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Replacing the display by myself

Hi All...my Display gets looser and looser. (excuse me for my bad english)
Now I still have my old universal, on which the display was broken. Now I want te replace the display of my old universal with my new (1 year old) universal. I got the service manual (pdf) but when reading it I must say that it looks pretty difficult to replace the screen...
so my question if anyone had experience replacing the screen?
Regards
Arjan

Hello Arjan,
I've had my Exec in pieces quite a few times trying to fix a faulty touch screen issue.
It is quite easy to take apart and remove the screen. There should be no more than four screws to remove and the case just unclips.
The screen itself is easily removed once the case is apart. There are just three small ribbon connectors to remove. Your new screen will just slot in and you can put the connectors back on.
Clip the case back together and put the screws back in.
It shouldn't take more than 15 minutes to do it carefully. After I'd done it once it took me no more than five minutes.
Good Luck.

Thanx for the reply....
will give it a try

Hi Lakota
I replaced the screen by a new one (lcd + touchscreen) bougt on ebay but the touchscreen didn't work. After cheked all the connections I sent it back to the seller and got a new one, but the problem remains the same. Do you have any idea of what could be the problem and how to fix it?

its the csble running down from screen to jasjar. when sreen get twisted wrong way it breaks the cable inside jasjar. send to pocketpctechs.com for excellent service bro. they will even call u if there are any other issues with your device so when you receive all will be working bro.

Need advice from a trinity hardware guru ....

hi everybody.
some weeks ago i bought a new casing for my trinity on ebay. as I had to open my trinity while on a long trip far away from home and htc tech support (the "hang up" button broke), i had already broken my guarantee. so i decided to change the casing myself. i managed to do that (it was not easy!!) and closed the casing and everything was alright, but some days later trinity started to have graphics issues. sometimes it hangs and the display gets kind of scrambled, when i reset it it posssibly doesn't show anything on the screen or it hangs during the boot, sometimes it helps simply shutting the device down and restarting, sometimes it helps pressing the left side of the casing (front and back casing elements) together.
what can that be? at the moment it works alright, but this is not ok for me. somebody with hardware know-how can tell me which part can be the "bad one" and what i can do to fix that? i don't want to pay the repair fee at htc tech partner, and i want to wait till the htc touch cruise is available to buy a new one!
thanks
christoph

ESD?
Sounds like you've br0k3d something.

jlebowski said:
hi everybody.
some weeks ago i bought a new casing for my trinity on ebay. as I had to open my trinity while on a long trip far away from home and htc tech support (the "hang up" button broke), i had already broken my guarantee. so i decided to change the casing myself. i managed to do that (it was not easy!!) and closed the casing and everything was alright, but some days later trinity started to have graphics issues. sometimes it hangs and the display gets kind of scrambled, when i reset it it posssibly doesn't show anything on the screen or it hangs during the boot, sometimes it helps simply shutting the device down and restarting, sometimes it helps pressing the left side of the casing (front and back casing elements) together.
what can that be? at the moment it works alright, but this is not ok for me. somebody with hardware know-how can tell me which part can be the "bad one" and what i can do to fix that? i don't want to pay the repair fee at htc tech partner, and i want to wait till the htc touch cruise is available to buy a new one!
thanks
christoph
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Hi, I did similar thing...I assembled my trinity to change case to white. After the LCD did not work at all.
Of course service said, I broked garantee, and there is some problem with LCD cable plug.

what did the repair cost?
did you go to HTC? did they change the display plug?
it's a very subtle error in my case...

How To Disassemble HTC P3600
I also want to change my casing.
From what I hear ... this may be not such a good idea.
Hoever ... all I can help with is this disassemble manual for HTC P3600 (http://rapidshare.com/files/82751326/How_To_Disassemble_HTC_P3600__Trinity_.pdf.html).
Maybe disassembling, cleaning all the plugs and assembling it again can help (sounds stupid ... but who knows).

thanks ..
one of the problems with the casing i bought was that the metal counterparts of the screws were not(!) present in the new one. so i had to cut them out of the old one, heat them and press them into the new case. luckily, i had ordered two new casings (to change it again after some months when the grey/silver paint would have fell off till total aesthetic destruction - of this otherwise really slick phone - again), because trying to press that counterpart (don't know the word) without heating resulted in total damage
then I had hoped that not only the keypad, but also the electronics plate under the keypad (my "hang up" button still isn't perfect i have no "klicky" feel any more) would be included. no luck here.
so everybody please stay away from trying to change casings or any other hardware issue with your htc phones. i am opening my htc/qtek (before: s100, three units) phones for a longer time now and must say i will stop doing that and return to being a "normal" user. it all gets worse
thanks

