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To open up the iPad, there are several metal clips around the outside
border.
You need to use a flat tool to get in between
the rubber gasket and the back plate to seperate these
and to be able to open up the iPad.
Continue to use your flat tool around the entire outside edge
in between the rubber gasket and the back plate.
To seperate the clips so you can remove the ditgitizer and LCD panel.
When doing this, watch out for the headphone board,
the hold button, and the volume buttons
and do not put you flat tool there because you can damage those boards
You can also use a suction cup in the same place you are working
with the flat tool to give you some leverage
and something to pull on.
Once you are able to lift up on the LCD and digitizer,
you can see some cables that will have to be removed.
So that you can continue to remove those,
you can get so far to flip back and remove the display cable
from the Logic Board.
Here you can see the display cable where it connects
to the Logic Board.
All you have to do is disconnect that connection,
and you can remove the whole panel.