iPad 2 Disassembly Teardown Take Apart

[@tomduncan1970]

I love the way you dive in! You are fearless buddy. I would be a nervous wreck not knowing what I was getting myself into. Thank you for being my guinea pig. Your videos are ALWAYS top notch.

[@area1to1]

assimilating new parts together is noting but opening and fixing hardware is really big deal... nice work bro...

[@ColoradoSmitch]

Nicely done, especially for the first time. Very professional.

[@TheToshiba86]

Anyone else find this video relaxing.....very strange a video about ipad disassembly has the ability to relax

[@Rock_Appreciator]

Just a tip to people watching, never do this without heat. It IS possible, but much more risky and difficult. From the looks of it this iPad may have been opened previously, the adhesive is normally much tougher. Just repaired one of these a week ago (I work in a repair shop) and without heat it would have been hell. Always use heat, and if you can't heat it I'd recommend having a professional do it. But this method will still work, again, it's more risky and difficult. Anyways, have fun guys! (And still a nice video man!)

[@Keving3]

I was going to say....I found 2 at the town dump, they both charged right up but without the password they're useless so.... I attempted to disassemble one of them with out googling first LOL...No, LOL and Hahahehe....I'll be vacuuming sparkles of glass for a week. So, 'Heat' is the answer! Now I know and thank you very much. I was kind of hoping for an SSD , something useful....No joy, typical Apple LOL :)

[@Rock_Appreciator]

@@Keving3 Yeah there isn't really anything salvageable inside unless you are a nut for DIY linux projects haha! Heat is definitely very useful though, will soften up the glue (and parts as well slightly, I suppose) and make screen removal, battery removal etc.. a lot easier! Like 140F or quite spicy but not instantly burning to the touch is a great temp to work with IMO. Just make sure your device is off! 😆

[@Keving3]

@@Rock_Appreciator I'm saving the batteries for the next time the power goes out, one of those will run a 5" computer fan for a week if it happens in the summertime. Another one will blind you for a couple weeks if you alligator clip it to one of those LED flashlight arrays, great for reading a book when there's no lights ...... (half our readers: What's a book?) In the mean time, given all the issues with Li/Ion batteries (especially ones that have been pried out of iPads) I'm storing them in a Pyrex bowl so if they blow up I won't lose my house :)

[@Rock_Appreciator]

@@Keving3 Yeah, those are some powerful batteries, glad you're getting some use out of it. Nice one putting in a Pyrex. You're probably right, half the viewers here have only read books for mandatory school assignments and nothing else 😆

[@Rock_Appreciator]

It always makes me happy to see someone revitalize some old hardware, much better than being in a landfill or running in an office for no reason. Some of my favorite projects of all time have consisted of random machines and scrap parts, haha!

[@Js2060]

Nice video. I just repaired my iPhone 4S tonight. Needed a new data port dock. Those screws are small. You do repairs too? I'm an appliance repair business owner and have thought about getting into the pads and smart phones.

[@Jokid1146]

Many people say that my iPad 2 is not fixable, but deep inside me I know it can be repaired. The only intact thing that probably works is the motherboard. I'll try to swap the motherboard with another iPad 2 (same model A1395) and I hope that it will work because there are lots of photos, videos, games and memories from my childhood. (I destroyed it when I got super angry as a kid.) Also can I swap the motherboard from the white bezel iPad to the black bezel version? (They are both A1395.) I hope that it will work.

[@mr.personality1153]

If its the same it will work i tried it so many times i once have a two iphone 13 but different colors in housing an it worked 😂😂😂

[@cabron1984]

those ipads are well put together

[@spidermanbill]

i tore the wifi antenna off mine too, and there was a little brass colored thing stuck to the digitizer like in this video--the wifi antenna tears off before you know it has --you should put a text box on your video explaining this and how to avoid it

[@PowerbookMedic]

The digitizer assembly is held in place by an adhesive, yes. Banging out the corners is easier said then done.

[@candyee88]

Apple internal Design is very good....very clean and well-designed.

[@benjamincolback525]

what is the black plastic thing which goes around the perimeter of the iPad called please

[@PowerbookMedic]

It's called the trim.

[@FrankW1029]

so the face plate is just held on by tape? i dropped mine a few time and dinged the corners a little. just trying to see if i can bang them back better so the plastic trim around the faceplate don't look like they are misaligned.

