| How to fix iPhone X with No Display or No Image | |
|---|---|
| Device | iPhone X |
| Affects part(s) | Main Logic Board |
| Needs equipment | Soldering Iron, Hot Air Station, Microscope |
| Difficulty | ◉◉◉◌ Hard |
| Type | BGA, Soldering |
Problem description
How to fix an iPhone X with No Image or No Display. Sometimes it is referred to as "No Backlight" although iPhone X uses an OLED screen, so there's no backlight.
Symptoms
- Phone turns on but nothing displays on the screen
- Screen always stays black
- You can hear sounds & feel vibrations.
Solution
- Diode mode the display connector (J5700) & check for any shorts or OL (Open Lines).
- In most cases, you'll find PP3V0_DISPLAY_CONN filter FL5783 is blown & needs to be replaced.
- In other cases, you may find one or more of the 5 chokes L5700, L5710, L5730, L5740 or L5720 is damaged or broken from pry damage
- In rare cases, you may discover there is long screw damage in the screw hole next to the battery connector, which will sever image lines from the chokes mentioned above.