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Hey! Now I just replaced the digitizer and was finishing up when I realized I should to check that the iPad turns on. It doesn't and I have tried plugging the iPad into my macbook but it does not recognize that there is anything plugged in. Any suggestion?
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I would go back through this guide and double check all my steps. The only thing I would do differently from the guide is to disconnect/isolate the battery just before Step 30. To isolate the battery, you will need to buy or make a Battery Isolation Pick.
iPads are much harder to self-repair than phones because there are a lot of things that can go wrong. Torn flexes, damaged LCD's, poor quality digitizers, adhesives...
If you did damage the logic board, your device is not lost; you need to find repair shop that does micro-soldering repairs. iPad 4's are still pretty relevant and worth fixing.
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I have a feeling that I never correctly reinstalled the iPad button and so I will do another round of attempts. Thanks so much for the help, I will definitely follow your pointers.
Take your time when you take off the glass, when you are in a hurry it will probably crack. Use enough heat.
This happened to me also I think it's because I forgot to turn it off when I replaced the screen.
When I restarted it everything was working fine again.
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I may have not turned off my iPad and so it might be dead D: if so is there anyway that I can fix it?\
by Cameron Parker
Hold down power and home button until the iPad comes on, if it doesn't come on after about 20 seconds, try leaning it on charge for a good while.
by rayeasom
Did you unplug the battery when doing this? If you did, did you use a metal or plastic spudger
by Cameron
Cameron, I may have not unplugged the battery.
by Cameron Parker
If you didnt, you probably shorted something in which case your iPads done. Try putting the old digitizer in and see if it works
by Cameron
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