My Problem

HP Touchpad battery replacement

My Fix

The screen cracked while removing it with the spudger tool and a wire pulled off the USB board.

My Advice

I do not recommend doing the repair.

My Problem

The power/lock button on my wife's phone quit working. The Apple guys at the mall wanted $200 to fix it. I ordered the power/lock button and tools from iFixit.com for about $40.

My Fix

While wife and daughters were out celebrating the grandson's birthday I had time to open up the phone and replace the button. But that wasn't the problem. More reading at iFixit.com and I found that there was supposed to be some kind of spacer between the button and the micro-switch. One of the posters said nail polish worked. Step daughter brought home a bottle and after a little painting on the bottom of the button I had a spacer. Put the phone back together in less than half the time it came apart.

My Advice

Read the posts. There's bound to be someone else with same problem you have. The tear down was pretty easy for me. I've taken apart my Dell laptop a few times. The parts are a bit smaller. But have to take same care with the parts. Watch out for the flex cables. You CAN flex them too far. I LOVE the magnetic mat. Did a great job keeping the itty bitty screws from getting lost.

My Problem

Inop home button.

My Fix

The repair went fairly well considering it was our first time inside an iPhone. A couple steps had to be redone (pinched cable, forgotten screws, etc.), but overall we were successful.

My Advice

Lots of patience, and a work magnifier. Definitely not for the average first-timer, some mechanical/electrical assembly experience and instincts required. Absolutely lay out your screws in order as you disassemble, we used a piece of tape to prevent losing them. They are all EXTREMELY small and will disappear in carpet if dropped!

My Problem

iPhone 4 speaker went out... apparently they have a tendency to do this.

My Fix

The good:

The steps were right on the money. I followed it along, taking my time, but ultimately it went well and it was fixed.

The bad:

I'm near sighted and felt like I needed a digital microscope to see half of the screws. DO NOT MISPLACE THEM!

One of the first couple steps talks about taking off the battery. Okay --- Yes you have to be ginger with that thing, but whatever super-duper concrete style adhesive they use to secure the battery in the case takes a lot of pressure to get out.

The picture says "Then pull the tab by the phone to remove the battery". Well that S.O.B 'pull me' tab broke about half pull. Again, the adhesive on the battery.... Just get it out... take your time but get it out. It'll require some strength.

My Advice

-Magnetic tipped bits --- DO NOT misplace the screws.

-Find a way to make your fingers lose weight -- Big hands and fat fingers are not a friend here

-Take your time -- Be patient with this.

-Get out the battery, though it really secured on there

-Approximate length of repair time: between 45min-90min depending on how experienced you are.

-- When all else fails, drop test it, then hit it a hammer, run it over with your truck ... then rinse and repeat.

My Problem

Power lock button didn't work any more.

My Fix

GREAT! Had to back up/undo the reassembly part way through for I forgot to install the position sensor. After that all went well.

My Advice

Wish y'all would put the reassembly steps in the guide step by step for better flow of the project.

This is a very tedious fix, should only be attempted by persons with patients and an eye to details.

Sorry no picture the IPhone is my only camera

My Problem

I received a non working iPod Video and decided to see if I could repair it. It would not stay charged and it wouldn't reformat. I thought I would see about replacing the battery and get it working again.

My Fix

I looked online and found a good video on taking the iPod apart but needed the right tools. After taking the unit apart I found that the mainboard was damaged. I think the iPod had been dropped.

My Advice

Getting the right tools to take the iPod apart was essential. I have a new battery to replace the old one and I'm currently waiting for a new mainboard to arrive. Will complete the repair and test the unit when I receive the mainboard. I've never worked on an iPod before and this has shown me that with the proper instruction and the proper tools I would be willing to try another one. Maybe buy used ones that need repair and give them to family and friends as gifts.

My Problem

I received an iPod Video which was not working. I've never tried working on an iPod and thought I would give it a try. The tools I bought from ifixit worked perfectly for taking the iPod apart. I replaced the battery and then found that the mainboard was damaged. Ordered a mainboard and will replace it when I receive it.

My Fix

The repair is still in progress, waiting for iPod Video mainboard.

My Advice

At first thought taking the iPod apart was alittle daunting. Using the proper tools with a good instructional video really made the effort fairly easy. The metal spudger tools really helped.

My Problem

When the HP Touchpad went on sale for $99, I bought one and offered to buy my daughter one as well. She declined but asked for mine later as a birthday present. I bought another one for myself. Due to the limited number of WebOS apps, I rooted mine to Cyanogen Mod 9 Android. No one told me that it is possible for Android to drain the Touchpad's battery to the point it will never recharge. I bricked it! Fortunately, a new battery was an option.

My Fix

Using ifixit's excellent guide on replacing a Touchpad battery, I opened the case and proceeded to an almost total disassembly of the unit. HP designed the Touchpad in such a way as to require this, going so far as to place the battery to motherboard connector on the bottom side of the assembly. This requires one to remove the motherboard and battery as an assembly - after disconnecting every other device in the unit!

The dissasemby went smoothly as soon as I removed the digitizer and display. As forewarned by the guide, I broke a couple of the retainer clips. After this, it was just a matter of following the crystal clear, step by step instructions. Reassembly was also straight forward, although I had to reverse a couple of time due to the fact that I had not made sure a couple of cables were in front of and not behind the motherboard/battery assembly.

The Touchpad works great once again. The digitizer and display are not as tightly connected to the case as I would like due to the broken clips, but with the case on, it is not noticable.

This repair took about three hours. Next time, if there is one, will take less than two.

My Advice

Don't let your Touchpad discharge to the point of no return. But if you do, buy a battery and follow ifixit's great guide to resurrect it!

Make sure all the cables are clear before you put the mother board and battery back in the case.

My Problem

After exhausting troubling shooting uninstalling, reinstalling, updating, rebooting, switching cords, and testing USB ports we finally identified the dock connector as the problem. The phone would still charge but my computer would not recognize. Couldn't back up, restore, or sync.

My Fix

The repair was a breeze! Ifixit.com has amazing step by step guides. Great detail in the photos show exactly what needs to be done. Parts arrived quickly and repair went off without a hitch.

My Advice

If you don't think you're tech savy enough to repair your device you're wrong. If ifixit.com has a guide for it, you can do it. Give it a shot. What's the worse that can happen?

My Problem

Bad battery and a cracked screen.

My Fix

I followed your guide and that helped enormously.First time to open up an apple case ,bit of a struggle but the tools worked,better to have a few sets of opening tools on hand.

My Advice

Only to make sure you have a few sets of opening tools on hand.