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iPhone 5S Power Button Replacement

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Step 1 - SIM Card

  • There's a small hole in the SIM card tray. Push either a SIM card eject tool or a paperclip into it.

  • Press the tool in order to eject the tray. You may need to use some force to do this.

Step 2

  • Take the SIM card tray assembly out of the iPhone.

  • Make sure that the SIM card is in proper orientation (in relation to the tray) when you're placing the SIM card back.

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Step 3 - Logic Board
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  • Lift the button assembly cable from its socket on the logic board with a spudger.

  • Make sure that you lift the connector and not the socket itself. If you lift the socket, you risk breaking the connector completely.

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Step 4

  • Lift the Lightning connector cable from its socket on the logic board with a spudger.

  • Make sure that you fold the Lightning connector cable so that it's not in the way of the logic board.

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Step 5

  • Lift the antenna from its socket on the logic board with the tip of a spudger.

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Step 6

  • Disconnect the rear-facing camera cable from its socket on the logic board, using the flat end of a spudger.

Step 7

  • Remove the tape covering the camera flash bracket, if there's any.

Step 8

  • There are seven screws on the logic board. You need to remove them.

  • One 2.4 mm Phillips screw

  • Two 2.3 mm Phillips screws

  • Four 2.8 mm Phillips screws

  • Remove all of these with a small flathead screwdriver.

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Step 9

  • Lift the logic board up so that you can grab it with your fingers. Do this with a plastic opening tool.

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Step 10

  • Separate the logic board and the rear facing camera only slightly.

  • The logic board is connected by an antenna cable on the back, so don't remove it immediately.

  • Turn the logic board toward the battery (similar to turning a page in a book).

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Step 11

  • Disconnect the antenna cable on the back of the logic board with the flat end of a spudger.

  • Take the logic board off the iPhone.

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Step 12 - Rear Facing Camera
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  • Flip the rubber camera cover out of its clip with a pair of tweezers and move it towards the outside of the rear case.

  • Do not try to remove the cover completely, because it is attached to the rear case. You only need to flip it open.

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Step 13

  • Disconnect the rear-facing camera cable connector from the logic board with a plastic opening tool.

  • Pry up only on the connector - not the socket.

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Step 14

  • Take the rear-facing camera off the rear case.

  • When you start the reassembling process, make sure that the camera cable is shaped like a “U" so that it can slot in behind the logic board.

  • In case the rubber camera bumper shifts, replace it before starting to reassemble your iPhone.

Step 15 - Camera Bracket
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  • There are two 1.6 mm Phillips screws securing the rear-facing camera bracket. You need to remove them.

Step 16

  • Take the rear-facing camera bracket off the rear case.

Step 17

  • Take the rubber camera bumper off the the case.

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Step 18 - Battery (2)
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  • Push the tip of the spudger into the hole in the battery adhesive tab located near the headphone jack.

  • Pry the tab up somewhat and unfold the tab from its recess. Do this with the spudger.

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Step 19

  • Lift the adhesive tab up from the phone.

  • Separate the two white adhesive strips by cutting the black battery adhesive tab between them.

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Step 20

  • Pull the tab the furthest in evenly straight up.

  • Do not twist the tab, but try to keep the adhesive strip as wide and as flat as possible. If the adhesive bunches up, it might tear.

  • Do not pull the tab against any of the components of the phone. This may damage the adhesive, which would in turn tear the strip.

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Step 21

  • Carefully pull the tab around the corner of the battery. Make sure you pull evenly.

  • Separate the tab from the battery once you round the corner, to avoid the sharp corner.

  • In order to free the strip from the phone, pull it along the side of the battery.

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Step 22

  • There's an outside battery adhesive tab which you need to pull straight up. Be careful while you're pulling it around the corner of the battery.

  • In order to free the strip from the phone, pull it along the side of the battery.

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Step 23

  • Take the battery out of the rear case.

Step 24 - Power Button
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  • There's a 1.3 mm Phillips screw securing the logic board grounding bracket to the rear case. You need to remove it.

Step 25

  • Take out the logic board grounding bracket.

Step 26

  • There's a 2.1 mm Phillips screw securing the contact clip and power/sleep button bracket. You need to remove it.

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Step 27

  • Take the contact clip out of the iPhone.

  • When you are reassembling your phone, make sure that the bracket is properly seated between the rear-facing camera flash and the top edge of the case.

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Step 28

  • Move the flat end of a spudger under the upper component assembly cable. This will free the assembly cable from the rear case.

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Step 29

  • Free the microphone part of the assembly from the case with the tip of a spudger.

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Step 30

  • Turn the power/sleep button bracket away from the case with a pair of tweezers.

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Step 31

  • Push the power/sleep button a bit into the phone. Use the tip of a spudger to do this.

  • Remove the power/sleep button with a pair of tweezers.

  • When you start the reassembling process, make sure that the orientation of the button is correct. The two “L" shapes are supposed to be upside down, while the metal bar needs to be folded onto the top of the button.