[@Renatodonadio]

@Bananas138 On older models it forced the application to close and took to the Springboard (Jobs described it as an "anti panic button" because if you were lost in some submenu and didn't know how to come out you only had to press it to come back to the home screen) On newer models with iOS 4 (iPhone 3GS/4, iPad 2 and newer iPod Touch) it has the same functionality but keeps the application alive in background so you can come back to the app by double clicking the Home button

[@robthesamplist]

Always wondered how to open it, looks like my worst nightmare, one slip and you are captain hindsight

[@PhilipX2030]

I did an iPad 2 years ago... super-careful; I had the heat gun on along side the thermal-readout gun, carefully monitoring with all the shiny flat tools, screwdrivers, and plastic wedges all laid-out like an exotic surgical operation... and the inquisition light. But that was for my sister! My iPad Mini (daily driver and using Hangouts for Wifi calling) was shattered... and acting erratic because of it... yet I was nervous to proceed on it until watching this guy with great confidence just "go at it" without much concern. A lot of these have too much talk... this, for me, was just right... and yeah guys, remember: Glass is rigid. You try to bend it... it will crack!! (What is the deal with some of these ppl saying they were using his approach and crack? Yeah, I used the heat gun on this one too... It super-helps.

[@PhilipX2030]

And yes... I have an iPad Mini Original! (uno. One) -Now, if there's a tutorial to easily swap out nd upgrade the memory, I'm game! I've seen how it is easy for iPhones... not sure why an iPad is harder? I have seem one guy do the heat gun for 4 minus straight on a video... and then pop out iPad memory with like 28 little soldeed "dot" connections on the back... how strange is that? NEver seen this type of memory. Certainly doesn't look like it was designed to be replaced and soldering such a micro-dot solder array is a bit... intimidating when you want to do this very evenly and not "overcook" one of your memory sections... Discuss

[@goofywhiz]

Hello! Am I able to take apart the power flex cable without taking out the battery and the daughter board? THanks!

[@LotusMonk]

Hi there, I´ve been wondering - would it be possible to install the "new iPad´s" battery into iPad 2? may be a stupid question, but I wasn´t able to find any answer for this anywhere. Thanks for your time

[@j0n2003]

Find it hard to believe that you've took that screen off without a heat gun... but well done for taking apart the iPad2, you make it look so easy! :-)

[@trufibercustoms]

So when it is completely apart is there anything plastic or melt able left besides the black apple on the back?

[@GlubisRomero]

did it work againn

[@Sliq_Mick96]

completely shattered my screen attempting to take the screen off lel

[@you_just]

Pretty normal. Don't worry :)

[@waitingfortherainz]

This is the OG I pad 2

[@TheDunwichHorrorBand]

do you need to remove the battery and logic board to replace a broken power flex cable ?

[@Chazaq]

I want to install an led light on the back of my ipad2, like kogadget has done for the iphone. I have a small led light already and some wires, similar to the one kogadget uses. What would I connect the power to? The ground wire would be easy, I think. Any advice?

[@beckerj01]

Fantastic video! Very Thorough !

[@Rjleztniknor]

Very interesting video! Thanks! So by looking at the inside of it. Is it all worth the heavy price or should be cheaper?

[@nicholasheng9993]

Hi where will be the memory storage device/hard disk of ipad2? i wonder whether i can remove the harddisk from my disabled ipad2 to retrieve my photos

[@ruifaias4058]

you can't the storage on ipad is soldered on the motherboard.. if it dead you lost everything

[@cliffieberry]

And also is it possible to replace the iPad 2's rear housing with an iPad 3 rear housing? Is it compatible?

[@Niggamaster]

Besides the fact of no sim slot could u add the gsm/cmda bord?

[@Dozer6001]

This guy it taking it apart and i'm still waiting god knows how long till mine comes..... Nice!

[@cliffieberry]

Is it possible to replace iPad 2 rear camera with the iPad 3 camera?

[@stupidthinglim]

Can i change the ipad 2 screen to the ipad3 for the amount of pixels?

[@DrVilgefortz]

is it possible to install an iPad 3 inside an iPad 2 ?

[@Lesterjavelona]

can you make a video of how to fix touch screen because i can't use my iPad 2 cause the screen won't respond

[@DamolaOsindero]

Great video - where can I get your sound track playing while taking out the front facing camera?

[@sproductionz]

hi, is it possible to move the rear camera to the front ? is the cable long enough for this?

[@PowerbookMedic]

No, that is not possible.

[@PowerbookMedic]

Possibly a bad LCD, but we'd have to see it in the shop to see what is going on exactly.

[@PauloACSanchez]

Hey buddy, I have a question for you.. My iPad 2 Wifi doesnt work.. I just cant select the WiFi option (it is in grey), they just diagnosed it was something with the WiFi card or something.. It was not the flex (nor the antenna i guess).. I want you to help me guessing what was that so i Can buy a Replacement. It was in a shape of a rectangle and had some circuits on it, it was a small piece.. you have idea what it could be?

[@cilitpop]

Cool, I'm not taking mine apart but I might get a broken one to repair. Do you remember how the black apple plastic attaches?

[@epatman07]

Does this mean you could possibly insert your own 3G connection? I think so!

