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Broke The Charge/Dock Port On The Bottom? Replaceable?

yeah first post.well i've had this beast for ages o2 XDA2 and i broke the charge/dock port on the bottom through using a "for xda2" crappy cable that basically snapped whatever pins etc etc.i now charge with the battery out in the dock at the back
any way i can buy a new part and fit/solder it?
any links? im from the UK
cheers

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130025504383
Richard

how do i go about replacing it?i will be doing it myself so could you link me to a guide with pictures preferably please...
cheers for link helped alot will be buying it in a sec.

Are you handy with a soldering iron. If not, I would consider buying the part from Richard (fluffcat1) and then find someone who is. Getting the old connector off can be tricky without causing more damage. Fitting the new component......Well same thing really. PM. Richard. He knows a few people who have the right equipment if you get stuck.

broken hemes :(

can any1 help me out here i just bought an 8525 for 80 off a co-worker he didnt want it because it keeps turning off on him i think its a few loose connections...theres a bit of play in with the battery but anyhow changed batteries same thing so any one know what part i should be replacing and also where i can get parts for this phone. i have tried looking on the site that i use for my other phones but all i find are screens and black housings so if you guys can help me out i'd love it

anyone im looking at it right now and all seems well and i tested the battery on a different fone and everything is green just cant figure it out. also just found out that my jogwheel is broken

That could explain why the co-worker sold it to you for 80 bucks.. .. you might be able to find parts on Ebay .. see if anyone is selling one with a busted screen or something..

thats exactly ehy i got for 80 i knew what it was just hoping for an easy fix i do repairs tho so no biggie just gotta find the parts thanks ill start looking once my ass friend gets off myspace!!!

It can't be a "loose connection" unless the solder from the battery connectors came loose because he battery connectors are connected right to the board.

thats one thing i noticed also the prong look like they have been squished down almost flat instaed of < they are more - but not that bad and there is quite a bit of playu from the battery compared to my good 8525 oh well maybe i can come up on a third and swap out parts. thanks for the help guys any other suggestion i have already kinda fixed the prongs. and now the phone wont even turn on this suck but i know this can be fixed

hey does any1 have a broken hermes they wouldent mind getting rid of i need parts or if ppl wanna be nice to me and my thin wallet and donate their old broken hermes to me i would really appreciate it

Gyngabread Man said:
hey does any1 have a broken hermes they wouldent mind getting rid of i need parts or if ppl wanna be nice to me and my thin wallet and donate their old broken hermes to me i would really appreciate it
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I dealt with a similar case a while back. Going off randomly. In his case it turned out it was the battery connections. They had lost some of their spring tension and he was unwilling to try bending them out a little for fear of causing more damage. In the end we decided that he would try placing a strip of card between the battery and the casing on the side opposite to the battery connections. ie. to press the battery more firmly against the connectors. How thick it would need to be would depend on how squashed the connectors are.
It worked for him and he decided just to leave it in place.
Mike

@Gyngabread Man
If you cant fix it let me know. I need the vibrate motor. And no im not kidding

