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Apple iPad Mini 1 Screen Replacement
Screen Replacement guide for the Apple iPad Mini 1
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cups
- Guitar picks for prying
- Plastic prying tools
- Precision screwdriver set
- Spudger
- Tweezers
Parts / materials
- Replacement digitizer glass screen assembly
- Double-sided adhesive strips
- 99% Isopropyl alcohol
- Microfiber cleaning cloth
Safety
- Wear safety glasses to guard against flying glass splinters if the screen is cracked.
- Disconnect the battery before unplugging or attaching display cables to avoid shorting the logic board.
- Do not heat the screen excessively to avoid damaging the underlying LCD panel or internal battery.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Heat the perimeter glass
3 minApply heat around all four edges of the iPad glass with a heat gun for 2 to 3 minutes to soften the frame adhesive.
- 2
Attach the suction cup
1 minPlace a suction cup near the top center of the glass assembly and pull upward gently to create a gap.
- 3
Insert an opening pick
2 minInsert a thin plastic opening pick into the seam between the glass frame and the outer aluminum case.
- 4
Slice top adhesive
2 minSlide the plastic pick horizontally across the top edge to sever the softened adhesive bond.
- 5
Slice side adhesive
2 minCarefully move the pick down the right and left sides of the iPad display frame.
- 6
Slice bottom adhesive
3 minPry lightly along the bottom edge, keeping the pick shallow to avoid damaging the Home button flex cable or Wi-Fi antenna.
- 7
Open front glass panel
1 minFlip the front glass panel open from the left side like turning the cover of a book.
- 8
Remove LCD corner screws
2 minUse a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four screws located at the four corners of the inner display frame.
- 9
Lift the LCD panel
2 minGently pry up the top edge of the LCD display and tilt it forward onto the opened front glass.
- 10
Unscrew metal EMI shield
4 minRemove the sixteen Phillips #00 screws securing the large metal shield plate over the logic board assembly.
- 11
Remove the metal shield
1 minLift the metal EMI shield straight out of the tablet chassis and set it aside.
- 12
Disconnect battery power
2 minRemove the battery contact screw and slide a plastic pick under the connector contact to isolate board power.
- 13
Disconnect the LCD cable
1 minUse a plastic spudger to pop the LCD display connector straight off its logic board socket.
- 14
Remove the LCD assembly
1 minLift the exposed LCD panel out of the iPad frame and place it face-up on a soft microfiber cloth.
- 15
Disconnect digitizer cable
1 minPry up the digitizer ribbon cable connector from the logic board to free the original glass panel.
- 16
Clean frame adhesive
5 minScrape off all old adhesive residue from the inner rim of the aluminum casing using isopropyl alcohol and a plastic tool.
- 17
Apply fresh adhesive
4 minAffix pre-cut double-sided adhesive strips along the top, bottom, and side internal ledges of the frame.
- 18
Connect new digitizer
2 minPress the new digitizer flex connector firmly onto the logic board socket until it snaps into place.
After your Apple iPad Mini 1 screen replacement
Power the iPad Mini 1 back on and test the screen replacement 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 Mini 1 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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