My Problem

The second HDD of my Mac mini suffered from physical issues and needed replacement.

My Fix

I ordered a 1Tb HDD and the HomeTech Toolkit and everything went smooth. I used to DIY on PCs but got a little bit scarred before getting my hands dirty on the MacMini ... but the EXCELLENT repair guide from iFixit made me confident in completing the task.

And voilà! 1 hour latter I was pretty proud of myself when my Macmini was successfully booting and recognizing my HDDs.

My Advice

The secondary HDD (Macintosh HD2) is the one on the top (first one available) : no need to completely dismantle the board.

My Problem

Dropped my Nexus 4, and the screen & digitizer was shatter.

My Fix

All tools used in the repair came from the home tech toolkit. I like how it stows into a small bag so I don't have loose tools lying around.

My Advice

The battery wasn't as stuck as most people say it was. The hardest part for me was opening up the case, loosening that first clip was tough, since I didn't want to break anything.

My Problem

Haven't fixed anything with it yet. But next time I do, I'll have a good set of tools to do it with.

My Fix

I'm sure it will go very well in the future.

My Advice

When saving the world, make sure you have the right tools.

My Problem

I done cracked my fancy cellphone screen. Gorilla glass my !@#! (Although I hear gorillas are emotionally fragile...)

My Fix

I used this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZDAIgwbX...) as a guide (Dig the soothing English voice.) His time: around 22min. My time: around 2h30min... pretty much what I expected.

I used the ifixit home tech toolkit plus a heat gun and a guitar pick as tools. The most challenging part was removing the back plate... those plastic clips are tough to get off with the pry tools (one didn't make it... RIP... You're my boy blue!...). From there on it was pretty straight forward. No real surprises. Just be prepared to spend some time ungluing the battery and the USB board from the old screen. I used the heat gun on low in 30s intervals, holding it about a foot away from the phone, checking the battery periodically to make sure it didn't get too hot.

My Advice

Patience and precision are key. Don't force anything and be patient with adhesives. The video is a pretty good guide otherwise. Also, you may have to improvise... I ended up using a regular size slot head screwdriver wrapped in a sandwich bag as a pry tool ... worked pretty well.

Good luck!

My Problem

My dad was handing hid new iPad 2 to my nephew, something, possibly a green rat ran by, and the exchange was intercepted by the ground. (Also, was facetiously taken out of the will at 9 years old for giving my dad the number for hair club for men...)

My Fix

The removal of the cracked screen was more difficult than I had anticipated, what with the tiny shards flying about. But the iOpener really saved the day! I was able to loosen that industrial strength tape and get the glass off! I had bought spare wifi antennas, so was not devastated when that snapped. I had seen that coming due to the location of the crack(right over the bottom corner where it is glued in place) I was able to get everything hooked up and working (Hurrah!!) but then I noticed a hairline fracture inside the LCD. Sad... But I will have that in on Saturday!

My Advice

Seriously, wear protective glasses! I removed the majority of the glass to get the LCD out so it wouldn't get scratched (oh irony) and then removed the shards still glued down- little tiny sand sized glass kept pinging off my glasses! Also- patience is key and have really really good lighting!

My Problem

If you're in Media Production, you need RAM. Lots of it, too. Also, if I'm installing the components myself, I want to be safe—can't have my machine failing on me because of a short!

My Fix

Wish I would have bought the largest anti-static mat. Still, I felt safe at least having something to help shield this simple install. It took 15 minutes or so to open, remove, seat, and close up the memory access panel. This was mostly due to my shaky hands.

As for prepping my ESD-safe workspace, there were no directions included with the mat or toolkit. I don't question whether or not I was grounded, but it would be good for everyone to be reminded of how exactly to practice ESD Safety. There should be a one-page guide, at the least, included with every purchase.

If this information is on the iFixit website, I could not locate it.

My Advice

I may have 99 problems, but having too much RAM ain't one.

My Problem

The home button on my iPhone stopped working.

My Fix

It was my first time repairing my iPhone, so I went slowly and it took me a while (~5 hours), but after I put everything back together, everything worked perfectly.

My Advice

In order to remove one of the corner screws in one of the later steps, I had to remove the headphone jack port. This was not mentioned in the guide. I think that if I had a skinnier screwdriver, I would not have had to remove the headphone jack port.

My Problem

Enough space and speed for Boot Camp Windows 8 partition.

My Fix

Fairly well except I didn't notice to transfer the screws on the sides of the old drive to the new one that hold it in place. Found out later it was jostling and put them in without any mishap.

My Advice

Check everything after you think you're done.

My Problem

Installing SSD in 2007 iMacs to boost speed.

My Fix

iFixit gave me the confidence to replace existing hard drives with faster SS drives (sorry I don't have photos).

My Advice

A SATA data extension cable is necessary, however, I used velcro to secure the drive in place.

My Problem

Spilled water on mbair 11 late 2010 keyboard

My Fix

Bought a new one from ebay-China and a tool set from iFixit. And I fixed it. Took 2 hours to replace the keyboard itself with the help of ifixit website and youtube

My Advice

check this video out https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl...