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Replaced battery, now phone doesn't switch on vibrates when charging

I replaced my iPhone 5 battery today as per the IFixit guide this morning. It was a bit of an effort at first as the battery seemed to be stuck down to an adhesive sticker. Once replaced I carefully screwed everything back together.

I had completely detached the screen during this process.

When I tried to switch my phone on, it was unresponsive, when attempting to charge it was vibrating every 2 seconds.

- I have tried this with a wall charger/USB charger

- My iPhone is recognised by Windows Explorer and I'm able to browse photos etc.

- Tried resetting my phone by holding down the power/home button and lock button separately for 30 seconds/more.

My fear is I may have bricked my LCD screen! Maybe I've shorted something too.

I hope someone has seen this before and can advise.

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disconnect the battery, disconnect the lcd cables and then reconnect the battery

the vibrate noise you hear is the phone telling you there's a problem with whatever LCD is connected to the logic board

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You probably bricked your screen. While it's loose and seperated from the case a little, plug it in to check if the backlight of the screen is turning on.

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I bet the connector just lifted a bit --lift the screen disconnect battery, and reseat the LCD connector. Try again. You can turn on screen without installing it back in case.

Unless you had water damage--in which case you may need to replace backlight coil

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I have the same problem.

Screen will not turn on. However computer recognizes the phone and the phone keeps vibrating. Pattern: Two buzzes followed by a short pause.

Did try disconnecting and reconnecting the three connectors from screen to body. No luck.

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Just make sure you LCD cables are plugged in, and the little shield is correctly on. When I put mine back on it wasn't fully on, and it gave me black, and grey lines. This should help

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