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iPhone 3G Screen Replacement Guide - Logic Board Replacement Guide |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 03:39 |
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Before you begin
Remove the Sim-Card Tray
Get Small Phillips Screw Driver
Get Small Flathead
Get Scratch Safe Opening Tools
Read the Legal Guidelines and familiarize yourself with the risks.
Place your iPhone 3G on a flat soft surface.
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Step 1
Remove the two screws on the left and right side of the dock connector.
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Step 2
Slide the flathead screwdriver between the chrome frame and the glass covering the screen. Choose an entry point other than the location of the two screws you just removed.
Warning: Leaving two pressure marks is almost inevitable during this step if you use the flathead, please be aware of the possibility of cosmetic damage.
There are suction tools available that allow you to remove the glass free of cosmetic damage.
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Step 3
As soon as you feel the flathead sliding between the iPhone chrome bezel and the front panel seal, pry the iPhone 3G front panel upward, do the same on the other side of the dock connector.
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Step 4
Widen the gap between the chrome frame and the 3G glass. When the gap is big enough to hold the screen assembly with your fingers, lift the the screen/digitizer assembly to expose the iphone connector cables. DO NOT pull the iphone flex cables while they are still connected.
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Step 5
Use the plastic opener tools to carefully pry loose the ribbon cable connectors in the order indicated by the orange numbers.
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Step 6 - Careful!
This is a disassembly step that can easily destroy the logic board. Be sure to not pull the screen assembly before connector "3" has been disconnected.
Open the very fragile connector latch and use extreme care while pulling ribbon cable number 3 out of the connector.
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Step 7 - Success!
You can now take off the screen assembly.To begin the removal of the logic board: remove all screws holding the motherboard in place (including the one that is covered by the sticker in the bottom right corner).
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Step 8
Open connectors number 4-6 and remove the remaining screws that hold the iPhone 3G motherboard in place. Lift the board slightly at the bottom and pull it gently towards the dock connector. It should then snap loose from the backplate.
The iphone 3G battery is glued onto the iPhone 3G backplate. Slide a safe open tool under the iPhone battery to pry it loose. Be sure to not puncture or bend the battery in the process.
For reassembly follow the steps in reverse order.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 27 February 2011 23:16 |
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iPhone 3G Glass Replacement |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 14 December 2008 05:40 |
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Before you begin
Place your iPhone 3G on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools.
Remove the two screws on the left and right and side of the dock connector (on bottom of the iphone).
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Step 1
Follow the disassembly steps as described by the first three steps of the motherboard disassembly guide earlier this section.
An alternative method to using the sharp flathead for assembly removal is to use a sturdy, no too sharp knife to lift the screen assembly out of the backplate. In the image you see the knife inserted about a tenth of an inch into the gap between the frame and the seal.
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Step 2
Use the knife to pry the screen assembly upward. Use care to minimize damage to the rubber seal surrounding the screen assembly. Use care to prevent the knife from abruptly sliding under the assembly.
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Step 3
The screen assembly is connected to the logic board with three ribbon cables. In the image you can see ribbon cable 1 and 2. Ribbon cable 3 is hidden underneath ribbon cable 2. Do not pull the assembly before all connectors have been released.
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Step 4
Use the plastic opening tool to release screen connectors in the order indicated by the orange numbers.
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Step 5
Release connector #2 using the opening tool.
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Step 6
Be especially careful when releasing connector #3. Gently open the latch using the plastic opening tool, do not pull the cable before opening the latch.
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Step 7
If you have not already done so, remove the Sim-Card tray.
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Step 8
Hint: Use a hair dryer to heat up the assembly before you try to remove the glass. The glue will become much weaker when warm.
If the glass breaks, hold the glass far away from your eyes or wear protective goggles. Small glass fragments will spray away from glass as you pry.
Slide the plastic opending tool between the seal and the glass. Apply gentle force since the adhesive between the glass and the screen assembly is quite strong.
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Step 9
Remove the broken glass pieces one by one.
Use cut-safe glove to protect yourself against the sharp glass fragments.
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Step 10
Use the sharp flathead to remove bigger pieces of glass, since the adhesive can be quite strong.
Avoid applying too much force, do not bend the assembly to avoid breaking the screen. Keep the screwdriver from slipping onto the screen to avoid scratches.
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Step 11
As you release the broken digitizer from the assembly, take a close look at the order of the connector cables: be sure to bring the ribbon cables into the same order when you install the new iphone 3G digitizer.
