I used to just yank on ribbon cables to disconnect them... until I killed a $150 logic board last month.

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Honestly I've always just pulled them straight out. You just have to grab them by the connector ends, not the ribbon itself. Never had a single issue in years of fixing laptops.

anthony1293mo ago

Wait, what about the ones with the little locking flap, @jamesf41? I always lift that first before pulling the connector.

elizabethg853mo ago

But what about the really thin flat cables? @anthony129 is right to lift the flap, because just yanking those can tear the ribbon ends right off. I've seen it happen and then you're stuck replacing the whole cable.