Okay... I replaced a broken digitizer on a tf300t i had sittin round. Worked fine after reassembly, until i noticed i got an eyelash inbetween the digitizer and lcd. I finally had time to disassemble the gd thing today... Took forever! So now that i've reassembled it, it won't turn on. So... Opened it back up, and realized i've lost the little silver doohickey that sits on top of the sensor on the ribbon cable...
Found a replacement ribbon cable thingy for $12, but all i need is the little silver bit that lays on top. Is there ANYTHING I can do to keep from forking out $12 for some little bit of metal on a plastic tab?? I'm considering taking the one off the volume down button as a stopgap, but the volume button really should work properly, especially since i've got a brand spankin' new digitizer.
Edit: just remembered i can get it turned on by plugging in the charger, so... Is there any kind of app i can install that'll give me software access to the power menu? If I can just find a way to turn it off (other than waiting for the battery to go flat), i'll accept that.
Found one. If anyone else needs one, search 'allenfang' on google play.
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I searched the forums for this issue, but seems like no one else has experienced this yet..!? I'm not sure how it happened, but just 2 days ago, my power button stopped responding. In other words, no matter how much pressure I put on it, or how long I hold it, my tablet will not turn on or wake up from sleep..! I'm not even sure how it happened. I just left it near on the floor propped up near my night stand earlier this week and the next morning I noticed I had a tough time turning my tablet on... (However, I did notice before this that sometimes my power button was way too sensitive and would ask if I wanted to power off the tablet, when all I did was press it for a second to put it to sleep. Guess, that was signs of eminent failure?)
And it's definitely a hardware and not a charging problem, since I can make my tablet turn on by removing it from the dock for a few secs and then reconnecting it, but obviously this is not acceptable. And other than that I don't know how else to turn it on...
I bought my tablet from Amazon, so I can't take it back to any store. Has anyone here had this problem before and tried to repair it themselves? Or has anyone at least tried to send their tablets in for repair to ASUS after unlocking the bootloader, rooting and loading a custom ROM? How did that go for you?
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
amazon has a superb return policy - at least here in germany - should be no prob in the US - just call them so they open a RMA for you - or send it to asus directly.
good luck
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d0ubl3_d1zzl 3 said:
I searched the forums for this issue, but seems like no one else has experienced this yet..!? I'm not sure how it happened, but just 2 days ago, my power button stopped responding. In other words, no matter how much pressure I put on it, or how long I hold it, my tablet will not turn on or wake up from sleep..! I'm not even sure how it happened. I just left it near on the floor propped up near my night stand earlier this week and the next morning I noticed I had a tough time turning my tablet on... (However, I did notice before this that sometimes my power button was way too sensitive and would ask if I wanted to power off the tablet, when all I did was press it for a second to put it to sleep. Guess, that was signs of eminent failure?)
And it's definitely a hardware and not a charging problem, since I can make my tablet turn on by removing it from the dock for a few secs and then reconnecting it, but obviously this is not acceptable. And other than that I don't know how else to turn it on...
I bought my tablet from Amazon, so I can't take it back to any store. Has anyone here had this problem before and tried to repair it themselves? Or has anyone at least tried to send their tablets in for repair to ASUS after unlocking the bootloader, rooting and loading a custom ROM? How did that go for you?
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
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My power button was giving me the power off / restart reboot which had been driving me crazy. Took the back off and investigated. The actual power button mechanism is flimsy and not well put together. After attempts with tape, with brief success the reboots returned. Today I looked again and took of the small bit of plastic with the silver button on it and noticed it was not central. Carefully peeled off the silver power button and attached it in the centre. Applied some tape and another piece in the plastic physical button mechanism to help it spring back. The result is my power button feels perfect and no more reboots so far.
Buster99 said:
amazon has a superb return policy - at least here in germany - should be no prob in the US - just call them so they open a RMA for you - or send it to asus directly.
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..Today I looked again and took of the small bit of plastic with the silver button on it and noticed it was not central. Carefully peeled off the silver power button and attached it in the centre. Applied some tape and another piece in the plastic physical button mechanism to help it spring back. The result is my power button feels perfect and no more reboots so far.
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Thanks for the input, guys. Glad to hear I'm not the only one and that it seems to be something I can try and fix on my own... I was mostly worried it was well known problem and ASUS wouldn't repair the devices that were tampered with or had unlocked bootloaders, but looks like they may not be thoroughly checking that. And my return window from Amazon expired in late June, so I figured it wasn't worth going through them anymore, but I've never had to that before, so I'm not sure...
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My power button was giving me the power off / restart reboot which had been driving me crazy. Took the back off and investigated. The actual power button mechanism is flimsy and not well put together. After attempts with tape, with brief success the reboots returned. Today I looked again and took of the small bit of plastic with the silver button on it and noticed it was not central. Carefully peeled off the silver power button and attached it in the centre. Applied some tape and another piece in the plastic physical button mechanism to help it spring back. The result is my power button feels perfect and no more reboots so far.
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What kind of tape did you use?
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What kind of tape did you use?
