I now have to fiddle with the connector to charge and/or sync when plugged in
I suppose after nearly 18 mths of using in car at home on the move and jabbing in various Micro USB connectors it was inevitable that there would be issues
Can anyone advise if repair is a viable option & if so where .......... UK Midlands based
Many Thanks
Via the HTC site or look in the Sunday papers, its a new motherboard, so its about £200 via HTC
Or.....................do it your self instructions are on this forum somewhere and the spares on ebay
Sorry, after looking there is no motherbaord currently on ebay
a bit of switch cleaner, maybe a (very)dry soft toothbrush, give the port a spring clean. Grime can build up in the bottom, stopping it pushing as far in. even a 1/2mm in a corner can be enough to stop the connector being snug.
New motherboard is the easy way yes.
Just buy a broken HD2 and swap the motherboards.
Resoldering is almost impossible, so tiny,
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This was the state of my Universal's USB socket. Note the four holding shoulders have come away from the board.
The middle three tracks off the board have come away from the board with the socket too - worse case scenario I'd have guessed.
Here you can see the repaired unit with the four shoulders relocated and all 5 pins reconnected.
As you can see, the 'tiniest' of wires have been placed there to make the contacts as I'd ripped the tracks off as mentioned.
I'd have put this down as a non-repairable. To be fair, I couldn't even see the connections without taking a photo and zooming in on the PC.
My friend did this for me today - he's a PCB specialist by trade.
Anyone needing a repair in the UK, feel free to drop me a PM and I'll see if he can do the same for you.
Cost would be around £20-£25 returned.
I thought mine was a goner - so relieved to get the unit back working!
Very good work.
I had the same problem with my universal after an accident with my car loarder cable.
But I had luck and got a replacement universal from t-mobile.
I have the same problem with my Polaris and I thought about repairing it and refurbish it to give it to someone to use it. The battery still holds. What I want to ask... where did you get the socket from? How much did it cost? You got only the socket... right?
In the process of replacing my lcm, I managed to tear the button flex cable that connects to the mainboard.
I am currently looking for a the button flex replacement. What is the best way of tracking something like this down without going to HTC?
If there is no current seller/merchant available...Um...Is anyone selling an HTC HD2 for parts!?!?!?
Pics included...You can see the button strip, and the little 45 degree angle break on the flex..SUCKS!
I saw the break... Man, that's bad luck...
I hope you find a new button strip. The only other solution would be to solder fine wires from the point I highlighted on the photo. But that is very very very difficult... If you decide to do so until you find a new button strip I would recommend you to let an expert solder it, for example a television-technician. That shouldn't cost you more than a bier for the technician!
Wish you luck!
This just in, I have since purchased a broken hd2 and replaced the button strip. It has a light adhesive and is mounted on two small plastic posts on either end. To loosen the adhesive, just apply gentle heat (blow dryer) and GENTLY peel off. You might come across a stubborn part and want to give it a harsh tug, but you need to methodically peel it up using some sort of flat piece to get from underneath it.
Another torn flex Anyone has spare one or knows where can I get it?
I'm sorry but can't help. I get parts for iPAQs from iPAQ Repairs in the UK. I'm surprised there isn't something similar for HTC parts.
I'm interested in what an 'lcm' is. I've seen it mentioned but with no description.
i need one of these too. i hate htc's policy in not selling parts directly.
This button board should only be like upto $40 usd.
im needing a main board charger soxet broke if price is right ill sell
I have the same problem ....you solved?
where did you buy?
Hi
I got a keypad PCB on eBay... But it was very expensive
Found it http://cgi.ebay.com/Flex-Cable-Keyboard-PCB-HTC-HD2-T8585-HD-II-2-Leo-/320562469094
please how we can solder this wires
please how we can solder this wires
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please how we can solder this wires
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You should be a good electronic technician or know a good one. Otherwise I advice you not to try. I am a ordinary technician and I can say that in my case it was very very difficult and even if I tried hard, I wasn't able fix all connections. Only two of my buttons work right now.
How to Replace Button Strip?
Anyone know of a link showing how to replace this strip? Either I can't find key words for a search or there aren't any good videos out there. - thanks
Good to hear I'm not the only one to snap it so easily. Ordered a replacement from e-bay.
Sorry to dig up an old post but, I need that little wire that connects the wifi/bluetooth module to the main board. I replaced the digitizer in my phone and I somehow jacked up one of the ends on the cable. Anyone out there have parts?
I can't charge my beloved hd2 anymore. Apparently the USB connector broke off Opened it up and as soon as I unscrewed the main board the USB connector just fell out. Is it even possible to fix this??
Yes should be repairable, either exiting USB socket can be resoldered or a new one can be obtained & soldered to board.
If you can't do the soldering a local repair shop can do it & cost should be low as you doing time consuming work of strip & assembly.
Not a big fan of the micro USB, the mini was far better in terms of reliability & connection capability (extra pins could feed audio & video)
Epoxy resin or PU40 could be applied around USB socket after successful repair to help support it during use (not too much or may hinder future repair) ... factory implementation of this sockets attachment is cheap to be polite.