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Step 12
The digitizer removed from the assembly. Remove the bottom protective film of your new digitizer and apply additional doublesided tape or adhesive of your choice to new digitizer if needed.
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Step 13
Remove small glass fragments showing up as glaring white pieces in the image.
They will keep the new digitizer from sitting flush.
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Step 14
The new digitizer installed on the assembly (w/ top protective film still applied).
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Step 15
If the digitizer is installed correctly, connector cable #3 will be hidden underneath cable #2.
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Step 16
Be sure to bring back connector cables into the order shown in image.
Reinstall the screen assembly by following disassembly guide in reverse order.
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Step 17
Success!
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Last Updated on Friday, 12 March 2010 14:31 |
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iPhone 3GS LCD Replacement |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 25 June 2010 02:09 |
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Before you begin
Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your iPhone 3GS on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools
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Turn your iPhone 3GS on its front.
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Step 2
Remove the left dock connector screws next to the dock connector.
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Step 3
Remove the right screw next to the 3GS dock connector.
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Step 4
Both screws are removed and you can turn the iPhone around.
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Step 5
We recommend using a suction cup lifter, you can pretty much use any model as long as it is small enough to fit on the front glass.
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Step 6
Engage the suction cup and pull as shown in the image.
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Step 10
Slowly lift the bottom of the front panel to expose the ribbon cables numbered 1 to 3 as shown in the image. Be careful not to put strain on the cables, instead easy cable number 1 loose using a safe open tool.
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Step 13
Ease off cable number 2.
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Step 12
Lastly gently flip upward the latch of connector 3 (the connector for proximity sensor and earspeaker).
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Step 15
You have fully separated the 3GS screen module from the logic board.
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Step 16
This is what it looks like when front and logic board are separated. Please remember to remove the 3GS sim card holder.
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Step 17
Remove the screws of the side of the 3GS screen panel.
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Step 18
Also remove the LCD screws on the other side of the screen panel.
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Step 19
Release the LCD from the front assembly. To do so, carefully insert the flathead screwdriver next to the screwholes.
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Step 20
Remove the screw of the proximity sensor module cover.
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Step 21
This is what is looks like when the 3GS LCD is remove from the 3GS Digitizer.
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Step 22
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Step 23
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Step 24
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Step 25
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Step 26
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Last Updated on Monday, 21 February 2011 23:39 |
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iPhone 3GS Motherboard Replacement |
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 25 June 2010 02:12 |
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Before you begin
Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your iPhone 3GS on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools
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Follow the steps of the iPhone 3GS screen replacement guide until you removed the front panel. |
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Step 2
Now remove the screws that hold the iPhone 3GS logic board in place.
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Step 3
Ease off the iphone 3GS dock connector ribbon cable (cable 4).
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Step 4
Carefully ease off the 3GS antenna connector cable.
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Step 5
This is what it looks like when the dock connector is disconnected from the logic board. |
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Step 6
Also ease off the two connectors at the top left corner of the 3GS logic board.
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Step 10
After that you should be able to lift the 3GS motherboard out of the backplate.
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Last Updated on Monday, 21 February 2011 22:57 |
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iPhone 3G Dock Connector Replacement |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 21 April 2009 06:00 |
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Step 1
The defective dock connector assembly is on the left side, the new 3G dock connector module that you are going to install on the right.
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Step 2
Slide the small flathead screwdriver under the end of the iPhone microphone ribbon cable and heat the two solder contacts with a soldering iron as you peel up the ribbon cable.
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Step 3
This is what it looks likes when the contacts are disconnected.
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Step 4
Do the same on the left side, disconnecting the iPhone loudspeaker.
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Step 5
Pry upwward carefully as you desolder the two contact with an electronics soldering iron.
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Step 6
This is what it looks like when both ribbon cables have been successfully disconnected.
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Step 7
Now peel off the defective dock connector module.
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Step 8
Install the new 3G dock connector module in the same position as the old one.
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Step 9
Hold down the loudspeaker ribbon cable with a flatheat screwdriver and reconnect the contacts with a soldering iron.
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Step 10
Do the same with the microphone's ribbon cable.
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Step 11
Reinstall the dock connector assembly in the backplate and then reinstall the iPhone 3G logic board. Be sure to take off the foam distance piece with then number 3 sticker and install it on the new dock connector module.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 00:43 |
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