Crushed my Uni's LCD, now I need to decide what to do

Hi all,
a few hours ago, I somehow - don't know how - managed to destroy my beloved Universal's LCD screen. Now there are two huge deadpixel areas with colored lining and the rest of the display doesn't work correctly either. I am pretty sure there's no way of repairing it.
The thing is, that I have another Uni at home, that has a broken USB port. I took it to a service company and they said that the MB is fractured and they would have to replace it, which would cost over USD 700. Yet I think that they might have lied and that the phone could be repaired just by replacing the USB port. I can't say for sure though, as I don't have the skill needed to open the device and check it..well I could actually do without the skill as the disassembly manual is pretty easy to understand and follor I'd say, but I don't have the correct screwdriver Anyway, that is my situation. Now I have two options and I would really appreciate it, if you shared your opinions on what's better:
1) I could take the working LCD screen for the Uni with broken USB, and let some service company replace the other uni's broken LCD with it. Or, I could do it myself, if it wasn't really difficult.
The advantage is, that it would probably not take as long as the other option, so I could use the device again sooner
The disadvantage is, that the Uni that is now in a state where it MIGHT be reapired (again, maybe the service guys were right and the whole MB is beyond repair), would be completely useless.
2) I could buy a new LCD on ebay (about USD 160 incl. shipping). Then I could try to repair the USB port and sell the then-working Uni for some USD 400, maybe more, maybe less.
The advantage of this option is, that I could make some money.
On the other hand, it would take much longer before I could use my Uni again and, in case it's the MB that is broken, I wouldn't be able to sell the other device and could easily end up spending some 160 USD for a display that I could have for free.
Well, sorry for such a long post, I see that I could have been a bit briefer, but if you made it all the way through to here, I'd like to ask you for your opinion. I am currently thinking that the first option would be better, but I'm nowhere close to a decision. Thanks a lot.
longlife

Longlife said:
Hi all,
a few hours ago, I somehow - don't know how - managed to destroy my beloved Universal's LCD screen. Now there are two huge deadpixel areas with colored lining and the rest of the display doesn't work correctly either. I am pretty sure there's no way of repairing it.
The thing is, that I have another Uni at home, that has a broken USB port. I took it to a service company and they said that the MB is fractured and they would have to replace it, which would cost over USD 700. Yet I think that they might have lied and that the phone could be repaired just by replacing the USB port. I can't say for sure though, as I don't have the skill needed to open the device and check it..well I could actually do without the skill as the disassembly manual is pretty easy to understand and follor I'd say, but I don't have the correct screwdriver Anyway, that is my situation. Now I have two options and I would really appreciate it, if you shared your opinions on what's better:
1) I could take the working LCD screen for the Uni with broken USB, and let some service company replace the other uni's broken LCD with it. Or, I could do it myself, if it wasn't really difficult.
The advantage is, that it would probably not take as long as the other option, so I could use the device again sooner
The disadvantage is, that the Uni that is now in a state where it MIGHT be reapired (again, maybe the service guys were right and the whole MB is beyond repair), would be completely useless.
2) I could buy a new LCD on ebay (about USD 160 incl. shipping). Then I could try to repair the USB port and sell the then-working Uni for some USD 400, maybe more, maybe less.
The advantage of this option is, that I could make some money.
On the other hand, it would take much longer before I could use my Uni again and, in case it's the MB that is broken, I wouldn't be able to sell the other device and could easily end up spending some 160 USD for a display that I could have for free.
Well, sorry for such a long post, I see that I could have been a bit briefer, but if you made it all the way through to here, I'd like to ask you for your opinion. I am currently thinking that the first option would be better, but I'm nowhere close to a decision. Thanks a lot.
longlife
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well, if i were you id do the following:
buy a battery charger to be able to charge your uni with the broken usb and then sync it to your pc by using bluetooth instead....
one uni up and running...
for the other uni that has damaged lcd... i suggest you bring it to the service center and let them look at it (to be on the safe side)... if you know what you are doing, of course doing it yourself will be faster.....
now while your uni is in the service center.... you can use the other uni that has the battery charger instead...
dont know if you like my idea though... hope they helped...

rnzk8 said:
well, if i were you id do the following:
buy a battery charger to be able to charge your uni with the broken usb and then sync it to your pc by using bluetooth instead....
one uni up and running...
for the other uni that has damaged lcd... i suggest you bring it to the service center and let them look at it (to be on the safe side)... if you know what you are doing, of course doing it yourself will be faster.....
now while your uni is in the service center.... you can use the other uni that has the battery charger instead...
dont know if you like my idea though... hope they helped...
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Thanks for a fast reply Your idea is really good, but the problem is that I don't have BT in my PC and I don't have the battery charger either. Even though I could buy both of them, my Uni would be probably back from the service center before it arrived And the fact is that I will probably be able to do without the Uni for a while (I have a Nokia 1600 as a backup phone so I will be able to keep in touch with ppl and even though I will miss all the stuff Uni offers, I should survive )
However, your idea has led me to a thought that I might be able to sell the device together with the charger and BT module, I don't know if anyone would like to buy it though. And even if someone did, maybe the money he would give me for it wouldn't even cover the cost of the LCD I'd have to buy.
Anyway, thanks a lot for sharing your idea! If nothing else, I now realised that I can use the dead-LCD Uni to charge both Unis' batteries and use the dead-USB Uni while the other one is in repair =)