I just remembered ... take a look at this site: http://cnn.cn/shop/p3600-trinity-c-277_278.html
All the stuff looks genuine ... maybe this casing will fit you better and there are spare touch screens also.
P.S. White casing DOES NOT peel.

jlebowski said:
did you go to HTC? did they change the display plug?
it's a very subtle error in my case...
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I went to E-care, the HTC support in Hungary. I was lucky, the expert repaired it free, but in the future there is no garantee

Lucky you ... there is HTC support where you live

my LCD screen broke.
I have replaced my LCD screen because it was cracked, the new screen does not even power up. I can hear wm6 running in the background but the digitizer nor the screen seem to be responding at all. If use the old screen it seems to work fine.
Any ideas or comments on how to get this new screen working?
btw, I have a gen1 htc p3600.

osavioro said:
I just remembered ... take a look at this site: http://cnn.cn/shop/p3600-trinity-c-277_278.html
All the stuff looks genuine ... maybe this casing will fit you better and there are spare touch screens also.
P.S. White casing DOES NOT peel.
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many thanks for the link! i just ordered the a new keypad electronics plate
jl

jlebowski said:
many thanks for the link! i just ordered the a new keypad electronics plate
jl
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Always glad to help

THIRD Orbit2 handset today! how's it going with yours? anyone thought of changing?

I really like the Orbit 2, its a great device BUT within weeks of getting mine, the rubber wheel fell off and it went back for a replacement.
It's happened again with my second one and so it's off for replacement again - I'm only a couple of months in to my contract and already I'm getting my third device!
How's it been working out for everyone else who owns an Orbit2? Any major issues? How's everyone feel about the device?
Is anyone fed up enough with it that they are looking to change?...possibly to the Diamond (which I have been considering). I had no issues with my original Orbit which I also loved but if this one keeps playing up then I'm gonna have to look in to canceling my contract and possibly getting a HTC Diamond - has anyone any thoughts on the Diamond as an alternative to the Polaris/orbit2?
Cheers!
Edit: Just realised I've posted this in the 'upgradeing' sub-forum rather than the Polaris forum, apologies for that! maybe a mod could move it if needs be? ta!

The wheel fell off mine too.
Least they replaced it and the new one is going well

I'm hoping this doesnt happen to mine, I'm not on contract with O2 and bought the phone off steelbay. Is there no way you can re-attach it yourself with locktite ?
Nogs

i have O2 OrbitII for more than a month and no problem at all
i bought it from eBay too

nogs - there's a load of other threads about this rubber wheel problem, its quite a big issue but I think others have managed to stick it back on somehow (as long as it hasn't been lost!)
I tried superglueing one of mine and screwed up the rubber!

I'm on my fifth Orbit 2 since April. The rubber wheel fell of three of them and the data connection of the usb socket failed on the fourth.
O2 suggested another handset, but there's nothing really suitable, it's a real shame as the phone is great when it's in one piece.

That's mad! to be fair though, it's cool of O2 to keep sorting it out for you and for and it's reasuring that they offered a different handset. I see what you mean though, there's not much else to choose from at the mo when it comes to O2!
My thrid one has just arrived, so far so good I'll see how it goes. They are great phones aside from these issues.

I'm using my Orbit for over 6 weeks now and I'm very happy with it. Never had any probs with the wheel or anything else and hopefully I wont considering I've voided the warranty by unlocking the phone,installing new radio and new rom on it.
I use my Orbit heavily as an mp3 player and the only minor issue I encountered was with the mini usb connector when I plug in the wired headset or an adapter for headphones. 2 weeks ago one of the earphones on the wired headset even stopped working bc of the connector. (its the headset not the phone) I wish HTC would have integrated a TRS connector..
*And yes I want to change it bc I don't have video acceleration, accelerometer built in and VGA screen but I won't do this until HTC Android is out or if it takes ages until they'll release it I'll go for whatever will be available in spring/summer 2009. So far the device does everything I need and I'm very happy with all the other functions.

