iPhone 3G one row of touch screen not working - DIY fixed!
If your phone has sustained an impact such as from a fall or a bang and your screen or a section of your screen no longer responds to touch input, it may be a quick repair you can do yourself.
If you don't care about violating the warranty or if you phone is already out of warranty, you might want to check under the "hood" to see if one of the ribbon cable connectors has disconnected as a result of the impact.
In my case, I removed the two Phillips screws from the bottom of the 3G and used a suction cup to pry up the touch screen (or use a case opener but the suction cup worked just fine). The ribbon connector labeled "4" was not fully connected so I pressed it down again, buttoned up the phone and it was working perfectly again.
Hope this helps and maybe saves you a trip to the Apple store or a costly screen replacement.
If you don't care about violating the warranty or if you phone is already out of warranty, you might want to check under the "hood" to see if one of the ribbon cable connectors has disconnected as a result of the impact.
In my case, I removed the two Phillips screws from the bottom of the 3G and used a suction cup to pry up the touch screen (or use a case opener but the suction cup worked just fine). The ribbon connector labeled "4" was not fully connected so I pressed it down again, buttoned up the phone and it was working perfectly again.
Hope this helps and maybe saves you a trip to the Apple store or a costly screen replacement.
iMac 24" mid 2007, Mac OS X (10.4.10), 2.4 Ghz, 4 gig, 320GB festplatte