I picked up a Uni in a market in london for 20 quid ( i Know ), the screen was broken, hence the price.
I basically bought it because in was in very good condition, i was going to take the innards from my uni and put them in the broken unis case.
I got back to the car and plugged the broken uni in and it worked, apart from the cracked bit on the screen.
I took it home and swopped the screens over, it took about an hour, now i have taken my uni apart before this, to have a look and to see if i could replace the touch screen, wasn`t working correctly, but i am in no way an expert at it.
I have included the dis-assembly instructions with this post, i would highly recomend you have a go yourself.

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i have the same problems before.if ur usb port is broken,u can repair it for cheap so that it charge ur battery again,but sync via usb will be forever disabled.and bluetooth wont help.as for the screen,u can swap the dead usb screen with the dead screen one.and then u'll end up with 1 perfect working uni (and swap the housing too,so that the working one will have the slightest scratch) and 1 junk uni with broken usb and broken lcd.as ppl in the used pda store can tell that ur usb is broken without reparing the lcd,just tell them u have broken lcd and want to swap with their other used phone.i swap it with another uni for usd 100.

Just curious, if you haven't sold or sent this unit anywhere yet, does the motherboard on the one with the broken screen still work 100%? If so I'll buy the motherboard off of yah . At least that way you can cut your losses and at least keep some money, I'll buy anything else that works 100% too. I'll leave you a PM.

Thanks a lot for the instructions! I think I will check with the service center first though, and let them offer me a price for the repair and then, if the price is too high, I'll try to switch the LCDs myself. Well I'd actually like to switch the whole upper part of the device (LCD, D-pad, webcam, etc.), because I guess it will be easier and apart from that, the older one (the one with working LCD) is in a better cosmetic condition
davieshyland said:
I picked up a Uni in a market in london for 20 quid ( i Know ), the screen was broken, hence the price.
I basically bought it because in was in very good condition, i was going to take the innards from my uni and put them in the broken unis case.
I got back to the car and plugged the broken uni in and it worked, apart from the cracked bit on the screen.
I took it home and swopped the screens over, it took about an hour, now i have taken my uni apart before this, to have a look and to see if i could replace the touch screen, wasn`t working correctly, but i am in no way an expert at it.
I have included the dis-assembly instructions with this post, i would highly recomend you have a go yourself.
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hebigakure said:
i have the same problems before.if ur usb port is broken,u can repair it for cheap so that it charge ur battery again,but sync via usb will be forever disabled.and bluetooth wont help.as for the screen,u can swap the dead usb screen with the dead screen one.and then u'll end up with 1 perfect working uni (and swap the housing too,so that the working one will have the slightest scratch) and 1 junk uni with broken usb and broken lcd.as ppl in the used pda store can tell that ur usb is broken without reparing the lcd,just tell them u have broken lcd and want to swap with their other used phone.i swap it with another uni for usd 100.
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So you gave the used-PDA store a Uni with broken USB and LCD plus USD 100 and they gave you another, fully working, Uni?
I'm not sure if I understood you well..but if I did, what you had said sounds pretty awesome

