My Problem

Our cat tipped over our macbook and it hit the ground on the ACplug side of the computer. The damaged caused the DC board to fail.

My Fix

I carefully replaced the DC Board with the tools i ordered and all is good again.

My Advice

Keep track of all the screws, they have have many different sizes.

I could not get the computer to power up the first attempt. when I figured it out, the problem was my keyboard cable(the long ribbon) was not all the way in. Would have been easier to slip the ribbon cable back in if the battery was out. but I didn't have the triwing tip to remove the battery. The solution is to use a small amount of tape. Tape a ribbon cable use the tape to help pull/push the ribbon cable all the way inside the connector then lock the connector in place. That was my only issue with the repair is slipping the ribbon cable for the keyboard back in place.

My Problem

After two year in operation, my phone was not retaining battery charge. After three months form the starting of the problem, even with battery on 100%, after using some software the phone re-boot. Some time it went from 100% to 0% asking to re-charge, and other times, after re-booting it worked a little after die again.

In the beginning, I was thinking that problem was related to IOS 5 update. Latter, when the problem escalated I started to suspect on the Battery. The problem worsened very fast after few months and It was almost impossible to use the phone without a battery-case (DEXIM). First I would like to send the phone to replace the battery, but it would cost me much more than I would like to pay and I would have to send my phone to other city and wait almost one week to take it back. So I decided to replace the battery myself.

The problem? It is hard to find a Battery spare in São José dos Campos SP - Brasil. There is some place that has, but I did not have much reference.

My Fix

First I would like to thanks everybody who shared information on this site and also to IFIXIT for the very good guide and also shopping experience. First I had a little issue because the system did not accept a billing address different from the shipping one. As this was for safe reason, it is okay. After sending a Fax the order was accepted and everything worked fine.

The repair - I followed the guide step by step, but I still faced some difficult in the beginning. First my display was not getting off, even using the suction cup. Second, after I opened the display, I have problem do disconnect the connector. Before I found the correct way, I removed the label of connector 1 (it did not damaged any thing). After studying the guide and the video, I realized what I was doing wrong. After disconnecting the first connector, the task become easier. I take all the advices posted on this forum, I have prepared the place, I had a Hot Air in place (it was not necessary in my case) and the only other issue I have was that I damaged a little the DO NOT REMOVE tag and I had some difficulty to connect connector 3 (I connected, but did not know if it was enough).

My Advice

My Advice? Take some time preparing your self before starting the battery replacement. The first time is not so simple as it seems looking the video and if you damage some thing, it is worse. Also, I recommend the Heavy_duty Spudger. I almost did not use the original one that comes with the kit. Most of the time I used the heavy-duty one.

My Problem

My 2004 iMac G5 1.8GHz machine came on for a moment, then went off. What the ???? Did a search on the net (with my trusty MacBook Pro) and found that this was a common problem with iMac power supplies. Hmmm. Where to get a replacement power supply, I ruminated to myself silently. iFixit! Yep, the reason that I even decided to do this job myself was because I watched the video of the young lady replacing the power supply in an identical iMac. She had it fixed in no time.

My Fix

No joke - From the time I got the iFixit replacement power supply out of the mail box till the time I was back to surfing the web on the iMac was 17 minutes. Could not have been easier. The video of your tech replacing the PS was spot on. I found that the spudger was a handy device.

My Advice

As with any computer repair, remember to unplug the computer from power and place the palm of one hand on the computer chassis as you work, especially in dry and arid locations as the static monster can come and ruin your day before you know it.

My Problem

One the left an iPhone 3GS with a cracked back cover, on the right an abandoned 3G with a "Donor" sticker and a clean back cover

My Fix

I used the spudger, plastic and metal, the ph#00 driver, so much more comfortable than my old tools. Repair went smoothly up to the point where I realized the camera casing for the 3G and 3GS are not compatible but fortunately they can be swapped too.

My Advice

Read the comments on the 3G back cover removal before following the steps, there are precious information there, not mentioned in the steps

My Problem

I got the gray screen with the "FOLDER?" icon. I then booted from the install disk tried the disk utilities to repair the drive but got error message that it could not release drive. I then tried booting again from install disk this time the internal drive would show up but showed 0 disk size. So I ran other diagnostic and it appeared only the drive was affected.

