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Apple iPad 5 Logic Board Repair
Logic Board Repair guide for the Apple iPad 5
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cups
- Guitar picks for prying
- Precision screwdriver set
- Plastic spudger
- Tweezers
- Anti-static wrist strap
Parts / materials
- Isopropanol (99%)
- Pre-cut display adhesive strips
- Lint-free microfiber cloth
Safety
- Wear eye protection to guard against sharp glass fragments.
- Do not bend or puncture the iPad battery while heating or prying near the logic board.
- Wear an anti-static wrist strap to avoid electrostatic discharge damage to delicate chips.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Heat front glass edges
3 minApply heat around the outer display bezel using a heat gun set to low heat for two minutes to soften the adhesive.
- 2
Attach suction cup
1 minPlace a suction cup near the top edge of the screen and pull upward gently to create a slight gap.
- 3
Insert guitar pick
1 minSlide a plastic guitar pick into the gap between the glass and the aluminum frame.
- 4
Slice perimeter adhesive
5 minSlide guitar picks around the edges of the display to cut through the remaining adhesive, avoiding the home button area.
- 5
Open digitizer panel
2 minGently swing the digitizer open from the left side like the cover of a book.
- 6
Unscrew LCD corners
2 minRemove the four Phillips #00 screws located at each corner of the LCD panel.
- 7
Pivot LCD panel
2 minLift the top edge of the LCD panel and flip it forward face-down onto the opened glass.
- 8
Remove EMI shield
2 minUnscrew and remove the metal shield covering the display cable connectors on the logic board.
- 9
Disconnect LCD cable
1 minUse a plastic spudger to pop the LCD flex cable connector straight up from its socket.
- 10
Disconnect digitizer cables
1 minPry up the two digitizer flex cable connectors from the logic board using the flat end of a spudger.
- 11
Remove screen components
1 minLift the entire display and digitizer assembly clear of the iPad rear case and set them aside.
- 12
Disconnect camera cables
2 minUnplug the front camera, rear camera, and headphone jack flex connectors from the logic board.
- 13
Unhook antenna cables
2 minUse tweezers to carefully disconnect the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antenna coaxial connectors from the board.
- 14
Unscrew logic board
3 minRemove all Phillips screws securing the logic board and the Lightning connector to the aluminum case.
- 15
Warm rear enclosure
3 minHeat the back of the iPad aluminum shell directly behind the logic board to loosen the adhesive underneath.
- 16
Pry out logic board
3 minInsert a plastic spudger under the logic board edges and carefully lift it out of the chassis.
After your Apple iPad 5 logic board repair
Power the iPad 5 back on and test the logic board repair function before you put every screw away. Check touch/display response, charging, cameras, buttons, and wireless as relevant to this repair. If something fails after closing the device, reopen carefully and reseat the connectors for this Apple iPad 5 job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
Keep learning
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