Help...for dummies at home usb port repair

My wiz (which I love) has developed a loose usb port. It is out of warranty (of course!), and it is not the first MDA to have this issue (I returned 3 over that past almost 2 years for the usb coming loose). It has not fallen out yet, but charging is a chore, as I need to have my plug in the usb in a special way to get it to connect and charge.
Long story short...
Is there a physical fix I can do on my wiz? Since it is not under warranty, I am not too concerned about taking my MDA apart...so...
Can someone who has had this issue tell me in a step by step manner, how to take the MDA apart and "tighten" the MDA port???
I am hoping to hold out long enough to get the Kaiser...if Tmo ever releases it.
Thank you in advance.
**I have search this forum and even googled...people list sites for $60-100,or say to take the MDA apart and solder it back...I'm broke and wanna go with the second option, but haven't found a step by step about how to actually take the wiz apart and re-solder the usb port**

I'm gonna be unhelpful so if you want to get mad at me, do it now.
I ask what I'm sure others are asking themselves: WHAT have you been doing to your MDAs where the usb port has been getting loose?! Three times?!
I ask not to be embarassing but to help other users from prevent damage to their devices.

Azazello said:
I'm gonna be unhelpful so if you want to get mad at me, do it now.
I ask what I'm sure others are asking themselves: WHAT have you been doing to your MDAs where the usb port has been getting loose?! Three times?!
I ask not to be embarassing but to help other users from prevent damage to their devices.
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Yes, I am quite pissed at you now...
The first one was a replacement for a crappy refurb they'd sent me, and I sent it back immediately as the port came to me loose. The second one came loose, I believe, just by charging it, syncing it, etc (I went through a phase where I changed OS's every 5 minutes...I am an addict, I admit it). The third one came loose (I suspect) when I was charging it in my car and had to hit the brakes hard, and it went flying to the floorboards. This one I have no clue. It worked fine until 2 days ago. I went to charge it last night and noticed it being VERY tempermental, and a bit loose. I would like to fix it before it gets to the point of being complete crap.
All the rumors say that Tmo USA will be releasing the Kaiser soon, and I really want that phone, and would rather not pay the $100 or so bucks swapping out my MDA through insurance, just to have the Kaiser released 4 days later (Murphy's Law affects me a lot).
So.... Help please!!!!

Ok...so I got my hands on the MDA repair manual...and after some head-scratching my husband and I managed to take the wizard apart. Luckily, only the 4 tiny bracket holding the usb port in broke loose, so it was a matter of soldering them back on. My MDA is back to working again. Yay (and whew!)

akashastrega said:
Ok...so I got my hands on the MDA repair manual...and after some head-scratching my husband and I managed to take the wizard apart. Luckily, only the 4 tiny bracket holding the usb port in broke loose, so it was a matter of soldering them back on. My MDA is back to working again. Yay (and whew!)
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I had this same problem... Slamming on the brakes when your MDA is connected to the car charger is never a good idea...
Trust me when I say this though. I wrecked my Integra GSR swerving to avoid hitting a deer. The impact of the car hitting the curb severed all the contacts on the USB port and now the USB port has fallen out of the phone completely...
So all I need to do is solder those 4 connectors and make sure the port is positioned correctly over those 5 tiny connectors and I should be fine? My soldering skills are somewhat sub-par so I don't want to risk it unless I know exactly what needs to be done before I do it. I'm sure you can understand that though.
PS>> I too am only hoping that I can keep my MDA working long enough to get a Kaiser. I have been saving but am not quite there yet...

