Hi everyone,
I'm having big problems with the joystick on my Qtek 8310. And I want to open it and clean it, to see if the joystick will start working again. The warranty has already run out, so that is not a problem.
So how do I open up the case without breaking anything?
Noone has opened up a Tornado?
hello
open battery cover
slide an stick under te antenna cover and pop it up
unscrew the 2 screws that hold the antena and the other 2 located near the batery
place an thin blade under the case and pop it gently about 4 mm
space it all over the phone
now is the triky part
the keyboard connector is very short so you wil need to pull it carefuly out before you open the phone or you will break the cable
i changed my secondary batery,keyboard & joystik, and the whole case
i am very happy with this phone after i tried every other HTC phone
now it works againd and is like new
8310 is the best smartphone
Try this
http://smartmania.mobilmania.cz/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4707
Wow! Thanks guys!
Hi,
I have just replaced LCD and digitizer of my HTC raph (first time) and there seems to be some kind of problem. It turns on, but the screen shows nothing just lights up a little bit and there are some stripes visible as if the lcd would be broken, but it's brand new. The stripes changes a bit as i press some buttons or touch the screen so the phone and touchscreen are working - the problem is with LCD.
I don't know if i put all the conducting tape to the places it originaly was. Could that be a problem? I double checked all the connections but still, might be a contacts problem?
Any thoughts on what might cause this?
Also the phone got kind of hot after having it charged for some time, is that normal?
Of course, this may be caused by a bad connection (but rather hard to go wrong slot), but at a distance hard to say something more concrete.
Best to check with the new flex.
Thank you for the answer, i will try changing the main flex.
The flex cables can touch eachother right? Since they're originally covered with conductive tape.
BTW, i also intend to change the lcd + digitizer... my question is:
how to apply the digitzier? lcd and digitizer came separated - do i have to solder/glue or whatever the flex (of lcd & digi.)?
The original was something like sticked together... reminds me on sellotape aka Scotch Tape.
Can you give me a some help?
thanks
The ribbons must be solded together, there's 4 contacts on them and they should not touch eachother.
Hi
In replacing my vibrate motor recently I've damaged the bottom antenna connection - so the phone works well but has no service!
As you can see in the photo, there should be a gold contact curled over in the centre
I've managed to find a replacement on etrade supply here but they are marked out of stock on it, does anyone know of other places I could get a replacement for it?
I'm tempted to try going at it with a soldering iron but it would be a very fiddly job!
I'm sad to say I finally destroyed my TF300. It fell from about 6 feet onto tile. The screen is cracked in quite a few places, but luckily it didn't spiderweb. The touchscreen kind of works, I say kind of, because it's touching in random places all over the screen. So my question is, can I possibly unplug the digitizer only since the LCD works fine? That way I can use the keyboard dock's mouse or a USB mouse and still use the device. Thanks in advance for any help.
this happened to me as well. On youtube there are many tutorials of how to replace the screen..
they will show you how to take the back casing off
then you can just unplug the digitizer cable (its the yellow cable with two connections on the bottom right of the back of the tablet) this will disable the touch but if you go that far you might as well replace the whole screen you can get online for $50.
and make sure to take note of the digitizer revision number as asus makes 4 different types and only the one will work on your tablet when you want to fix it...its a number on the digitizer cable either g01 g02 g03 or one other i cant remember off the top of my head
schkeet said:
this happened to me as well. On youtube there are many tutorials of how to replace the screen..
they will show you how to take the back casing off
then you can just unplug the digitizer cable (its the yellow cable with two connections on the bottom right of the back of the tablet) this will disable the touch but if you go that far you might as well replace the whole screen you can get online for $50.
and make sure to take note of the digitizer revision number as asus makes 4 different types and only the one will work on your tablet when you want to fix it...its a number on the digitizer cable either g01 g02 g03 or one other i cant remember off the top of my head
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Sorry, I meant that I didn't want to fix the display, just disable the digitizer so that I can continue to use the device via HDMI. If I unplug the digitizer, will the LCD still work?
After unplugging the ribbon cable for the digitizer, most of the random touches have stopped. But now, even using the built in touchpad or a USB mouse, touches do not hold and can cause random presses to occur in various parts of the screen. Any ideas?
I'm not sure but could be a different problem? I've done the same to mine and my keyboard dock works just fine
savergn said:
After unplugging the ribbon cable for the digitizer, most of the random touches have stopped. But now, even using the built in touchpad or a USB mouse, touches do not hold and can cause random presses to occur in various parts of the screen. Any ideas?
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Spontaneous presses? This is at random, some tabs have it, others don't. That ain't from the keyboard; rather from either the digitizer, though detached it might be, or the TS board, or both in close proximity with one another. I've experienced this and still have no idea why. I've had perfectly good dig and TS Board do it when the board is left dangling and not screwed down to the magnesium frame. The only way to stop is to replace the digitizer. Or you can try to yank the dig's ribbons off the glass, as I've noticed ghost touches produced by a dig with partially torn ribbons (on the glass side) that were still connected to the PCB. The dig is not repairable anyways. You're risking nothing.
