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Title:

Display ribbon cable coming not attached to the screen? How to fix?

Text:

I'm going through a repair of a surface 7, have followed the instructions provided through iFixit, and am using the kit that comes along with it and the screen replacement. But I'm going to reattach the new screen and there is a ribbon cable that is not attached to the traces on the new screen as it should be according to the old screen and how it is set up... How am I supposed to attach this to the traces? Do I need special equipment? is this a soldering job? I'm lost and need some help.

This is the old screen display ribbon cables

[image|2687436]

This is the new one and how it came to us in the box

[image|2687438]

It's supposed to fit like this but im not sure how it is supposed to stay like this

[image|2687437]

Device:

Microsoft Surface Pro 7

Status:

-deleted
+open

Edit by: Julia Keyser

Title:

Display ribbon cable coming not attached to the screen? How to fix?

Text:

I'm going through a repair of a surface 7, have followed the instructions provided through iFixit, and am using the kit that comes along with it and the screen replacement. But I'm going to reattach the new screen and there is a ribbon cable that is not attached to the traces on the new screen as it should be according to the old screen and how it is set up... How am I supposed to attach this to the traces? Do I need special equipment? is this a soldering job? I'm lost and need some help.

This is the old screen display ribbon cables

[image|2687436]

This is the new one and how it came to us in the box

[image|2687438]

It's supposed to fit like this but im not sure how it is supposed to stay like this

[image|2687437]

Device:

Microsoft Surface Pro 7

Status:

-open
+deleted

Original post by: Julia Keyser

Title:

Display ribbon cable coming not attached to the screen? How to fix?

Text:

I'm going through a repair of a surface 7, have followed the instructions provided through iFixit, and am using the kit that comes along with it and the screen replacement. But I'm going to reattach the new screen and there is a ribbon cable that is not attached to the traces on the new screen as it should be according to the old screen and how it is set up... How am I supposed to attach this to the traces? Do I need special equipment? is this a soldering job? I'm lost and need some help.

This is the old screen display ribbon cables

[image|2687436]

This is the new one and how it came to us in the box

[image|2687438]

It's supposed to fit like this but im not sure how it is supposed to stay like this

[image|2687437]

Device:

Microsoft Surface Pro 7

Status:

open