dharvey4651 said:
I had this same problem... Slamming on the brakes when your MDA is connected to the car charger is never a good idea...
Trust me when I say this though. I wrecked my Integra GSR swerving to avoid hitting a deer. The impact of the car hitting the curb severed all the contacts on the USB port and now the USB port has fallen out of the phone completely...
So all I need to do is solder those 4 connectors and make sure the port is positioned correctly over those 5 tiny connectors and I should be fine? My soldering skills are somewhat sub-par so I don't want to risk it unless I know exactly what needs to be done before I do it. I'm sure you can understand that though.
PS>> I too am only hoping that I can keep my MDA working long enough to get a Kaiser. I have been saving but am not quite there yet...
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Well none of my connectors broke...luckily...so on that matter I'm not sure...however, I had my hubby dismantle my MDA (which I won't lie, was a real b*tch...you think you're breaking it) just to when the port was exposed...he then readjusted the 4 connectors then using silver solder and a gun, made 4 pinpoint attachments. Be very careful...he let the gun get too close and slightly melted the plastic down by the battery release tab...no real damage, but if you aren't careful...
Hopefully someone can better answer you about the procedure...as I said, mine had only come loose and didn't actually break yet.
Good luck on the Kaiser...I'm saving too!!!

akashastrega said:
Well none of my connectors broke...luckily...so on that matter I'm not sure...however, I had my hubby dismantle my MDA (which I won't lie, was a real b*tch...you think you're breaking it) just to when the port was exposed...he then readjusted the 4 connectors then using silver solder and a gun, made 4 pinpoint attachments. Be very careful...he let the gun get too close and slightly melted the plastic down by the battery release tab...no real damage, but if you aren't careful...
Hopefully someone can better answer you about the procedure...as I said, mine had only come loose and didn't actually break yet.
Good luck on the Kaiser...I'm saving too!!!
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Thanks. I'm going to take the chance and attempt soldering it back in place and just leave the 5 pin connectors touching where they're supposed to be soldered to. It's already broken and won't even hold a charge right now so really I have nothing to lose. Worst comes to worst, it won't work after I'm done but then again, it doesn't work now.
Wish me luck!!

MDA - HTC Wizard - 8125 Broken USB Port Fix Guide or Repair Manual needed
akashastrega said:
Ok...so I got my hands on the MDA repair manual...and after some head-scratching my husband and I managed to take the wizard apart. Luckily, only the 4 tiny bracket holding the usb port in broke loose, so it was a matter of soldering them back on. My MDA is back to working again. Yay (and whew!)
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Seems this is a definite design / manufacturing flaw considering ALL of these USB ports seem to break within an unrealistic time frame.
Help please, still looking for MDA /Wizard repair manual. Know where I can find it?? 10Q

Here you are:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=259242&page=6#post1083526
Some guys charge this file for US$7.99....- -"

let me know how your repair attempt goes. I'm in the exact same situation. Mine isn't completely broken, but it takes LOTS of fiddling to get it to charge, and I can't get an activesync connection at all. Because it still charges, though, I'm guessing that its not completely broken off which will make my repair job slightly easier....

My USB Repair experience
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2012482#post2012482

HTC G1 Screen cracked (digitizer) - G1 Parts order

Hi,
I'm new to this forum so i'd like to say hello to everybody first
I have a g1 with the screen cracked. When I say the screen is cracked I mean that upper glass area; The lcd does not seem to be cracked in any way so there is no bleeding at all. Touch still works very well even in the cracked area.
I seem to have come across only 1 ebay auction that was selling a digitizer and everywere is absurdly expensive to buy. Any ideas where i can find one ? At 189$ i'm half way to buying a new phone tbh.
Also I saw in this forum that some people had the same problem and people told them that they would need to replace both lcd AND digitizer, however i clearly saw in the htc dream service manual that they are two separate parts with separate part numbers. Is there some particular reason for this ?
Just to clarify, can any tell me the order in which components are placed in the htc g1 ? Im assuming they are as follows:
Touch Screen Digitizer
LCD Screen
cover and hinge
in that order..Am I right in my assumption ?
Thanks,
Mewt

Bump. I would like to know as well.

Check it out:
This listing just got put up on eBay today. This guy has 50 digitizers for sale:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=230336383436

If you are sure the LCD is intact, you should just buy the Digitizer. The LCD can easily be seen by opening up the phone.
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-T-MOBILE-GO...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

I can confirm you can replace the digitizer WITHOUT replacing the lcd.
I just did it. A car ran over my G1 a while ago and I've been lurking on ebay ever since waiting for digitizers to be listed. With a new digitizer, a Torx screwdriver and about an hour I have just replaced the broken one and the new one works perfectly.
Of course that also means I now have a spare G1 since I bought another one in case I couldn't get a replacement.