My Fix

I followed the guide on replacing the drive and it took about 20 min, everything went well and after replacement I installed the OS. Everything went well except after running for about 2 hours now I have a screen problem where there are wavy lines going through it and distortion of the colors. I have not determine the issue on this since I am still installing all my files, but I think it is either a display cable ground problem or bad cable.

My Advice

Since I had my issue with the display, you need to take care when placing the display back in the case and to apply little as possible stress on the cables when disconnecting.

The Fixit guide is great with very good details on how to replace the drive and it took less then 20min.

My Problem

Tried to fix by re-applying thermal compound to CPU and GPU

My Fix

no change :(

My Advice

the Xbox was from 2006, it lasted almost 6 years, so moving on to a Xbox 360 Slim :)

My Problem

Needed to disassemble my iPhone 3GS to send out motherboard for repair.

My Fix

Disassembled my iPhone 3GS with your guide and the tools in less than ten minuets.

My Advice

iFixit has the best guides and the right tools for the job.

It's my one stop shop for advise and product breakdowns.

My Problem

I got a used iPhone 3GS via Craigslist a few weeks before leaving for a year long trip to Africa. It performed wonderfully! However, the combination of it being my only source of internet connectivity for the year and it coming to me used meant the battery couldn't hold a charge! Getting it fixed in Africa was an option—an expensive one! I decided to wait until I got back stateside to decide what I was going to do about the battery.

Having Apple replace the battery seemed like a waste of good money better spent on a brand new phone. Likewise was sending it off to a 3rd party repair service (I didn't think I could live without my phone for 2-3 days). I also was a little leery about using a local service without having any testimonials to refer to. So I finally ordered the battery, a suction cup, and some extra spudgers from ifixit.com and got to work!

My Fix

The repair went smooth. I unboxed my iFixit purchases and I sat to work on a flat surface with an adjustable lamp so I could be sure to see everything. The 3GS battery guide was great, and so were other people's comments on things to look out for.

My replacement experience took about 30 minutes, as I didn't want to make any stupid mistakes and break any cables or scratch any circuits.

It took a while to separate the screen from the body of the phone, but patience and the spudger helped to ease it loose. The other two things that added lots of time to the replacement was accidently discovering that I apparently have a foreign iPhone without the locking tab discussed in Step 6 (the ribbon cable just slides up out of the socket), and that the battery was solidly stuck to the bottom case due to the adhesive (and very heavy use in Africa).

I loosened the adhesive by placing some napkins in a frying pan and then placing the iPhone on the napkins. I set the heat to high and let the napkins get hot enough to where it would be only slightly uncomfortable to the touch. About two minutes of that heat and the adhesive loosened enough to where I could use the spudger to pry the battery from the bottom case.

The new battery works like a charm! Now that I've done this one repair, I could probably do another in about ten minutes, with most of the time devoted to either separating the screen from the case or liberating a stubborn glued battery from the bottom case. Thanks, iFixit!

My Advice

• Read all the instructions first (paying close attention to any of the warnings in red) before doing any repairs.

• Peruse some user submitted reports to make sure you aren't caught off-guard by a first repair.

• Have a work area with plenty of light.

• The old battery can be really stuck to the bottom case. The layout of the adhesive on the old battery is just like the adhesive on the new: it's all around the edges. If you think you're using too much force in removing it, then carefully heat the bottom of the phone for a few minutes (I used a frying pan, several napkins, and enough heat and time to simulate heavy phone/data usage). The spudger should then be able to liberate the battery from the bottom of the case.

Happy iFixing!

My Problem

4 years old battery; I need my MBA for à long trip; so I prefered to put à new battery

My Fix

With your guide and tools, it was very easy to replace the battery; only 10 screws to remove, then a few others to remove the battery and I replaced it; nice

My Advice

Take care : screws are very small, it's easy to loose them; put them in a safe place, a magnetic screwdriver is not bad idea

My Problem

Battery won't hold a charge.

My Fix

Didn't get to it yet.

My Advice

I have none but I've been told "Don't do it man !"