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I’m going through a repair of a surface 7, have followed the instructions provided through iFixit, and am using the kit that comes along with it and the screen replacement. But I’m going to reattach the new screen and there is a ribbon cable that is not attached to the traces on the new screen as it should be according to the old screen and how it is set up… How am I supposed to attach this to the traces? Do I need special equipment? is this a soldering job? I’m lost and need some help. This is the old screen display ribbon cables
This is the new one and how it came to us in the box
It’s supposed to fit like this but im not sure how it is supposed to stay like this
Hi Julia Keyser, That cable is torn right off its solder points, and shouldn’t be loose.Did it fall out of the box when you opened it (as in “2 parts in the box”)? It looks like it ripped off and took the solder points with it :( I haven’t worked on the 7, but the cable should be on the display assembly and not off.
