if you're not able to turn off your
phone or your volume is stuck in an
uncomfortable setting it's time to do
some repairing so today I'm going to
walk you through repairing the power and
volume button cable also known as the
upper component cable in your iPhone 5s
hi I'm Gwendolyn with iFixit and for
this repair you're going to need an ice
Clack an iphone 5-point pentalobe
screwdriver a Philips double-0
screwdriver a Philips triple zero
screwdriver plastic opening tools a
spudger tweezers a 2.5 millimeter flat
head screwdriver an iPhone SIM card
eject tool and scissors I already have
the majority of these tools in my pro
tech 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 you can also
see comments and notes from other users
who have followed it which can be
extremely helpful first things first I'm
going to make sure that my iPhone is
completely powered off and once I've
confirmed that I'm going to get started
by opening the phone and removing the
two screws by the lightning connector
with those screws out I'm going to get
started with opening my phone and to do
that I'm going to use this tool called
the ice black the ice black prize your
phone open just enough making sure it
won't damage the home button cable that
connects the display assembly to the
lower part of the phone if you don't
have an ice Clack you can use a
combination of a small suction cup in
your spudger to pry the phone open just
be extremely careful not to damage the
home button cable or it's connector
using the ice black is super simple just
position the suction cups right over the
home button open the handles
and once the suction cups are fully
engaged just press the handles together
and you'll have an open phone now we
have the phone open just enough room to
disconnect the home button cable and to
do that we're going to use the pointy
end of our spudger and first pry up the
bracket that's covering the connector
with the bracket cover off we just need
to disconnect the cable but be careful
when you're working with your spudger
that you're only prying the connector up
not prying the entire socket and now
that the home button cable is
disconnected we can open our phone 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 at the
top of the phone but before we can get
to cables we need to remove the cable
bracket which is screwed in place by
four Phillips screws make sure you use
an organizational tool for keeping track
of your screws they're incredibly small
and can vanish very easily I'm using one
of our magnetic mats which holds the
screws in place and you can also make
notes and keep track of where the screws
come from and there are all those cables
to disconnect them we're going to use
the flat end of our spreader
with the display assembly free we can
move on to our next step
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 up and out of its socket make
sure you're prying the connector itself
and not the actual socket because you
don't want to break the connector
entirely the first step to removing the
battery is removing the adhesive strips
that hold it in place the adhesive
strips have a tab that can be lifted out
by using the pointy end of your sponger
once you've got it fully out cut the
black tab right between the two white
strips of adhesive carefully pull the
innermost tab straight up making sure to
keep it flat and not twisted with the
first one done pull the second tab up
and around the corner of the battery now
that the adhesive strip has been removed
the battery will lift right out of the
phone now we can get to work on removing
the SIM card removing the SIM card is as
simple as inserting the sim opening tool
into the SIM card tray
with the SIM card out we can get to work
on the cables that are connected to the
logic board there are a total of seven
screws holding the logic board in place
and to remove those you're going to need
both a Phillips bit and a small
flat-head fit using a plastic opening
tool gently pry the logic board up and
out of the phone there is an antenna
cable that is 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 the flat end of
your spudger to disconnect it
now we're going to remove the rear
camera using a pair of our tweezers
we're going to first peel back the
rubber camera cover it won't come out
all the way so don't try to take it out
just yet
as soon as you've peeled that back you
just need to pull the rear camera right
out with the camera out of the way we
now have access to the two screws
holding the camera bracket in place
while we're here we're going to use our
tweezers to remove the rear-facing
camera cover on the other side of the
phone you'll see the vibrator bracket
which is held in place by two screws
once we remove the bracket there's only
one more screw holding the vibrator in
place
now we can work on the upper component
cable first we're going to remove the
screws holding the volume button and
ring your switch brackets to the side of
the rear case with the tip of your
spudger gently pry the brackets away
from the case we're moving the ringer
and volume buttons as you gain access to
them at the top of the phone you'll see
a single Phillips screw securing the
power and sleep button bracket alright
that was the last of our brackets to
remove now we can start removing the
cable itself using the flat end of our
spreader we're going to slowly separate
the cable from the rear case
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 the reassembly on video check out
the iPhone 5s reassembly video on our
channel you can find all the parts and
tools you need for this and many more
repairs at ifixit.com and let us know
how it goes you can find me on twitter
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