DYI repairs will void the warranty and mistakes can damage the hardware. If you are not willing to risk this, leave repairs to a qualified service center.
I've seen a lot of post here and other forums where people have broken their TF300 when trying to open up and change some broken hardware.
If you decide to open up your tablet for DIY repair. Allways do this first:
1. Before removing the back cover, remove any micro SD card and sim cards. Be careful with the audio and hdmi connector when when opening.
2. After removing the back cover: TURN THE SERVICE SWITCH OFF!!! This will power off the motherboard. After turning the service switch off, I strongly recomend also disconnecting the battery.
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3. The copper shielding plate is the cooling for the CPU and graphics chips. Make sure to put it back excatly like it was if you remove it. There is also a little contact cooling paste that needs to be there. This is important to prevent overheating which could lead to instability issues or possibly premature hardware failure.
4. If your repair requires you to remove the LCD screeen. IT is EXTREMLY FRAGILE. Be very careful.
And at last a picture of where all the screws for the motherboard are located. Before starting a repair. Do the research and find out excatly what steps you need to do AND PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER EXACTLY LIKE IT WAS. Remember that every little screw and part where carefully put there by design of an engineer for a good reason.
Does any one know if there's a serial console on that board?
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The following will show you how to open the case.
I did it becasue one of the switches was bad.
Take off the battery cover and battery, remove the SIM and SD cards.
notice I did not remove the Sd, did not care.
Remove the flip cover that covers two screw plate holes.
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Look to the 4 phillips head screws and remove. Now comes the delicate part.
there are 3 snap ledges on each side of the phone. Use a very small flat head screw driver to pop or pry the cover off the chrome edge. Be carefule not to scratch the chrome. It pops off just like any other wedged case.
If you want to seperate the LCD from the circuit board, there are 3 sticky pads holding them together.
Notice the LCD connector and the small connector for the touch panel.
Enjoy.
Pictures taken with my Android G1.
Interesting. Quite a bit different from my M88. And I thought all of the T32, Daxians, and M88 phones were almost the same!
M88 has the same 4 screws / pry up the chrome bezel dissassembly but the board layout is different and overall the desig different,.
Whats so strange, I offered to XDA-Developers a Daxian x999+ to disect, to see if they can gain access to the ROM for reading and writing. This was done a month ago, no one has come forward from XDA to say we are interested.
Does anybody know where is possible to buy cover plates for daxian x999?
Greetings,
I have destroyed my EXTUSB connector on Diamond. (Female, on device pcb). I am desperatelly searching but I am not able to find replacement. Does anybody have any suggestion where is it possible to buy it?
mnuapel said:
Greetings,
I have destroyed my EXTUSB connector on Diamond. (Female, on device pcb). I am desperatelly searching but I am not able to find replacement. Does anybody have any suggestion where is it possible to buy it?
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perhaps you can get it at http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_kw=FEMALE&_kw=htc&_ipg=100
Perfect, Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was searaching on ebay, how comes i didnt see!
hi dude,
i have this problem for my old artemis, however some things you should know...
firstly, you might find it hard to get the old female extusb off the motherboard, it has a higher grade solder so it has a higher melting point etc and wont come off with a normal soldering iron.
secondly, if you do manage to get it off, the actual pins that conect to the motherboard may be tricky to solder back on, 1 because of the grade of solder, i dont think normal solder will stick ... and 2 because the pins are so tiny.
but, lastly, i actually have one that i do not need, in perfect condition and still in the packaging!
if you have not bought one already, i will be willing to give you it, for free of course!
(because thats how i roll)
if your interested then you will need to contact me via PM dude
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I have a Sprint Galaxy S5. Unfortunately it had an accident and fell screen first.
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It powers on, all sensors function fine, the digitizer works, the touch sensor works, and the rotation works. The insurance deductible is $180 I believe. I dont want to pay that and risk getting a refurbished phone since it is only 2 weeks old.
Are there outfits that are NOT Samsung Repair that can replace the glass? That is all that seems to be broken.
Also are there other things that are possibly damaged that i am not aware of? it fell from about chest hight while texting onto a concrete sidewalk screenside first. Everything works so far it's just very finger slicey. Advice on what is also possibly broken or could break if not careful until i finally get it fixed would also be great. Thank you.
Quick search found these links.
Galaxy S5 teardown: New design makes repairing a cracked screen much easier
http://www.cnet.com/news/galaxy-s5-teardown-new-design-makes-repairing-a-cracked-screen-much-easier/
Amazon repair parts
http://www.amazon.com/display-Screen-Digitizer-Assembly-Samsung/dp/B00JOZWEDS
You also need the tools and skill. I wouldn't try on a new phone. If you rip it apart and ruin it insurance doesn't cover that.
Then you have this option to keep your phone which will be "refurbished" afterwards.
http://www.ubreakifix.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-glass-lcd-replacement/
Hi there! First time poster here. I purchased my Z3 around 10 months ago. A month ago I noticed a dead spot in the touch screen and you couldn't press certain letters in portrait mode without hitting other keys. I sent it off and long story short, sony voided my warranty under physical damage. This damage is a 0.5mm gap in the "waterproof" seals on the phone. I escalated my claim, there were no other signs of damage so it wasn't me and was covered by the phone case since the purchase date. They sent it back and still refused.
Today when I received it, I switched it on and there was static on the screen (the setup was jumping all over like something off a horror film), it also has several new scratches all over it. I performed the touchscreen test on the service menu. I'm not sure how to post my pictures but it curiously is in the exact same position as another user posted here a year ago:
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Now this touchscreen issue is obviously what was wrong before, and what Sony refuses to fix because of some "physical damage" not caused by me. What do you think I can do? Clearly this was a faulty handset with the touchscreen, but they don't acknowledge that. Also with the new damage since they sent it back to me. Surely I have some rights here? Is there any way to fix the touchscreen?
Many thanks in advance!
Edit
The image does not seem to have worked, it's post number 22 on this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/help/touch-screen-unresponsive-t2911133/page3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/help/touch-screen-unresponsive-t2911133/page3
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It looks like a clip of some type. Does the phone recognize the presence of a sim and microSD card?
It's able to use the SD card no problem.
The SIM on the other hand is being strange. It recognises that it's there, and can scan for networks. But when trying to connect to any network - including the one that the SIM belongs to - it says it can't connect to that network. This happens with two SIMs, one of which works in another Alcatel Idol 3.
From the shape of it, my first thought was that it could be a piece of grounding/shielding that is typically used between the assembly components. It's basically a thin flat metal spring usually made of a copper alloy, which ensures the electrical contact between parts for proper grounding and EM shielding. Based on your description of the SIM issues, it could also be a spring that applies pressure on the SIM card for a good contact with the pads. As I have never seen the guts of this phone, and being an electronics engineer, I got curious... As seen on this video (you can skip to 5:55-6:05), it must be some sort of a pressure spring from the SIM/SD compartment. That module is fully enclosed, and there is nothing there that looks like the extra piece of shielding that I first thought it was. So, this piece must be an integral inner part of the compartment that somehow broke off... Doesn't look like something you can easily fix, so I'd say it would be a professional repair job, or a replacement.
Looks like you may have to open the phone and look more closely to see if the part can be re-attached or re-inserted.