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iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi Headphone Jack Cable Replacement

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to gently fold the front-facing camera cable upwards (roughly at a 90-degree angle), exposing the bottom side of it.

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    • Use a set of tweezers to peel up the small piece of tape covering the microphone cable connector.

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    • Use the tip of a spudger to gently lift the tab on the microphone ribbon cable's ZIF connector.

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    • Slide the tip of a tweezer under the microphone cable to separate it from the adhesive holding it to the headphone jack cable.

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    • Use tweezers to pull the microphone cable straight out from its ZIF socket.

    • Gently bend the microphone cable up and out of the way of the headphone jack cable.

  6. iPad Mini 3 Wi-Fi Headphone Jack Cable Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1
    • Remove any tape covering the headphone jack cable connector.

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to fold the headphone jack cable clips outward, away from the cable, freeing the cable connector.

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to pry the headphone jack cable's connector up from its socket on the logic board.

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