Hello, posting here to report that I attempted to repair my HTC sensation, though I didn't really break anything and taking it apart when kinda smoothly I ended up putting the phone back together somewhat was more difficult than I thought it would be. Question here is that the phone turns on but the LCD isn't working still. I had to replace both LCD and digitizer...it vibrates to turn on but nothing could it be that I may have not secured a cable tight enough?
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I think I've killed my phone. I have voided my warranty. Please help/comfort me!
The story so far...flashed stock ROM with ARHD, no problems everything fine. Broke screen in pocket while at work (fuzzy lines across screen), phoned htc to explain problem, they told me to send in for repair but said that the repair would not go ahead if any mods such as custom ROMS had been installed - I told the guy that a custom ROM had been installed (probably my biggest error!). Bought new lcd/digitizer combo from ebay (ukeasybuy), and installed following an online guide (I was very meticulous and followed the guide to the letter with great care). Initially seemed fine but then quickly started doing weird stuff on its own accord, not responding to button/screen touches, would have to press the power button twice to get it to play normal. Yesterday the phone threw a wobbly and crapped out, switched itself off. Tried many times to power on, eventually managed to get into 4ext recovery where I started a restore to earlier nandroid backup, phone switched itself off again after about 20secs through the restore process (battery at this time was at 57%). Now can't seem to power on at all (tried loads of times), no charge light when plugged in, seems bricked.
When installing a custom ROM if you brick your device does it happen instantly or is it something that can develop over time? Only that for a brief period after installation it seemed to be fine, I made sure I had flashed the correct firmware package for the ROM.
I have done some research, but stumped on what to do now...my only thought is that I do have gadget insurance through barclays but wonder if they will just refer me to HTC??
Your thoughts and advice greatly appreciated..
Xenon
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The turning off of the device itself can be a precautionary measure to protect itself. I'm guessing maybe the LCD was installed wrong and is causing a short within the board.
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I followed the iFixit guide to install the new screen/digitizer.
As I mentioned I was very careful to follow it carefully, the only extra thing I did was to add some double sided sticky pads inside to stick it back together again as the thin tape supplied was damaged and discarded when taking the phone apart.
Should I try and take the phone apart again and look for any mainboard damage and/or potential areas where shorts may have occurred?
What do you think about the insurance cover, is it worth a shot? what would be the best way to approach the subject?
Many thanks!
Xenon
Maybe you did install it correctly, but there could also be the possibility that the screen is defective. But i would suggest checking the main board for a short.
Good luck
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I have taken the device apart again, but no signs of any shorts / problems or anything suspicious. I don't want to spend anymore cash on a new screen without knowing its that that is causing the problem.
Perhaps its one for the scrap heap
talk to whoever supplied you with the screen and tell them you think the screen is defective. say you have installed it to the letter and it is giving you issues. any respectable ebay seller should be willing to hear you out at least. hope youve not left feedback already though as they may think your a chancer :/
Unfortunately feedback was left once I first turned on the phone and the screen lit up. I will give it a try but I won't keep my fingers crossed!
What about the gadget insurance that I have, is it worth trying to get the phone repaired or replaced through them, or will they just send me back to HTC because the phone is less than a year old?
Hi, I have a droid 2 global, it belongs to my friend. She dropped it and this screwed up her touch functions. The screen was turning on but she was not able to get any feedback when she touched anything on the screen. I told her i'd try and fix it for her, first thing i did was ordered a new digitizer thinking this was the problem, unfortunately it was not. Even with the new digitizer i couldnt slide to unlock or feel any haptic feedback. I reopened the phone and looked for another possibility to the problem, i found a little tear in the flex cable connected to the digitizer, lcd and keyboard, somehow in the process of removing everything i think i may have ripped it. I ordered a new one of those, put it all back to together and this time the screen didnt turn on, however when i touched, it responded by vibrating. So that solved the previous problem. But now i have a new problem, the screen just stays pitch black. I was reading around and some forums said i may have short circuited the lcd through ESD. so i ordered another lcd, i put a new one in thinking this would fix everything, but still the screen stays black. Im resending the lcd back and gonna get a replacement, hopefully the one i got was just faulty. Does anyone know if it could be something else thats causing the black screen?
Ok, here's my problem. My sensation got water damage. I dried it. But the screen won't turn on. Backlight is not working. But when i turn the phone on it vibrates. Assuming that after the boot process i can hear the message alert like it recieved a message. Green light is also blinking. I can charge the phone. Charge light is also working. But since i can't see anything on the screen i can't be sure if evertything is working. I took the phone apart, lcd is soaked wet after all that drying. I know it because i tore the lcd apart. Anyway, my real problem is, i found a very cheap sensation with motherboard damage. I'm thinking of buying it and use my motherboard with it. But i can't be too sure if everything is alright with my motherboard. From what i can see nothing is burnt or anything on the motherboard. Since i tore the lcd apart and it's not connected, now the phone goes into bootloop from what i can tell from the vibration. And i didn't think about connecting the phone to the computer to see if it gets recognized. And now with the bootloop and everyhing plugging it to the computer is not an option anymore. What are your thoughts on this? Do you think I have a working motherboard? Do you think i should try my luck?