[@AlwaysEntertainingMe]

AWESOME! Did you put it back together if you did, did it work still?

[@YT_FOURMAR]

What would happen if I put a 3rd gen iPad screen in the 2nd gen???

[@yotuber666]

Did you put it back together?

[@aesopn140792]

when you Teardown the ipad 2, can you put it back and continue the the ipad 2?

[@daa062970]

Nice job now lets see you put it back together

[@vivelecorn]

Good insightful video!

[@theconservativedad]

where did u get the ipad tool? do u sell them too?

[@donskanone]

GREAT WORK!!

[@monastrand]

Thank you so much for this video, im not a expert on apple but i managed to repair mine with no problems! :D

[@TheSUPERCOMPUTERGUY]

Theres a magnet on both sides, the other side is for the on off relation chips

[@greenobserver]

But will it blend?

[@DannyWifi]

Hello thank you for the video. I wanted to ask you if I were to transfer my logic board(memory unit) onto a fresh iPad 2 can it be accomplished ? My iPad 2 is completely warped, screens don’t flush and it’s jailbroken so I can’t back it up on iTunes and I have to spend more money for the lcd replacement than what the device is even worth at this point. Any answer is appreciated, thank you. Both iPads are 16gb only, no carrier.

[@PowerbookMedic]

There is not a memory module you can just transfer over. The memory is soldered to the board, so any transfer would require moving over the chips that are soldered to the board. We've never moved the chips over ourselves, so I couldn't say beyond that.

[@DannyWifi]

Powerbook Medic ouch, that sounds very challenging. I figured the memory was in the logic board so I would swap it with another iPad 2 and have my memory. It’s okay, thank you so much for the quick response! You’ve been very helpful.

[@PowerbookMedic]

Does the iPad connect to the computer? If so then you could just back it up to the computer and then restore it to the other iPad. For some reason I assuming the iPad was completely dead and was giving you a worst case.

[@DannyWifi]

Powerbook Medic oh aha no it’s working. It has a faulty lcd but I’m still able to see and use it. iTunes won’t restore it due to the device being jailbroken, unfortunately. I wanted to try swapping the logic board into a better iPad 2 because my iPad is so warped the digitizer is sticking out, waving it’s white flag.

[@PowerbookMedic]

Ok, now I understand. Yes, you can transfer your entire board into another iPad 2.

[@gautamsuri]

great video extremely helpful! is it possible for you to make a video specifically for fixing the volume/power button flex cable only? As I was replacing my digitizer, I must have accidently ripped the cable as I pried the digitizer off =[ i have seen the ifixit tutorial, but it is only for the gsm version, but I have the cdma version so I dont think that the tutorial is very helpful. THANKS!

[@ToThePointReviews]

Wow that was quick! Great video! Thanks :)

[@BlizzaFrost]

What was the music you were listening to in this video?

[@thestranger79x]

My ipad 2 looks different than this one on the inside, my question the logic board on mine was glued into the rear case instead of screws now i want to put it back but what glue do i use

[@PowerbookMedic]

What is the model # on the back of the iPad. Most likely you have a different type of iPad. You don't glue the iPad back together. You need to use adhesive strips.

[@R3DWOLF12]

the cable that is attached to the glass next to the home button is the wifi. And for 3g devices there are two cables attached along the top next to each side of the front facing camera as well as the wifi at the bottom.

[@SEVTHEARTIST.]

Do i need to buy need adhesive strips if I just open my ipad and then close it?

[@you_just]

I wouldn't recommend that. You'd probably break the digitizer, and yes, you will need adhesive.

[@pacmania1982]

Could you tell me what is the background music?

[@Peregar4ik]

Looks super hard( is it possible to put back the glass to that it would look like new?( p.s I really suggest you not to touch motherboard with that metal priming tool, use plastic. Regards

[@L0verB0y9292]

How about a video on how to REassemble the ipad.??

[@doug123yt]

I have the exact same issue. A short drop to a hard floor (which can easily put 20+ g's on a device). Small ding on the corner. iPad worked fine until the battery died and won't accept a charge from any source I've tried. (The original Apple and best/highest current charger unfortunately is burnt out.). I've opened it, hoping for the small chance of an easy solution like a detached cable but I see nothing helpful. It is a first gen iPad and repair is unlikely affordable, so I'd love suggestions.

[@tolbert424]

Where did you get those tools that you used to pry the screen up with? Thanks

[@Giggidygiggidy12]

Did you end up re-building it?

[@TheAbyssGeek]

This may be a stupid question, but does the iPad 2 2nd generation have a memory card or something? Cause mine is busted, have pics I want to transfer over and since i cant use my old ipad to get it. How could i transfer the images and what do i need?

