetotwodays.6.ReassembleyouriPhoneandturniton.Checktoseewhetheritworks.Ifitcomeson,butyourLCDappearscloudy,thismeansitabsorbedfluid,andwillneedtobereplaced.

C.iPhoneRepairFixingaHeadphoneJack1.Removethetwo#00PhillipsscrewsfromtheiPhonedockconnector.2.Locatetherubbergasketfoundbetweenthefrontsilverbezelandtheblackdisplayassembly.UsealittleforcetoseparatethedisplayassemblyoftheiPhone.3.UseasuctioncupclosetotheHomebutton,inordertopullupgentlythebottomdisplayassemblyportion.Thedisplayassemblyshouldremainconnectedtothephonewithseveralsmallcables.Dontremoveityet.4.Rotateyourdisplayassemblyuntilitisata45degreeangle.5.Holdthedisplayassemblyinonehandwhileyouusetheothertodisconnecttheblack1ribboncable.Thisisthedisplaycable.6.Rotateyourdisplayassemblytoaverticalposition.Thismakesiteasiertodisconnecttheothercables.7.Disconnecttheblackribbon2cable.Thisisforthetouchpanel.8.Flipthewhitetabup.Thiswillbeholdingcable3initsproperplace.Rotatethewhitetabup90degreestoreleasethe3cable.9.Slideblackribboncablefromitsconnector.Removefulldisplayassemblyfromthephone.10.InsertapapercliporSIMejectortoolintotheholelocatedimmediatelynexttoyourheadphonejack.11.PressdownonthistooltopopouttheSIMcardtray.Slidethetrayout.12.Disconnectribboncableslabeled4,5and6.13.Removetheseeightscrews:

Five(5)2.3mm#00Phillipsscrewsthathavepartialthreads,thatsecurelogicboardtorearcase.Two(2)2.3mm#00Phillipsscrewsthathavefullthreadsthatsecurethecameraandlogicboard.One(1)2.9mm#00PhillipsscrewfrombeneathDonotremovesticker.

14.Prycameragentlyupandfromitshousinginrearcase.DONOTremoveitfullyyet.Itisstillconnectedtolowerlogicboard.15.Pryupgentlytheendoflogicboardclosesttodockconnector.16.Slidelogicboardtowarddockconnector,outofphone.Whenyoureplacethelogicboardafterbatteryinstallation,cameramustbeconnectedtologicboardbeforeyouinsertityoureyourphonecase.Makesurethetoplogicboardsection(whereSIMtrayisfound)isinplacebeforeyousettletherestofboardintoplace.17.Prybatteryupfromrearcase.

HeadphoneJack18.Removetwo(2)#00Phillipsscrewsthatsecuretheon/offswitchtofrontbezel.19.Peeluporangeribboncablecarefullyfromrearcase.Dothisgentlythecableisfragile.20.Removethesefourscrews:

Three(3)1.8mm#00PhillipsscrewsthatsecuretheGPSantennaandheadphonejacktorearcase.Remembertheorderinwhichthescrewsareremoved.Thefarleftscrewhasaheadthatisabitlargerthantherest.One(1)3.8mm#00Phillipsscrewinplasticloopnearheadphonejack.

21.Removefour(4)#00Phillipsscrewsthatsecurevolumeandmuteswitch.22.LiftvolumebuttoncircuitsawayfromsideofiPhoneandpeeluporangeribboncableCAREFULLYfromrearcase.Thisisathincable,andquitefragile.23.Carefullyliftupheadphonejackassemblyfromthephone.24.ReplaceheadphonejackandfollowtheabovestepsinreversetoreassembleiPhone.D.iPadRepairsHowtoRepairSoundProblemsSoundissueswithiPadsarefairlycommon.Youwontenjoythedeviceasmuchforappsandgamesifthesoundisntgood.Thereareseveraltechniquestotroubleshootandrepairtheproblem.1.MakesureyouriPadsoundisntmuted.Checkthesmallswitchontheside.Ifyoucanseeared-orangemark,themuteison.Pushswitchintonon-mutedposition.2.Doubletapyourhomebutton,bringingupthemainmenufortheiPad.Scrollrightuntilyouseethesoundicon.Ifyouseeahashmarkthroughit,justclickonitonetime.Thiswillturnyoursoundon.3.Turnsoundlevelfullyup.Thiscancorrectsoundissuesinsomecases.4.CloseanyappsyouhaverunningandthenrebootyouriPad.Doubletaphomebuttontoaccessappsrunning.Slideeachuptocloseit.Oncethisisdone,presshomeandpowerbuttonsatthesametimeandholduntilscreengoesblack.YoucanreleasethebuttonswhenyouseetheApplelogo.5.RestoreyouriPadtothefactorysettings.Thisisalastresort,sinceitdeletesalldatafromyouriPad.BackallyourdatauponiTuneswithacomputerbeforeyourestore.ResetSteps:

Clickonthesettingsandthenongeneral.Scrolldownthatpagetogettotheoptiontoreset.ClickontheResetchoiceandselectEraseAllContentandSettings.