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Ok, here's my problem. My sensation got water damage. I dried it. But the screen won't turn on. Backlight is not working. But when i turn the phone on it vibrates. Assuming that after the boot process i can hear the message alert like it recieved a message. Green light is also blinking. I can charge the phone. Charge light is also working. But since i can't see anything on the screen i can't be sure if evertything is working. I took the phone apart, lcd is soaked wet after all that drying. I know it because i tore the lcd apart. Anyway, my real problem is, i found a very cheap sensation with motherboard damage. I'm thinking of buying it and use my motherboard with it. But i can't be too sure if everything is alright with my motherboard. From what i can see nothing is burnt or anything on the motherboard. Since i tore the lcd apart and it's not connected, now the phone goes into bootloop from what i can tell from the vibration. And i didn't think about connecting the phone to the computer to see if it gets recognized. And now with the bootloop and everyhing plugging it to the computer is not an option anymore. What are your thoughts on this? Do you think I have a working motherboard? Do you think i should try my luck?
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If you should try it depends on how much the broken phone costs. If it would cost you $200 then it's not worth it because the risk is too big.
If it would cost you $30 then it's absolutely worth a shot.
I'd say you have about a 40% chance of fixing it by combining parts from the 2 phones. So it's about how much you're willing to risk on a 40% chance.
It's gonna cost me about $100. And except the motherboard the phone is in perfect condition. Just like new. It feels like my motherboard is working fine. I mean i have all the indications that he phone is alive except the display. It charges just fine. Boots up. Even getting message indications. That's why i'm really hopeful. But of course i can't be sure 100% sure...
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tongi said:
It's gonna cost me about $100. And except the motherboard the phone is in perfect condition. Just like new. It feels like my motherboard is working fine. I mean i have all the indications that he phone is alive except the display. It charges just fine. Boots up. Even getting message indications. That's why i'm really hopeful. But of course i can't be sure 100% sure...
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I think you can get a replacement screen cheaper than $100
You're absolutely right. I replaced my screen while ago. My sensation was in a pretty bad condition. I also have to change the touch screen cuz it was popped up and part of it was unresponsive. Back cover was cracked. I also needed to replace that. My wifi was not working for a while. I believe wifi issues were software related but could never find a working solution to that. Tried every hboot, radio, rom, ruu avaliable to solve my wifi issues with no luck. It's gonna be like renewing the whole thing this way. And if I got this working, and start using it this way it's gonna give me a great satisfaction. ) I was mostly wondering if you guys think my mobo is fine...
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tongi said:
You're absolutely right. I replaced my screen while ago. My sensation was in a pretty bad condition. I also have to change the touch screen cuz it was popped up and part of it was unresponsive. Back cover was cracked. I also needed to replace that. My wifi was not working for a while. I believe wifi issues were software related but could never find a working solution to that. Tried every hboot, radio, rom, ruu avaliable to solve my wifi issues with no luck. It's gonna be like renewing the whole thing this way. And if I got this working, and start using it this way it's gonna give me a great satisfaction. ) I was mostly wondering if you guys think my mobo is fine...
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Again....40% chance the mobo is okay.
But if its not both your current broken phone and your new broken phone have value as parts devices on ebay. So you will be able to get some money to put towards a new phone if all else fails.
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From what I have gathered about motherboard issues. Once they're gone they don't even boot up. And even if they boot up mostly they won't stay on long time. Mine was on and charging for hours. Of course without the display. The guy who's selling the phone said during the update he run out of battery and phone was hard bricked. He took it to repair center and they screwed up his motherboard. That's what the second repair center told the guy anyways. His motherboard could also be fine, who knows. What I'm planning to do is, take my motherboard with me and try it on the spot before buying the phone. It would take me about 3 minutes to swap the motherboard anyways.
Just wanted to let you know that I saved my Sensation. Ordered the phone with the motherboard problem. Installed my motherboad and got it working. Thanks for your responses...
Hello guys,
i hope you can help me with my problem. (also my english is pretty broken :/)
Little Background:
I crushed my screen but the lcd did still work. Another time my phone fell a 2nd time to the ground
resulting the cable for the touch sensor beeing ruptured. To repair my phone i ordered a new lcd,
but when i tried to connect the new lcd to the motherboard i dont know how but i broke the other plug responsible
for the things i see on the display.
In the end i can't navigate the phone anymore without seeing anything what i would do, so i don't care for the phone anymore but does anyone know how i can safe my storage?
I guess i can still boot the phone normally aswell as access recovery.
My phone is rooted, s-off and with the carbon rom 4.3.
Would be glad about any help, since i cant get htc support cause i lost the sticker with my imei number aswell threw the package away.
Sincerely,
Masern
So I have an HTC Sensation in possession that had a broken digitizer. Replaced the Digi and LCD but the LCD won't turn on when the phone does. I've taken the phone apart numerous times, inspecting everything very closely. No connecter ribbons show any damage, the motherboard of the phone doesnt show any damage and i put everything back together just as it was when I initially took the phone apart.
Note that the old LCD did work before taking it apart, and I have even tried putting it back to to try with no luck what so ever.
I hope someone can shed some light on this situation, as I've had this phone in my possession for over a week now and I haven't been able to get it back up and running.
update: phone only powers on when plugged in. ugh.
thank you.