Steve Song

I have an iPad 4 on which everything works except the microphone. I leapt to the conclusion that it was a broken microphone, ...

I have attempted a repair on an iPad Air with a cracked screen. Prior to starting the repair, the iPad worked with the cracke...

After about 3 months of ownership, the digitiser on my Moto X (XT1058) began to fail. At first it was just a bar on the scree...

At the suggestion of Mike from iFixit, I disconnected the battery from the logic board and then reconnected it. After connecting the power cable, the iPad Air booted up, screen working fine. Hurray! Unfortunately I failed to check everything before sealing the digitizer back on and failed to notice that the power button and magnetic shut-off is not working. Back to the drawing board.

This guide worked perfectly for me.

For the record, it was mixing up two screws in re-assembly that caused the iPad Air to stop charging. I reversed my steps, unscrewed everything and meticulously examined each screw placement. Turns out, I accidentally used a slightly longer screw in one of the three screws holding down the screen ribbon cable connector. Sigh... all good now.

This guide was absolutely invaluable. I am v. grateful to Sam for posting it. I ran into two problems implementing it.

One, I have an ongoing problem re-attaching the glass to the iPad with the ribbon cables failing to slide smoothly into the case, making the seal of the glass on the right side problematic. Any tips/tricks here would be welcome.

Second, the iPad Air now refuses to charge. Attaching a power cable does nothing. I suspect that I have may have mixed up a couple of screws in reassembly or at least that is what I have understood from reading this thread ipad does not charge after screen replace Steeling my nerve for another go at it.