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  • Answer to: I make a call, the person on other side can't hear me

    Hi. I think you might have to replace the dock connector, which includes the lower microphone. If I'm not mistaken, the lower microphone is used to transmit your voice for calls. Follow the Dock Connector replacement guide to replace the dock connector. Good luck.

  • Answer to: removing glass backing of an iPhone 4s

    Hi rob. Welcome. You can easily replace the Rear Panel by following the Rear Panel Replacement Guide. Good luck.

  • Answer to: Installing Jelly Bean (Good or Bad?)

    The link you provided is for an Unofficial Cyanogenmod ROM. That being said, you're more than welcome to try out the ROM. It seems the only thing not working at the moment is the Camera/camcorder functionality. Best of luck.

  • Answer to: Where is located the water damage indicator?

    It seems there is a water indicator on the rear inner frame. Its a small sticker with blue X's.

  • Answer to: iPhone 4s battery not charging and showing fully charged sign

    Hi. It seems you may have a faulty battery. You might want to purchase a Replacement iPhone 4S battery. You can follow our free step-by-step iPhone 4S Battery Replacement guide. Good luck.

  • Answer to: How to get cracked screen off?

    Hi Annamarie. Welcome. Based on what you've described, it seems that the best way to remove the broken glass is piece by piece. I would carefully remove sections of the broken glass with a Metal Spudger Set and then proceed to remove the entire display assembly. When attempting this kind of repair, its best to always wear safety googles. Best of luck.

  • Answer to: Glass is broken but the screen and touch are working fine

    Hi. Unfortunately, the LCD and digitizer are fused to the display glass, so the entire unit must be replaced as one piece. We have a Display Assembly replacement guide. Good luck.

  • Answer to: tiny triangular metal washer and 1mm x 2mm x 3mm foam block

    Hi. The triangular washer is a black spacer that is under the Phillips screw near the vibrator. Here's a picture of the spacer. As for the tiny foam block, are you referring to the outer plastic ring located on top of the rear camera's flash assembly?

  • Answer to: Droid 3 Keyboard replacement

    Hi. Unfortunately it seems we do not have any repair guides for the Motorola Droid 3 at the moment. But we do have a Motorola Droid 3 Teardown. Be advised though, Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions. If your goal is to replace the keyboard, you may follow the teardown at your own risk. Good luck.

  • Answer to: Camera lens bezel has loosened

    We have a set of user-contributed repair guides for the Nexus One, more specifically a camera replacement guide. Hopefully this will help you out. Good luck.

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  • iPad Mini Wi-Fi Teardown

    Thanks for pointing that out! We'll make sure to add it to the teardown.

  • MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Hard Drive Replacement

    Hi there. We sell the Screw Set for the MBP 13" Mid 09 which includes the hard drive T6 screws you require. Hope this helps.

  • Installing iPhone 4 Power & Sensor Cable

    Hi there. It seems this guide had a missing prerequisite, the front-facing camera. The removal of the front-facing camera has been added. We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused. Thanks for letting us know.

  • Kindle Fire Teardown

    You know how we do it brah lol =)

  • MacBook Air 13" Mid 2011 Teardown

    Unfortunately there is no third Wi-Fi antenna.

  • Installing MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2008 and Early 2009 Upper Case

    Thanks Dan. The T6 Torx screwdriver is now part of the required tools list.

  • iPad 2 Wi-Fi EMC 2415 Teardown

    Hi there. It seems that the connectors between the iPhone 4 (on the left) and iPad 2 (on the right) rear-facing cameras are different. http://bit.ly/fyFx9M

  • HTC Evo 4G Teardown

    The rear facing camera is not user replaceable. It is soldered to the logic board. However, the front facing camera is replaceable as seen in step 10.

  • MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009 Teardown

    Quote from Melissa:

    Is it possible to replace the trackpad on a MacBook Pro 13inc, my little boy hit it with a pen and cracked it. It still works just has an ugly crack on it. I see I can buy a new track pad just need some instructions on how to go about replacing it. This is my first Mac I am used to PC laptops so never opened a mac before. Some advice or tutorial would be great thank you.

    Hi Melissa. Unfortunately, the trackpad is part of the Upper Case. If you wish to replace it, we have a guide for the MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Upper Case. Good luck.

  • iPod Touch 2nd Generation Teardown

    Quote from chargit:

    I luv this website but man what a bad set of instructions for #4. I have been repairing iPhone's for some time now and just tried my first iPod touch using these instructions....not only did I destroy the digitizer, I also destroyed the frame and the lcd! then I went to youtube and for the correct instructions. Im not blaming iFixit but a complete set of instructions would be very helpful!! oh and i still luv this site and I luv the tools I just bought off here!

    iPod Touch 2nd Generation Repair Manual.