I will be doing the same shortly.
Actually this is the best price I have found on a digitizer
http://www.perfectesell.com/gog1glscdico.html
Any tips on replacing the part? Does the phone have to come completely apart?

I can't buy from that buyer as he doesn't ship to Malta but thanks, now I know what I need to look for and will be doing so. Hope I can get my g1 working well again...I just hate trying to read messages with cracks in them
Thanks all for your replies

Its quite fiddly but as long as you have the manual you should be okay.
There's a few things tho. Page 23 doesn't really show you how to disconnect the camera very well. On the underside of the main board there is a connector like the one for the screen. It is released by flipping the paddle lever think 90 degrees down. Otherwise the camera connector gets pulled out when you remove the mainboard.
It should go without saying you don't need to disassemble the bottom "chin" part when you remove it. Oh and page 24 has an error, those aren't the 2 screws you need to remove, its 2 long ones, one is in the top right of that picture on page 24 the other is to the right of the one circled.

Mr_dev said:
Its quite fiddly but as long as you have the manual you should be okay.
There's a few things tho. Page 23 doesn't really show you how to disconnect the camera very well. On the underside of the main board there is a connector like the one for the screen. It is released by flipping the paddle lever think 90 degrees down. Otherwise the camera connector gets pulled out when you remove the mainboard.
It should go without saying you don't need to disassemble the bottom "chin" part when you remove it. Oh and page 24 has an error, those aren't the 2 screws you need to remove, its 2 long ones, one is in the top right of that picture on page 24 the other is to the right of the one circled.
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hey would you say the average person would be able to change the digitizer or do you have to be a handy man.. taking anybodys replys ONLY if you''ve done it

Well I guess I am the average person but then I've taken many a pc and laptop apart and put it back together again so maybe not...
There's nothing that requires great skill in it. As long as you're gentle, patient and careful (taking apart a G1 is like making love to a beautiful woman...). Keep track of what screws came from where and don't try and force anything.
Remember you need some torx head screwdrivers. but you can get these on ebay for very little.
I have to admit I feel a bit smug when I see forum posts from people who advise you sent it back to T-Mo and pay a $100+ excess for them to do it. As if!

Ah, my screen is just gently scratched, but it's annoying sometimes. I might look at into this if it gets any worse.
Just looking at the back of the screen when the G1 is open, it looks like I'd have to take the whole phone apart...are there guides I can look at?

Here is some sites that helped me out.
This is an easy to ready explanation to what you are looking at.
http://www.phonewreck.com/wiki/index.php?title=T-Mobile_G1
This is where I found the service manual a while back
http://www.intomobile.com/2008/12/18/dissect-your-t-mobile-g1-with-the-htc-dream-service-manual.html
This was where you can find the digitizer. (I dunno which one it is... but I think its the clearpad) only thing I could not find a match on part numbers anywhere
http://www.synaptics.com/solutions/products
And this is the address and Houston local number for HTC America. (i didnt check the number so i'm 72.34763% sure its right(just do a little social engineering to get to where you need to be.) )
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&i...-95.551229&spn=0.009187,0.015986&z=16&iwloc=A

same boat here. cracked digitizer. seems like the g1 is the only phone, for which you can't buy one.

