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iHome iAVS16 Power Board Replacement

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Time Required: 5 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
iHome iAVS16 Power Board Replacement

Introduction

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This guide shows how to open the bottom of the iHome iAVS16 to gain access to the board housing the AC power and USB jacks.

Since the iHome iAVS16 is a compact device, any following replacement guide will use this guide as well in order to access the rest of the device.

What you need

Tools

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      • Remove the four 1.7 mm Phillips #0 screws located on the bottom of the device.

      • Lift up the bottom of the device.

      • Carefully lift the bottom of the device up as to not damage the ribbon cable connecting it.

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      • Remove the two 1.7 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the white face place onto the inside of the device's bottom.

      • Using an iFixit opening tool on the side without the black adhesive, carefully lift up the white face plate.

      • Lifting too quickly could damage the ribbon cable still attached.

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      • Using the tweezers, lift up on the black tab holding the ribbon cable down.

      • Carefully pull the ribbon cable back and out of the slot.

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      • Remove the two 1.7 mm Phillips #0 screws holding the power board in.

      • Carefully flip the board over.

      • Remove the red connector from its socket with a pair of tweezers.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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