Difficulty

Easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          10 minutes

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  • How to ask a good question on iFixit
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

Step 1

              Device, title and text
  • Select your device by searching or browsing to find your device
  • Write a good strong title, generally describing your question. (Use the Title strength indicator as a reference)
  • Type out your question as detailed as you can. The more information provided, the better. Use the prerequisite guide on how to add images to new questions, to show you how to do this
  • Here are some tips on information to provide for clarity:
  • What have you tried?
  • What is your experience level?
  • Are you comfortable opening the device up for further inspection?
  • Important: What symptoms are you experiencing? (Ex. iPhone): Screen is cracked, displays image and touch functionality partially works. Can see a slight bend in the frame

Select your device by searching or browsing to find your device

Write a good strong title, generally describing your question. (Use the Title strength indicator as a reference)

Type out your question as detailed as you can. The more information provided, the better. Use the prerequisite guide on how to add images to new questions, to show you how to do this

Here are some tips on information to provide for clarity:

What have you tried?

What is your experience level?

Are you comfortable opening the device up for further inspection?

Important: What symptoms are you experiencing? (Ex. iPhone): Screen is cracked, displays image and touch functionality partially works. Can see a slight bend in the frame

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Step 2

              What images to add?
  • Ex: Samsung phone with badly damaged screen, you’re wondering what steps to take first
  • Ex: 2 cycle carburetor, you’re wondering which fuel line goes to which inlet valve
  • Ex: MacBook with swollen batteries, you’re wondering if they are dangerous to handle and what steps to take in order to be safe

Ex: Samsung phone with badly damaged screen, you’re wondering what steps to take first

Ex: 2 cycle carburetor, you’re wondering which fuel line goes to which inlet valve

Ex: MacBook with swollen batteries, you’re wondering if they are dangerous to handle and what steps to take in order to be safe

Step 3

              Choose and set a username

Whenever someone tags you, you get a notification both on iFixit and via e-mail. The e-mail setting can be changed when editing your User preferences

Select your username

Click this tab to access the Preferences

Change the settings as you would like them in this list

Remember that there are no stupid questions! We have all been new and done something for the first time, at one point in our lives

I suggest reading these two guides (written a while ago) on How to take amazing photos, and How to add images to new questions

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