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.
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.
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.