My Problem

I couldn't lock the phone nor shut it down

My Fix

It went great thanks to ifixit guides. It took me a while though, but there's a lot of components to remove and then put them back in place

My Advice

Be careful with the screws, they are tiny

My Problem

The home button wouldn't responds to light presses and would barely respond to hard presses.

My Fix

Long and arduous. Make sure you have a screw tray for all of the different screws. You're going to be taking pretty much everything out of the inside of the phone so you need to be organized in how you disassemble or you will lose something important, and trust me, anything you take out of this phone is important.

My Advice

Make sure you pull the digitizer cable all the way through on reassembly. I almost messed up the cable that connects the digitizer and display to the logic board by crimping it up between the frame of the phone and the display itself. I had the phone halfway reassembled and had to take it all apart again to fix it.

My Problem

After charging overnight my battery would go to red line in a few hours.

My Fix

The repair went very smoothly. The hardest part was getting the ipod apart. The 7 Philips screws were difficult. Of the 7, 5 came out ok, but 2 had head damaged by the time I was done.... but there was enough left to reassemble though, so all worked out well.

My Advice

One important piece of advice. The ifixit instructions list a #00 Philips screwdriver under tools however I needed a #0000 Philips to get the screws out.

My Problem

My battery on my 4s would usually be down to 10% by noon. The battery is 1 year old. If not for my Mophie I'd been in real trouble. I tried turning off notifications, location srvcs, wifi, etc. I live in what they call a fringe area as a Verizon customer. I installed a Verizon network extender and that helped my signal at home. I did notice that once I was in a strong signal area the battery lasted longer. Two days after installation I've noticed a 30% improvement in battery time. I suspect apps, weak signal, are all playing a part in addition to I use the cr%# out of my phone.

My Fix

Repair went beautifully, I watched the iPhone 4 video, in addition to following the iPhone 4s written instructions. My battery had extra adhesive on it and using the plastic prying tool, I kept light pressure on lifting the battery out for nearly a full minute before it began to slowly lift out. The antennae popped out unexpectedly but it didn't go far. Putting in new battery went without any problems.

My Advice

I'm not sure where I got the advice, but I used a large size shoebox lid from a pair of my wife's shoes to do the repair inside of. Good thing too, as the antennae popped out unexpectedly, and one screw popped out of the tweezers but with the shoe lid all was contained. And be very patient on lifting the battery out, don't even bother with the plastic tab. Oh, and a video of the battery replacement on a 4s would be nice. There is an extra screw on the 4s and the antennae is a little different.

My Problem

To boost the power of my iMac 27" Mid-2010.

SSD 60Go for app, and HD 1To for files.

My Fix

Almost good, except I broke the DATA LCD connector on the logic board when removing the LCD. Had to buy the connector (only found one on eBay). and weld it (a pro. did it)

My Advice

Be carreful when removing cables from the LCD attached to the logic & mother board. It's pretty tricky.

My Problem

Speaker was dead. It started making a crackling sound and progessively got worse until it was no longer functional. The phone had never been dropped and no liquid spills.

My Fix

The repair went smoother then I anticipated. No hidden surprises due to the well written guide.

My Advice

I rarely made any contact with the metals of the phone. I made sure to use the tweezers as much as possible. As a result I did not have to clean the metals as suggested in the guide.

Ensure you are using the correct tools. iFixit provided all of the necessary tools for cheap.

Lastly, do not tighten the srews too tight. They are very delicate screws.

My Problem

My original home button would require significant amounts of force in order for it to be functional.

My Fix

It well very well. At first, the provided Phillips screwdriver did not work for the battery enclosure screw, so I bought the 26 bit kit. Then, I finally was able to pry open everything. The display assembly took sometime, but with some patience and extra force, I was able to take it apart. The vibrator motor didnt work after the repair, but that was quickly fixed as well.

My Advice

patience!

My Problem

I got a business and decided to start repair iphone... saw your excellent guides and wanted the same tools as you used.

My Fix

FINE! Two Iphones fixed! (Broken screen)

My Advice

Maybe an updated screw-pdf, I missed one "circle" for a screw.

My Problem

I accidentally washed my iPod nano 5th Generation and didn't want my girlfriend to know. I had an engraved case so I needed to keep the case. I talked with a repair shop, but they didn't sound hopeful that they could do what I asked for a reasonable price. So, I decided to do it myself. I found an identical iPod (minus the engraving of course) for a low price, and just replaced the guts.

My Fix

The repair was not too bad. I had some trouble with the wheel on the new one because I didn't go down far enough. I also had trouble getting the camera stop out on my original iPod. I had to grind it down until it would slide under the lip of the case. I also lost one of the screws and didn't have the proper screwdriver size. Those screws are like eyeglass screws. The whole process took about 3 hrs., but after having done this twice, basically, I think it could be done in about 1 hr.

My Advice

Be careful when removing the camera stop, if it breaks it is a pain to whittle it out. The iPod nano 5th Gen. does not come apart as easily as the videos show. There is an adhesive holding all of the parts together so it will take some effort to remove the pieces. Also, if you don't already have one, get a a phillips head screw driver from here or an eyeglass screw driver will also do.

My Problem

My home butt operation was sporadic at best.

My Fix

The original home button that was shipped had the contacts on the wrong side. Ifixit sent out a new one within a week, and that one works perfectly.

My Advice

One tip is to work in a clean environment. Preferably with a hard floor. If you drop one of those microscopic screws (which I did several times), you'll want nothing obscuring your view as you crawl on the floor to search for it. It also helped to be able to hear what direction it bounced. Lol.