Surface Pro 4 Power Button Repair Goes Terribly Wrong!

In this video, I start off cleaning a sticky power button that had some sugary drink spilled on it. This video covers a common problem encountered with the Surface Pro 4 as well. Search term: Surface Pro 4 new screen replacement glitching, flickering or static lines, ghosting, misalignment. The following are my Amazon Affiliate links for tools and parts I use in my videos to fix electronics: Silicone Repair Mat - https://amzn.to/3ZH4yRx iFixit Tool Kit - https://amzn.to/3N2KHod Suction Cup - https://amzn.to/4i2RZ9e Precision Tweezers - https://amzn.to/3ZdPxWJ Screen Separator/Heat Pad - https://amzn.to/3N1YwmQ Isopropyl Alcohol 99.9% - https://amzn.to/3ZGSEHi Isopropyl Alcohol Dispenser Bottle - https://amzn.to/3XHd942 #17 Chisel Xacto knife blade - https://amzn.to/3Bm5lgx Xuron 450S Tweezer-Nose Pliers - https://amzn.to/4gJBuPm Plastic Card to Open Phones - https://amzn.to/3ZCrIZa Stiff Bristled Cleaning Brush - https://amzn.to/4fRBHiu Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - https://amzn.to/3N65gAd Electric Glue Remover - https://amzn.to/3N3Fi04 Kapton tape - https://amzn.to/3N5pry0 USB-C and Lightning Port Tester - https://amzn.to/3Arujeb Tristar Tester - https://amzn.to/40N4dx9 USB-C Power Meter Tester - https://amzn.to/3THQzaf USB-A Power Meter Tester - https://amzn.to/3XMnJ9V Grinding Pen (Similar to Mine) https://amzn.to/3DSa7DF Rubber Dust Blower - https://amzn.to/48xIbQQ Basic Heat Gun - https://amzn.to/4eID0zw Phone Repair Clamps - https://amzn.to/3ClzY62 Quick 861DW 1000W Hot Air Rework Station - https://amzn.to/40vIDgg Qian Li iCopy Plus 2.1 iPhone Parts Programmer - https://amzn.to/3XKdIK9 Portable Battery Spot Welder - https://amzn.to/4dFj0Nj 256GB SanDisk MicroSD Card - https://amzn.to/3Y14TNw Photography Backdrop - https://amzn.to/3ZCPX9F As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases 0:00 Surface Pro 4 Sticky Power Button Issue 0:27 Heating and Opening the Tablet (Unsafely) 1:36 Screen Removal Struggles 2:51 Accessing the Power Button Assembly 5:20 Cleaning the Sticky Power Button and Volume Rocker 6:09 Disassembly Complications and Heat Pipe Removal 9:20 Reassembly and First Power-On Test 9:54 Touchscreen Not Working After Repair 10:16 Diagnosing Torn Digitizer Ribbon Cable 12:48 Attempting Micro Solder Repair on Flex Cable 15:29 Installing Replacement Screen and Data Backup 18:10 Screen Glitching Issues After Replacement 20:00 Wrong Screen Versions Causing Compatibility Problems 21:41 Final Screen Installation and Long-Term Testing 23:04 Identifying the Real Fix Cable Version Matching 24:03 Successful Repair and Lessons Learned All videos I upload should be viewed as entertainment only. If you wish to use my guides to help you repair your own devices, any damage you cause to your device as a result of following my guides is your own responsibility.