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 gonna 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 gonna 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 gonna use this tool called the
ice clack if you don't have a nice black
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 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 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 how to 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 magmatic
maps 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
gonna use the flat ends of my spudger
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 fit 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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