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Apple iPad Pro 11 3rd Gen Logic Board Repair
Logic Board Repair guide for the Apple iPad Pro 11 3rd Gen
Before you begin
Tools
- Heat gun or hair dryer
- Suction cups
- Guitar picks for prying
- Plastic prying tools
- Precision screwdriver set
- Anti-static wrist strap
- Plastic battery isolation pick
- Precision tweezers
Parts / materials
- Pre-cut display adhesive strips
- Isopropyl alcohol (99%)
- Thermal interface pads
Safety
- Wear safety glasses to protect eyes from potential glass shards if the screen fractures.
- Power off the iPad completely and isolate the battery before disconnecting internal logic board components.
- Avoid puncturing or bending the lithium-ion battery cells while prying near the logic board.
Overview
Step-by-step
- 1
Heat perimeter display adhesive
3 minApply a heat gun set to low temperature along the outer glass edges for two to three minutes to soften the screen adhesive.
- 2
Attach suction cup
2 minPress a heavy-duty suction cup onto the lower portion of the screen and pull upward firmly to create a slight gap.
- 3
Insert opening pick
2 minSlide a thin guitar pick into the seam between the glass screen assembly and the aluminum enclosure.
- 4
Slice lower adhesive seam
3 minSlide the pick along the bottom edge of the iPad to cut through the perimeter adhesive strip.
- 5
Slice long side edges
4 minGuide the pick up both long sides of the display, inserting the pick no deeper than three millimeters to avoid flex cables.
- 6
Slice top screen edge
3 minCarefully slice through the top edge adhesive while taking extreme care around the front camera sensor array.
- 7
Hinge open display
2 minLift the display assembly from the right side, pivoting it open like a book cover toward the left side.
- 8
Unscrew display connector shield
3 minRemove the Phillips and T3 Torx screws securing the metal shield over the display cable connectors.
- 9
Disconnect screen flex cables
2 minUse a plastic spudger to pry the display and digitizer ribbon cable connectors straight up from the logic board.
- 10
Isolate battery terminal
2 minInsert a plastic battery blocker pick between the logic board power contact screw location and the battery terminal pad.
- 11
Disconnect USB-C port cable
3 minRemove the bracket screws securing the charging port flex connector, then pry the connector up from the board.
- 12
Disconnect front sensor array
4 minUnscrew the small sensor bracket and disconnect the TrueDepth camera and microphone assembly ribbon cables.
- 13
Disconnect antenna and speaker leads
4 minUse precision tweezers to gently pop off the coaxial antenna heads and disconnect the speaker flex cables from the logic board.
- 14
Remove logic board mounting screws
5 minUnscrew all remaining standoff and Phillips screws fastening the logic board main body to the aluminum frame.
- 15
Extract logic board
5 minApply light heat behind the rear casing, then use a plastic prying tool to lift the logic board free from the underlying adhesive.
After your Apple iPad Pro 11 3rd Gen logic board repair
Power the iPad Pro 11 3rd Gen 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 Pro 11 3rd Gen job before assuming the part is defective. Keep leftover adhesive and screws labeled in case you need a second pass.
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