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I just pulled off the back (it has pressure pins, so i just use my nails, 'bcuz i don't have the plastic tool..), the Power Button is a 'lil switch, the top metallic part is held to the bottom part by a transparent piece of tape, if its not centered, just carefully remove it and place in the center.. If it the tape have enough glue to hold it back, You can use to same piece of tape to hold it back together.. If not, You can use a standard hmm (don't remember the name..) transparent tape to do the job... Hopefully the button keeps in place for while....
(sorry, just saw that there's a help forum - but I don't know to move my post, or if I can.)
I had ordered a screen / middle frame assembly and replaced everything, based on a couple youtube videos (I hadn't run across the replacement thread here at the time). It went pretty smoothly, except for the logic board screw, which I had a difficult time getting out, and more difficult getting back in. All because I was impatient - I was visiting family and away from all my tools. So I ended up using needle nose pliers to get the logic board screw back in, but after I finished, the OPO wouldn't turn on. The screen does display the initial charging animation when plugged in though, so I think it's just not getting the power button click. After opening it back up, it looks like I damaged the ribbon to the power button. - I have attached the best picture I could get.
Any ideas on what my next step should be? It's hard to tell where the apparently exposed wire is run - to the other contact? It's hard to tell if it's shorting, or what.
I would appreciate any ideas or help!
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Hi everyone, not sure if this is the right place to ask this question but here it goes. But an old s5 for about 60 bucks. It had the screen pretty damaged but the LCD worked fine. So since I like to tinker with things, I decided to see if I could fix it. I bought an inexpensive lcd separator, bought me some LOCA glue. I was able to separate the glass from the lcd without any apparent damage......err ....so to speak....I assembled the phone back. When I plug in the phone to a charger, I can see all the appropriate LCD lights. The screen shows the battery icon that shows up when a phone is charging. But the pressing the power button does nothing. I am pretty much stumped. I took everything apart to make sure things were connected right but I am not sure where to go with this...can anyone provide any advice?
PS. taking the glass off with the lcd separator (which is basically a hot plate) and a wire was really efficient. and a lot easier than trying to separate the glass with a guitar pick
I also bought a 10 dollar new glass for the phone...first time trying loca glue and I am proud to say that I had no air bubbles
It's my understanding that the ribbon cables behind the screen are extremely delicate and easy to damage. It is possible that you inadvertently damaged or severed them while removing the broken screen.
Try this link below, if you haven't already, and look through the steps to see if you may have missed something.
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S5+Display+Assembly+Replacement/26914
thanks guys, if it is a problem with the power button, I have purchased the back tray which houses the power button. Maybe that will work.
I might have a method. Assuming the home and volume buttons still work, you can hold volume down and home and then plug the device into a computer or any power supply that charges it. This will then open up download mode. The power cord will be acting as the power button here. Once there, press volume down to cancel and then it should reboot your phone to the OS.
My Nexus 5 got squished such that the screen was badly cracked and the digitizer stopped working. I still like this phone, so I ordered a replacement screen+digitizer (and battery too) and tools to replace them.
Everything seemed to go fine at first. After getting the old screen out I attached the new one and I wanted to test it before putting everything back together so I set the motherboard and charger board in place and connected all the cables without screwing everything down. I turned the phone on and it worked. The screen+digitizer worked and it looked like my phone would live.
Then I screwed everything back together and it wouldn't turn on. I mean I would push the power button and nothing at all would happen. So I took the back cover off and unscrewed everything and tried again and it powered on again. So I started putting it back together one piece at a time and what I think I've narrowed it down to is that when I put on the small cover over the motherboard (iFixit calls it the midframe but I'm not sure that's right -- sorry can't post link) and screw in the top-right screw (as viewed from the back -- it's the one above the volume control) then it won't power on. I assume something is shorting out. I don't even actually have to screw in that screw. If I squeeze that corner a bit, it won't power on.
Any advice? Thanks in advance.
I think I got it. Since the front camera was near that screw I tried taking it out, then putting everything else back together and the phone worked! The front camera had fallen out during disassembly. So I watched a video on how to replace it and found out you have to stick the tab coming off the camera underneath the rubber tab attached to the frame. I did, put everything back together and it works.
Thanks for reading.
Hi, very new to XDA, I'll give the quick rundown
-Got an Xperia XZP
-Doesn't turn on
-Saw that the ribbon for the buttons was cut
-Replaced that
-Doesn't turn on
-Replaced scratched screen
-Doesn't turn on still
Right now I figure maybe the battery is completely dead so I'm just charging that. I wish I knew where to look but everything looks fine from my end, nothing else seems wrong aside from that cut ribbon which I replaced anyway. All the buttons click, everything snapped into place, most I have out still are the SIM/SD trays, the vibration motor, and a few plastic pieces. I've just got it sitting on the charger right now and the CPU is getting hot, but I see no blown fuses anywhere or anything else that could be an issue. Even the old screen, I get nothing.
Any suggestions on exactly what to look for? I wish I knew what caused the issue in the first place, but I got it not working anyway. I'd like to see it functioning, it's a cool phone. Any suggestions I'm open to.