Introduction
Before working on your device, we recommend backing-up your data to an external storage drive. Also, make sure you have good way to keep track of five very small screws as you will need them for reassembly. The most challenging part of replacing the screen is likely to be removing the back cover.
What you need
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Using the flat end of the spudger, gently pry open the back case from the rest of the device.
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Using needle-nose tweezers, carefully push the small white wire connector (red/black wires) out of its housing.
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Gently remove red/black wire strands from the clips holding them to the back of the screen.
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Using needle-nose tweezers, carefully flip up the dark gray cover on the right of the device holding the small orange/gold ribbon in place. (It is approximately 1/4" wide.)
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With the tweezers, carefully pull the small ribbon out of its housing. It will stay attached to the device at the other end.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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One Comment
What is the small orange/gold ribbon in step 8 used for? I'm assuming that it's what registers touches on the screen because my tablet isn't reading my touches. I ask this because the dark grey bar on my tablet has been broken off, so there's nothing to hold the ribbon in place, and I can't do anything on my tablet because it won't respond to me touching it.
