How to Replace Star N9776 Screen digitizer - Teardown.

This is my beat up and broken phone tablet, its an "Star N9776" or in other words a "Note nock-off". I couldn't find any directions on google how to replace the screen so I thought I better adds some.

 

Step 1.

Take the back cover off. (it just snaps off). If you can't get it off...then maybe you should stop yourself now.

Step 2.

Take out the 10 philips screws. (I place mine on a magnet board to keep them in order) 

Step 3. 

You should then be able to stick your isesamo (thin metal pry tool) into the side (in between the silver and orange) and pry apart. Its clips that hold it together. Pry from bottom to top (there is a connection at the top you don't want to rip). 

Once you have it like this be very gentle.

Step 4. 

Look for the connection and unpeel it from the plastic (its just stuck onto it). 

Watch out for your volume buttons don't want to lose those!!!

Step 5. 

You need to disconnect all 8 of these. The two top ones just need to be pulled up out of the plastic. Then the two with white plastic on the ends of them, the plastic needs to be flipped upward before the flex will slide out. The next two are just clipped down so you should be able to gently snap them up with your isesamo.  Lastly there is are two screws, be careful with the one I circled there is a flex cable underneath it. 

Step 6.

Now pick up from the left side and slide it slightly to the left (there is a clip on the right side). It should then lift out.

Step 7.

Next flip your phone back over to the glass, now you need to heat up the glass to help the adhesive become less sticky. you can use a hair dryer, heat gun, or a rice pack. I like using a rice pack because i don't have to worry about burning anything. Usually I put the rice pack in the microwave for  4 min. 

Just set it on it for a couple of minutes, it doesn't take long for the glass to heat up. 

Step 8.
Start prying the glass up, you can either start from the bottom or the side, I find it easier near the volume buttons. Be really careful on the top since the digitizer connection flex is there.

 Gradually you should be able to pry from the bottom up, like this. Again be careful of the top and don't pry that up just yet.

Step 9.

Once you have the glass lifted and all thats left is the top, start gently lifting it away and peel away from  any adhesive, Dont completely lift glass up just yet.. 

Slowly pull the digitizer flex cable out of the slot.

Step 10.

Once you have the glass off, peel the adhesive off either with your fingers or you may have to use your isesamo. 

Then lay some new adhesive along all sides, make sure you not covering needed holes. 

Step 11.

Then you need to pull the metal speaker guard from the old screen and put onto the new one. 

 

Step 12.

Next VERY gently wipe off your LCD. I used a special cloth I already had, but more than likely you have a yellow one that came with your screen. 

Step 13.

Once your LCD is cleaned off you can peel off the plastic from the inside of your new screen. Then pull off the adhesive tape if you havnt already (so that the sticky side is exposed).

Step 14.

Start placing your screen from the top by first putting the digitizer flex cable through the slot and then placing it down so that it fits where the previous glass was. 

Gradually place screen completely down and then run your fingers down to secure the adhesive seal. 

Thats it! You've installed the new screen, Now just backtrack from step 6 through to step 1 to get it back together. :)

How to Upgrade memory ( RAM ) on iBook G4

Step 1.
Turn off iBook.

Step 2.

Slide down the two tabs on keyboard.

It should look like this:

Step 3.

Pull back keyboard, Dont completely lift up (flex cable is attached), tip it towards you so that the bottom is still touching iBook. You can then gently lay keyboard down.

Step 4.

Remove the 4 small philip screws.

Step 5.

Disconnect Airport cable.

Step 6. 

Remove Airport card. There is a clear plastic tab to pull back with. Lift slightly since there is a wire keeping it from sliding, but try not to lift too much.

Step 7.

Now that you have the Airport out you can lift metal plate. Just flip over with cable still attached.

Step 8.

Your Finally to the memory card! Hard parts over! 

Now just gently unclip from both sides and then slightly lift and slide out. 

Step 9.

Once you have the old card out, slide the new one in by tipping the gold end down and into the slot. Use either your finger or gently use a small flat head screw driver to pull tabs out. 

Make sure that the gold part of card is slid in as much as possible or else it may show up on iBook that it has less memory.

Step 10. 

Test it out before putting it all back together, just to make sure memory card is in all the way. 

To test turn iBook on (I recommend connecting Airport cable before turning on.) and click apple on the top left corner of screen and select "about Mac", then check if memory is what it should be. 

If it says less memory than its supposed to, then turn iBook off and try lifting card slightly and pushing it in. Test once again. 

 Here is a before and after of sliding the card in all the way. 

Before.

After

Finally, Once the memory is correct, retrace steps 8-2 backwards and put everything back where it came from.  

Your done! :)