Youwillseetwowarningspopup.ChooseEraseforboth.RestoringyouriPadtofactory

settingscantakesometime.Makesureyourbatteryisfullychargedbeforeyoubegintheprocess.6.Useadrytoothbrushtocleanthedockconnector.Thiswillgetridofdebris.Rubbingalcoholcanbeaddedifthereisharddustintheconnector.Ifthesesolutionsdontwork,youmayhaveaproblemwiththeheadphonejack.Insomecases,thingsgetstuckinthejack,whichmakestheiPadindicatethatyouhaveheadphonespluggedin.Ifyouhavesoundproblemsonlyincertaingamesorapps,updatetheappsordeletethemandreinstallthem.E.iPadRepairFixChargingProblemsIfyouarehavingchargingproblemsonyouriPad,thisisnotanuncommonissue.Theproblemcouldberelatedtohardware.Usethesehelpfulstepstoresolveanychargingproblemsyoucanfixyourself,beforeyoutakeitintoberepaired.1.Doahardreset.IftheiPadshowsablackscreenordoesnotrecognizeyourcharger,ahardresetcansometimeshelp.Justholdthepowerandhomebuttonsdown,andreleasethemwhentheApplelogoappears.OncetheiPadhasrebooted,plugitinagaintocheckwhetheritwillregistercharging.IftheiPaddoes,alliswell.Otherwise,youcantrythenextstep(s).2.PlugintoadifferentUSBportoroutlet.Attimes,theissuemaynotbetheiPad,butinsteadinaUSBportorwalloutlet.ItsquiteeasytoignoretheseaspossibleculpritswhenyouriPadisexperiencingchargingissues.IfyoutryadifferentUSBportorwalloutletanditdoesnthelpwiththechargingproblem,trythenextstepbelow.3.Checkthechargingcableandblock(brick)andtryanotheroneifyouhaveone.Overtime,cablescandeveloptearsthatmaybecausedbyrubbingonsomething,orevenfromanadventuroushousepet.CheckthattheblockyouuseistheonemadeforyouriPad.Inspectyourcableforanytearing,rubbingorloosewires.Ifyouhaveanadditionalcharger,trythatone.IPhoneoriPodwallblockswillwork,too,sothatyoucandeterminejustwherethechargingproblemislocated.Replacethecableorblock(brick)ifneeded.4.RestoreyouriPadusingiTunes.Ifyouinspectyourcables,chargersandoutletsandhavedoneahardrebootwithoutfixingtheproblem,youmayneedtorestoreyouriPadusingiTunes.AppleStoretechniciansmayadviseyoutotryrestoringyouriPadbeforeconcludingthattheissueisrelatedtohardware.

BackupallyourdatatoiTunesoriCloudbeforeyourestoreyouriPad.RestoreSteps:

Clickonyoursettingsandthenongeneral.Scrolldownuntilyougettotheoptiontoreset.ClickonthatResetchoiceandthenselectEraseAllContentandSettings.

Youwillthenseetwoimportantwarnings.ChoosetheEraseoptionforboth.RestoringyouriPadtoitsoriginalfactorysettingsmaytakeawhile.Makesurethatyourbatteryisfullychargedbeforeyoubegintherestoreprocess.F.HowtoRepairaBrokenAppleiPodIfyouriPodisbroken,dontthrowitaway!Youcanoftenfixoneyourselfwithoutspendingalotofmoney.1.Toolsyoullneed:

AbusinesscardAflatheadscrewdriver

Usingthisrepairplan,youwillnotloseanydataorsongseverythingwillremainonyouriPod.2.TaketheiPodapart

NoticethelittleplasticpartsallaroundtheiPod.UseamicroflatheadscrewdrivertoprytheiPodopen.

Dontbecomefrustratedifittakesacoupleminutestoproperlygetatthefirstclip.Whenyouredone,theiPodwillsnapbacktogetherandlookthesame.

