JW McAteer

I’m having the same issue, here’s my scenario: Bought a used late 2009 iMac in mint condition. Reinstalled OS, etc., its been working great. Decided to upgrade RAM and hard drive to ssd. I have experience replacing drives, broken ipod/ipad screens, etc.. I followed the iFixit guide (also reading through all the comments) as well as watched the OWC video. While I had the iMac open I cleaned out dust with compressed air and vacuum. Before people freak out, the vacuum did not touch any components. I hold the nozzle of the vacuum near where I blow the compressed air in short bursts so it sucks up the airborne dust. I have used this approach many times with zero issues. Went to install new SSD and realized I had wrong adapter ( was using one I had on hand). Reinstalled original drive but now no power when I turn it on. No fans, no nothing. Tried resetting SMC but nothing. Thought maybe I had blown the power supply so took that out to inspect but looks fine (not that I would’ve been able to see anything, but was...

I was replacing my 5s screen due to a cracked screen. I had used packing tape on it to keep the bits from falling apart while I waited for the replacement part, however, the tape limited my ability to use the suction cup for removal. After several tries I was able to get a firm attachment, however, the result was that the glass was being pulled up without the plastic rim. After several failed attempts of using plastic opening tools to wedge between the frame and the phone body, I ended up using an exacto-knife (a Stanley knife) based on another commenters suggestion. I knew I might end up scraping the metal but nothing else was thin enough to work. This approach totally worked for me so that I could get the frame lifted just enough to slide in plastic cards and wedges until I could switch over to the plastic opening tools. Luckily there are only very minor nicks (hardly even visible) on the metal. Thank you to that commenter, otherwise am not sure I could’ve done it.