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Spontaneous presses? This is at random, some tabs have it, others don't. That ain't from the keyboard; rather from either the digitizer, though detached it might be, or the TS board, or both in close proximity with one another. I've experienced this and still have no idea why. I've had perfectly good dig and TS Board do it when the board is left dangling and not screwed down to the magnesium frame. The only way to stop is to replace the digitizer. Or you can try to yank the dig's ribbons off the glass, as I've noticed ghost touches produced by a dig with partially torn ribbons (on the glass side) that were still connected to the PCB. The dig is not repairable anyways. You're risking nothing.
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Do you possibly have any photos or tutorials that might be able to help me out so I don't cause anymore damage to the tablet?
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Do you possibly have any photos or tutorials that might be able to help me out so I don't cause anymore damage to the tablet?
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Not sure where to start. If you've taken apart the thing before, i'd be easier. Remove the back. Turn off the service switch (Important). Otherwise, you might burn a coil on the motherboard. If you don't know what that is, look at the top of the motherboard. To the left of the power switch (thin amber ribbon for power on top side and volume on right side), there's a switch mounted on the other side but accessible from the top of the board. You'll see the printing "off" and "on" on this side. Slide it to "off" position. (Thumb attached shows location of switch at top, and where the ribbons should be cut off at bottom).
The ribbon part that's taped to the glass is hidden under the lcd. If you don't care, just snip it off where it meets the lcd edge. There's really no need to remove the lcd if you're not intent on replacing the digitizer. Again, since I am not certain what caused the ghost touches in your cases, it's possible they will continue. Hopefully, they won't. But at this point, the digitizer serves no function other than protecting the lcd surface on the outside. No need to save the ribbons.
To tell you the truth, I've tried using the tab with a dock and no touchscreen. You can live with it, but it's enormous inconvenience any way you use the device, from recoveries to roms to any app within. It's just not designed to be user-friendly that way. I eventually gave up and replaced the digitizer. You can find one for around $35.00 these days.
graphdarnell said:
Not sure where to start. If you've taken apart the thing before, i'd be easier. Remove the back. Turn off the service switch (Important). Otherwise, you might burn a coil on the motherboard. If you don't know what that is, look at the top of the motherboard. To the left of the power switch (thin amber ribbon for power on top side and volume on right side), there's a switch mounted on the other side but accessible from the top of the board. You'll see the printing "off" and "on" on this side. Slide it to "off" position. (Thumb attached shows location of switch at top, and where the ribbons should be cut off at bottom).
The ribbon part that's taped to the glass is hidden under the lcd. If you don't care, just snip it off where it meets the lcd edge. There's really no need to remove the lcd if you're not intent on replacing the digitizer. Again, since I am not certain what caused the ghost touches in your cases, it's possible they will continue. Hopefully, they won't. But at this point, the digitizer serves no function other than protecting the lcd surface on the outside. No need to save the ribbons.
To tell you the truth, I've tried using the tab with a dock and no touchscreen. You can live with it, but it's enormous inconvenience any way you use the device, from recoveries to roms to any app within. It's just not designed to be user-friendly that way. I eventually gave up and replaced the digitizer. You can find one for around $35.00 these days.
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Thank you very much for the information.
I don't plan on using it as a daily device, I just picked up my Note 3 the other day, and using the TF300 is going to feel like going back to the stone age. I really just wanted it to have basic functionality, because I still have the HDMI cable for it, and have XBMC and VLC installed on it, so I can play videos easily on my TV. It has Cyanogenmod on it right now, so really, it should be fine for a while. I could probably also hook up my dualshock 3 to it and game on a TV. Portable low-end console. I'll update the thread later if whenever I get around to cutting the ribbon cable. Thanks again.
Hi,
Hope somebody can help me. I purchased a second hand oneplus one of which the screen was broken. I purchased a replacement screen and replaced it without any issues. After powering it back up and starting to use it I noticed there was an horizontal band around the middle of the screen not picking up touches. I opened it again and tested the same without the cover (camera lens and flash) and it worked fine. When putting everything back and closing it, the problem reappears. I noticed from looking at the tear downs pictures I was missing a small plastic piece sitting to the right of the connector and above the ear piece. No idea what it's is purpose but it is missing. I've read that some users have grounding issues and maybe this missing piece is important to ensure the connector and flex don't touch other parts of the body.
Anybody knows what the function of this plastic piece is and where I can purchase one. All resellers I found don't sell this piece. Agreed it doesn't look like it could get faulty but in my case I or the previous owner lost it.
Thanks.
Just put some tape where the piece should be and you should be fine.
I have the exact same issue, but my plastic piece isn't missing. Did you manage to solve it?