GointotheiPodfromoneside,anglingthescrewdriversoitwillslidebetweenthemetalandplastic.Usealargermicroscrewdrivertofinishopeningit.

3.CarefulstepsWhentheplasticpartshavebeenunsnapped,pulltheiPodapartaboutaninch.Foldyourbusinesscardtwotimes.Makesureitremainsspringy.PutyourfoldedbusinesscardinyouriPodatoptheblueinsidesponge.ShuttheiPodandsnapitbacktogether.

ThisisoneoftheeasiestwaystorepairaniPod.G.HowtoEasilyRepairyouriPodOuterScreenandTouchScreenYouriPodtouchincludestwoseparatescreens.Theouterscreenprotectstheunitandthetouchscreen,ordigitizer,ishowyouoperatethedevice.Thestepsoutlinedbelowshow

youthewaytoreplacebothscreens.1.ReplacetheDigitizer

RemovethechromefromthebackofyouriPodwithaflatheadscrewdriver.Slidethescrewdriverbetweenthefrontfaceplateandthegapofthechromeback.Workyourwayallthewayaroundthedeviceuntilthebackpopsoff.

2.LaytheiPodfacedownonaflatsurface.Thebatterywillbethenextthingtoremove.Prythebatterycarefullyupward.Itissealedwithglue,soitwilltakeabitofeffortinordertoremoveit.

3.RemovetheiPodlogicboard.Thisisattachedtothedevicebattery,securedbyfourscrews.Laythescrewsasideinabowlorcupsothatyoucanfindthemwhenyouneedthemagain.4.RemovetheLCD(liquidcrystaldisplay)digitizer.Thisisheldby16smallscrews.Setthescrewsasideneatly.5.Ifyourereplacingthebrokendigitizer,replacetheoldwiththenewone.UnplugyourbrokenLCDcarefullyandpluginthenewscreen.6.PuttheiPodbacktogethercarefully,byreversingthestepsabove.7.Ifyouwillbereplacingtheprotectiveouterscreentoo,removetheHomebuttonandsetitaside.8.LayyouriPodfaceupandthenheatitwithasimplehairdryer.Thisistoloosentheadhesivebetweenthefaceplateandthescreen.Removetheoldcrackedorbrokenscreen.9.ReplacetheHomebuttonandplaceyournewreplacementscreenoverthefaceplate.10.HeattheiPodfaceplatewiththehairdryer,andthenallowtimefortheadhesivetobondwiththeiPodscreen.11.Letthescreencoolandbesureitiscompletelyadheredtothefaceplate.12.ReassembletheiPodcarefullybyreversingthesteps.H.HowtoRepairScratchesonyouriPodTouchWhenyouhaveascratchediPodscreen,youcanreplaceitoruseaspecialkit.OryoucanuseBrasso,madeforpolishingmetal.YoucanpurchaseBrassoonlineorinlocalstores.Brassoismildlyabrasive,madefromsilicaandpetroleumdistillates.Althoughitwasdesignedforusewithmetal,itworkswellonhardplasticlikesomeiPods.ItwillworkonthemetalbackofyouriPodtouch,too.Thismethodisnottobeusedonmattefinishedmetalorplastic,sinceitwillpolishawaythatmattefinish.Italsodoesntworkonglass.Youwillneedalint-free,softclothlikeamicrofibercloth.Acleant-shirtyoudontwear

anymorewillwork,too.Dontuseanytypeofpaperproducts.Itistooabrasiveandcouldactuallyaddscratches.1.Placeadabofthepolishonthescratchandrubitwithyoursoftcloth.Itwilltakeafairbitofrubbing,especiallyifthescratchisdeep.2.Donotusetissuestoruboutscratches.Paperismadefromfiberthatcouldscratchyourscreen.Softcottonormicrofiberisbest.Cameralenscloths(notpapers)workwell,too.Besurethatwhateveryouuseisclean.3.Varytherubbingpatternasyourub.Dontrub,forexample,inasmallcircleoverandover.Evenlightabrasivesmayshowswirlmarksifyourubthesamespot.WorkinaspiralpatternaroundtheentireiPodTouchareathatisscratched.Brassodoesbetterworkonlightscratches.Deeperscratcheswillrequiremorerubbing.Dontrubtoohardinanyoneplace.Brassoworkswellonlighterscratchesandscuffsbutitwontgrindouteverylevelofscratching.

How to Repair iPhone, iPad, and iPod: Quick and Easy GuideIntroduction