if you're experiencing a few issues with
your iPhone 5c and diagnose the problem
as the logic board you've come to the
right place because today I'm going to
show you how to replace the logic board
in your iPhone 5c
hi I'm Gwendolyn with iFixit and for
this repair you're going to need an ice
Clack a pentalobe screwdriver a phillips
triple zero screwdriver a flathead
screwdriver plastic opening tools a
spudger a sim eject tool and tweezers I
already have the majority of the tools I
need in my pro tect tool kit so I'm
ready to get started when you do your
repair make sure you follow the step by
step guide on ifixit.com not only does
it walk you through the complete repair
but you can also see comments and notes
from other users who have followed it
which is extremely helpful first things
first I'm going to make sure that my
phone is completely powered off and once
I've confirmed that I'm going to get
started opening my phone by removing the
two screws down by the Lightning
connector with those screws out I'm
ready to open up my phone to do that I'm
going to use this tool called the ice
clack if you don't have a nice clack you
can use a combination of a small suction
cup and a spudger or an opening tool to
pry the phone open using the ice pack is
super simple just position the suction
cups right over the home button and open
the handles once the suction cup is
fully engaged just press the handles
together and you'll have an open phone
now that we have the phone open we can
move on but keep in mind that the
display assembly is still connected to
the logic board to get it completely off
we're going to need to disconnect all
the cables but before we get to those we
have to remove the cable bracket which
is held in place by four Phillips screws
make sure you use an organizational tool
for keeping track of your screws they
are incredibly small and can vanish
easily I'm using one of our magnetic
mats which holds the screws in place and
I can also make notes and keep track of
where the screws come from and there are
all those cables to disconnect them I'm
going to use the flat end of my spudger
with the display assembly free we can
move on to the next step which is
disconnecting the battery even though
our phone is powered down it's a good
idea to completely disconnect any power
sources before continuing any repair the
battery connector is located right below
the battery connector bracket which is
held in place by two Phillips screws to
disconnect the battery we're going to
use the flat end of our spudger to lift
the cable out of its socket make sure
you're prying the cable connector itself
and not the actual socket next up we'll
get to work on removing the SIM card
removing the SIM card is as simple as
inserting a sim eject tool into the SIM
card tray with the SIM card out we can
get to work on all the cables that are
connected to the logic board a small
piece of tape may obscure the logic
board grounding clip so use a pair of
tweezers to remove the tape there are a
total of seven screws holding the logic
board in place and to remove those
you'll need both your Phillips bit in a
small flat-head
now that all the screws are removed we
can finally get to work on the logic
board using the plastic opening tool
gently pry the logic board up and out of
the phone but there is an antenna cable
that is still attached to the logic
board on the underside so before you try
to pull the board all the way out roll
the board over and use your spudger to
disconnect it for reassembly we
recommend you follow the step by step
guide on ifixit.com
in Reverse and if you're in the mood to
see a reassembly on video check out the
iPhone 5c reassembly video on our
channel you can find all the parts and
tools you need for this and many other
repairs at ifixit.com and let us know
how it goes you can find me on twitter
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