I have O2 orbit2 now 3month.. ring is no problem but camera button is too bad..
it makes feel hard to press button.. how about you?

yup, camera button is very hard to press
i thought that there's some dirt underneath, but it's not
it's just hard button ...
luckily i don't use it that often

Thought I'd update this for the hell of it. I'm now on my 4th Polaris - good times!

I'm on my fourth too, gonna be sending this one back aswell!! 3 wheels and a failure! The wheel fell off this one in 4 days!
Think I will superglue it on next time!!
On the upside I did get 3 complete box sets with all the accessories!

biscuitboy said:
On the upside I did get 3 complete box sets with all the accessories!
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Me to!!!
I've a big pile of accesories and no idea what to do wit them, including 3 spare car kits and a battery I kept.

is it just me or does it seem like only the orbit jas the issue with the ring falling out? does anybody have a touch cruise that the button has fell out off?

I've got an Orbit 2 and it's just started falling apart. First the screen became separated. I think it's the digitizer as it still works, but i can see liquid in between the layers.
Then a week later the rubber ring fell off.
Not sure what to do as I bought it on eBay... Any suggestions?
I love this phone and would like to get it replaced...

Might be worth calling the manufacturer to see if it's still covered by a warranty then if it is you should be able to get it repaired or replaced. Failing that, you may have to cut your losses and put it back on EBay or pay for it to be repaired.

HP hw6515a boots up but the screen is all white! Please help w/ my 6515

I took apart one my hw6515a smartphones and gave the faceplate to my sister's boyfriend who paints at a body shop. He painted it blue to match my truck although i believe the paint he used was for a 2000 Acura. Regardless it looks awesome, however that is all it does. It boots up and you can tell that because of the sound and you can blindly make calls. However as the title of this thread reads the screen is all white from the moment you turn it on. It was working before I disassembled it. I have done computer repair for a living for the past 10 years and I thought I was careful with the motherboard and the other PCB. Anyone with experience with this please reply, thanks! Not sure if I somehow damaged the screen or I am hoping there is some little nuance I overlooked during reassembly. It was kind of a pain in the butt trying to connect the screens ZIF connector because it and the speaker wires are short and so they have to be reinserted while this case is almost all the way closed.
A little about me + if you want to by the HP smart phones: I have known of xda-developers.com for years but haven’t had the time to participate in the community up until recently. Two weeks ago I decided to try out wm65 and it it awesome! However flashlite 3.1 was working with all browsers on my original Fuze firmware and now it is not, anyway I am ranting, I need to go to the proper post for that...
I have a (3) hw6515a's. Actually I have 4 but two of them are broke and together can make 1 full phone. If someone wants to make an offer to buy them with all the goodies that originally came with them feel free! I love HTC and currently use a Fuze and a Tilt (aka Raphael) both running WM6.5 . I just sold my 8525's and have had earlier HTC's as well. OK enough confessing of my love for HTC. I have taken a picture of the blue HP using my Fuze's camera in case anyone is interested in making an offer and it is attached below. The HP is a nice lightweight smartphone with GPS built in however the 240 x 240 px screen can prevent you from using some apps the way you want although i downloaded a fix off that allows you to run apps designed for 320 x 240 px. OK I am gone, sorry for the blathering; my mind has not been working properly the last few days.

Sounds like a connection to the screen is not right.

there is only 1 connection for the monitor
That connection is a small zif connector. I have tried reconnecting it multiple times.

there is only 1 connector going to the screen
That connection is a small zif connector. I have tried reconnecting it multiple times.

HTC Hermes/TyTN front panel ribbon cable same as TyTN II? (Please read/help!)

Hi all, my Hermes/JasJam LCD screen and front panel stopped working a while back with the whiting out issue, funny artifacts and non working buttons. I have pulled it apart quite a few times to make temporary solutions but none have lasted enough.
So now I'm looking to buy a used Hermes and jack the screen part off it and place it on mine. Now I know how to do this but what came to my mind was:
Buy the newer version of the Hermes and place it's front part on my old jasjam which would be like a mixed/modded Hermes.
So I saw the O2 Zinc and the TyTN II and i really like the front panels better than the original hermes ones. So, before I buy one of them, does someone know if the ribbon cable is the same as the original one that connects to the phone's mainboard?
Any help much appreciated!