[@PowerbookMedic]

TheAbysmalGeek No, it does not have a memory card in it. The only thing you could try is hooking it up to the computer and seeing if it still recognizes it to get your pictures off.

[@TheAbyssGeek]

@@PowerbookMedic ah ok well I'll try cause the screen itself doesnt work so I'll see if I can out of anything if not well that's a big shame. Thank you for your help.

[@Quakershockey77]

hey man, my ipad has some heavy wear and tare on the back of it, is it possible to replace the back panel ?

[@BlackHawk1070]

i might have gotten some water inside it or something but i woke up and my ipad was freaking out, the home button randomly activates and does stuff, i got it in rice right now i dont know what else to do, as a last resort could you fix it? and what would be the price range?

[@breakingthetrance]

not really, not yet, do you have one?

[@sindyyyyyyyable]

What tool are you using to peel the digitizer and glass off? and where can I buy it?

[@breakingthetrance]

i dropped mine a few feet and now the screen is messed up, can you show how to fix it? reconnecting the video cable inside? and do you have the reassembling video? thanks!

[@cathygarza5091]

Where is the GPS on these things

[@TMNoob3]

@ulooklikeadope The aluminum case is satin, you can't polish satin without using hardware.

[@breakingthetrance]

how do we fix it?

[@ACDmax08]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@Slimeshine]

I dropped my ipad a whole two inches and it works but every so often the screen goes out for 10 minutes. Do you have any suggestions?

[@sergiosernasr1495]

My cracked iPad + my habit of picking things + my sight + my anxiety = the entire top right of my iPad with visible cords and shininess

[@you_just]

For those of you wondering, the storage is contained within the logic board.

[@raymundbelleza1279]

so satisfying

[@Renatodonadio]

@TheFatdemon2 It was under those shields that covered the logic board

[@t1suprax]

were you able to find a solution for your problem?

[@jacko15876]

i'd like him to see if he can put it all back together

[@tubularguynine]

I have a near mint condition eBay iPad 2 with iCloud locked. Do you repair them, and how much do you charge to replace the logic board?

[@PowerbookMedic]

You could replace the logic board, but honestly it would be more cost effective to simply buy another iPad.

[@tubularguynine]

Thanks, I thought so. Last Question: I also have an iMac 24 Aluminum, Core 2 Duo that got lightning -struck through the ethernet cable and won't power on. The AC was plugged into a surge protector, What could've been damaged?

[@PowerbookMedic]

Most likely the power supply was hit. We sell the power supplies on our website or you can contact us for send in repair options as well. Our number is 1-866-726-3342.

[@ToughGamingSupport]

Is it just me, or does the guy seem really nervous, like he is opening this for the very first time??

[@cabron1984]

he killed it

[@riverbenddrummer]

Will an ipad 3 motherboard fit in a ipad. 2?

[@PowerbookMedic]

No.

[@you_just]

That's not a good idea. The boards from each iPad are unique, and the iPad 3 has more features than the 2.

[@wtfarris]

I wan't to see where the compass is on the wifi model

[@idllimet5976]

Whats the name of the background music plsss tell me..

[@slivo81]

Where do you get the tools from that you are using?

[@khkworks777]

This ipad was previously opened. this is the reason you opened it so easily ! using metal knifes there is very much risk of glass cracking, do not try this if your ipad was never opened before.

[@BinghamVlogs]

What would happen if you were to break something?

[@Jluciogomez]

Lo ideal sería un segundo vídeo volviendo a montarlo y que funcione.

[@josephjasonsantiagolacour]

Thank you for sacrificing yours so that ours might live. Did you reassemble it?

[@PowerbookMedic]

@iManiaDK - As we were the first to open up the iPad 2 and as we had not been in the iPad 2 previously, the wi-fi cable did tear in the disassembly process as did one of the battery cells. That is sometimes the price you pay to be the first to take apart a gadget.

[@EpicBr0]

Great video! Im just wondering why it was recorded in 360p?

[@nextstorming3908]

Probably a 20$ cam or something worse

[@dodgebert]

This is hd??

[@NewsAndTech1]

I'm watching this off of my white iPad 2. :-)

[@lacyslav]

Can you tell me plz, where I can but the tools to do it myself?

[@codz_5269]

Chicken sandwich

[@goasfarasyoucansee]

I don't get it. where is hdd? I do not see you pulled it out?

[@you_just]

The storage is inside the logic board :)

[@goldenspade4322]

+goasfaras youcansee iPad 2's use Micro SD cards, don't they?

[@goasfarasyoucansee]

no no card

[@alexhegg]

Great video. BTW, It's gonna be even better if you got a better quality one.

[@666MM420]

What about the apple logo?

[@Mexiladiesman217]

My ipad 4th gen always loses wifi connectivity.. It will work for awhile but then it just stop working and works again when I turn it off and on through the settings menu. What could be the deal?