Tonight was the night. The instructions for replacing the screen start with removing the back cover - the first of 38 steps as basically all the components are removed one by one until you can access the screws holding the screen on.
It was a long night, but eventually I got it back together and it still powers on and the screen works as both a display (albeit a bit pale and shadowy) and an input device. It's not the device it once was, but we'll probably get more than $20 of use out of it in its diminished state.
But it says authorised service only, you could threaten the entire of civilisation
ReplyDeleteFortunately, it doesn't say who needed to authorize me.
ReplyDeleteSo, on balance, would you do it again? have an Android tablet needing much the same treatment...!
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Yes, but only if the parts price was right and a so-so result would be a win.
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