Mr_dev said:
Well I guess I am the average person but then I've taken many a pc and laptop apart and put it back together again so maybe not...
There's nothing that requires great skill in it. As long as you're gentle, patient and careful (taking apart a G1 is like making love to a beautiful woman...). Keep track of what screws came from where and don't try and force anything.
Remember you need some torx head screwdrivers. but you can get these on ebay for very little.
I have to admit I feel a bit smug when I see forum posts from people who advise you sent it back to T-Mo and pay a $100+ excess for them to do it. As if!
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hey i have a question i replace my digitizer but now the bottom part of the touch screen... closest to the menu button doesnt work. what do you think can be wrong

Pull it apart again using the service guide section 2.2.3 and make sure all connections have complete contact. If something is not sitting right the circuit may not be ringing out correctly. Once you have gone through all the steps 2.3.2(lcm assembly) and everything looks connected properly, assemble, reboot and test. If it is not fixed you may have a bad digitizer I'm hoping for the fact that most of your screen is working its just a connection problem.

Mr_dev said:
Its quite fiddly but as long as you have the manual you should be okay.
There's a few things tho. Page 23 doesn't really show you how to disconnect the camera very well. On the underside of the main board there is a connector like the one for the screen. It is released by flipping the paddle lever think 90 degrees down. Otherwise the camera connector gets pulled out when you remove the mainboard.
It should go without saying you don't need to disassemble the bottom "chin" part when you remove it. Oh and page 24 has an error, those aren't the 2 screws you need to remove, its 2 long ones, one is in the top right of that picture on page 24 the other is to the right of the one circled.
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When you reassembled what did you do about the tape and gaskets? Were you able to buy new or did you use something else? Thanks!
Matt

s02mike said:
Here is some sites that helped me out.
This is an easy to ready explanation to what you are looking at.
http://www.phonewreck.com/wiki/index.php?title=T-Mobile_G1
This is where I found the service manual a while back
http://www.intomobile.com/2008/12/18/dissect-your-t-mobile-g1-with-the-htc-dream-service-manual.html
This was where you can find the digitizer. (I dunno which one it is... but I think its the clearpad) only thing I could not find a match on part numbers anywhere
http://www.synaptics.com/solutions/products
And this is the address and Houston local number for HTC America. (i didnt check the number so i'm 72.34763% sure its right(just do a little social engineering to get to where you need to be.) )
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&i...-95.551229&spn=0.009187,0.015986&z=16&iwloc=A
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i'm willing to try replacing it myself as well and i was wondering how much your purchased your new digitizer for. would the one suggested earlier at this link: http://www.perfectesell.com/gog1glscdico.html be good? it seems a lot cheaper than other ones and i dont want to buy a faulty and cheap one that may not work as well or break. any other tips would be GREATLY appreciated. TIA!

Here's the correct page on the Perfectesell site:
http://www.perfectesell.com/htcgog1glscd.html
Same price ($65) as the ebay auction that ended.
I dunno what that $12.95 thing was... price doesn't seem right for glass, touch sensing wizardry

mattcairns said:
When you reassembled what did you do about the tape and gaskets? Were you able to buy new or did you use something else? Thanks!
Matt
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Some of the gaskets i didnt fully remove so i just place em down... and some of the tape i didnt reuse.
bloob9 said:
i'm willing to try replacing it myself as well and i was wondering how much your purchased your new digitizer for. would the one suggested earlier at this link: http://www.perfectesell.com/gog1glscdico.html be good? it seems a lot cheaper than other ones and i dont want to buy a faulty and cheap one that may not work as well or break. any other tips would be GREATLY appreciated. TIA!
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I bought my digitizer on ebay for about 25 dollars i think. then i bought the screwdrive kit for 7 dollars also

s02mike said:
Pull it apart again using the service guide section 2.2.3 and make sure all connections have complete contact. If something is not sitting right the circuit may not be ringing out correctly. Once you have gone through all the steps 2.3.2(lcm assembly) and everything looks connected properly, assemble, reboot and test. If it is not fixed you may have a bad digitizer I'm hoping for the fact that most of your screen is working its just a connection problem.
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thanx i took it apart again and that fixed it... i have 2 more problems 1 major 1 not. i dont know but i normally got 3g service in my house and now i dont what could b the problem.
second is that the screen doesnt swivel smoothy as before