Thanks for the prompt reply mister b I was just concerned coz I thought it was just one pin that came loose that would be quick to resolder, with maybe a little residual left over on the board for me to work with, but when I saw there was nothing left on the board at some pin connection points I got really worried. Thought I'd have to replace the whole board to get it fixed lol. Don't know much about these things so I'll probably be getting it to a repair shop. Thanks again
Yeh give it to a trusted shop as board is a bit chewed up & if they are successful try & support usb socket via adhesive as the board fixing repair may not be as strong as original & original was not that good
HI all, I bought my HD2 just over a month ago on Ebay.. love the phone but just 2 days ago the screen started to become unresponsive.. I got angry pretty quick as I just spent $150 on this phone last month, I found a temporary fix which was just press the red end call button very hard to get my screen working again, it works but sometimes I have to do this 2-3 times a day and it just reminds me that this is only temporary and I should do something about it. My phone is out of warranty so and I found the flex ribbon cable very cheap on Ebay. However, I've NEVER repaired a phone befor. I can not for the life of me find a tutorial on how to fix the flex cable ribbon at all. I searched XDA but also could not find a tutorial on how to replace the flex cable ribbon, I believe I read that it wasn't that hard so I'm not too intimidated. I will also purchase the tools needed to do this on Ebay.
But does anyone know of a tutorial on how to replace the flex cable ribbon? Keep in mind I've never repaired a phone befor or anything really. I don't think it will be that hard if I have some pictures or a video though. If you could PLEASE help me I will be internally grateful as my only other option is to buy a new phone and I'm in a terrible position to do so at the moment. Thank you
Your problem is digitizer & cable to LCD.
Digitizer is not that expensive & comes with cable as not separable.
For someone with no experience the HD2 can be hard to repair.
First you need to know what version LCD DIGI you have as have a clip socket version or solder version.
Loads of info & tutorials on XDA & many sad tales of more problems caused during the repair.
You may be better selling as is for repair but if decide to try yourself read up & ask first rather than after & take extreme care ...
Hello everyone,
Since a few days my phone doesn't charge unless I hold the cable up and in the left or right corner of the port.
If I just stick it in, it doesn't connect/charge at all. And sometimes it says it's charging, but it isn't at all (or it's losing more power than it's receiving because it doesn't have good contact with the port).
Is there any fix to this or does anyone else have this problem?
It is NOT a problem with my micro-USB cable, I tried many, they all act the same.
Bad news
You have to replace your USB port, there's no doubt about, unfortunately!:crying:
Edit: there's a little chance to solve this by cleaning up your USB port...
i had this and it turned out to be dirt ground into the bottom of the USB port. A thin piece of wire from a tie wrap sorted it.
(of course, usually it IS a faulty USB port)
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i had this and it turned out to be dirt ground into the bottom of the USB port. A thin piece of wire from a tie wrap sorted it.
(of course, usually it IS a faulty USB port)
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I suppose this is a stand for what I said:highfive:?!
hehe,. yea, , only to begin with i was countering your 'theres no doubt' remark, , but then realised i hadn't read your whole post.
Well guys, I tried cleaning. A layer of dust came of so I got excited, but it didn't work.
There also is way too much play with the cable when it's in, so yeah.
How much is that port change going to cost me?
from what I've read its not so much the price as the difficulty, , there are loads of stories of repair shops screwing it up. If you're a dab hand with a soldering iron, give it a go, or if you go to a repair shop, get down in writing what they are gonna do if they screw it up.
Yet again a good advice!
I wouldn't suggest to do it your self unless you're a soldering master: as samuel suggested there are (so called) profesionals failing to do this, just because it's tricky enough to get the job done the right way.:fingers-crossed:
Sometimes it is possible to resolve by tightening up the connector in a fashion that promotes the contact of the female to male contacts.
Done one dismantled once as easy to work on connector, basically I pushed the shorter edge in just slightly & with CARE on the female socket in the area over the contact plate thus forcing the male plug to push tighter against the contacts, also tweaked the to plug retention lugs so plug clips tightly.
Worth trying as if lucky can be a cheap easy solution & has worked fine on one I did but as only done the 1 I have no idea if it going to work for majority of worn plugs :-S
Replacing board socket is tricky & not that cheap normally as a good tech knows it a not liked or easy repair ... good luck
Thanks for the great advice everyone, I really appreciate it.
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Sometimes it is possible to resolve by tightening up the connector in a fashion that promotes the contact of the female to male contacts.
Done one dismantled once as easy to work on connector, basically I pushed the shorter edge in just slightly & with CARE on the female socket in the area over the contact plate thus forcing the male plug to push tighter against the contacts, also tweaked the to plug retention lugs so plug clips tightly.
Worth trying as if lucky can be a cheap easy solution & has worked fine on one I did but as only done the 1 I have no idea if it going to work for majority of worn plugs :-S
Replacing board socket is tricky & not that cheap normally as a good tech knows it a not liked or easy repair ... good luck
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I'm going to try this first, if it doesn't work, I'll follow samsamuel's advice.
I love this community!
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Thanks for the great advice everyone, I really appreciate it.
I'm going to try this first, if it doesn't work, I'll follow samsamuel's advice.
I love this community!
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May take couple of adjustment to get it good & best do a little at a time.
Will only work if is contact issue between plugs, if issue is broken contact leg or poor connector leg solder joint to mainboard then no benefit.
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May take couple of adjustment to get it good & best do a little at a time.
Will only work if is contact issue between plugs, if issue is broken contact leg or poor connector leg solder joint to mainboard then no benefit.
Post back if get it working ...
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Sure thing! I have one question, though. How do I correctly open up the device without damaging it (too much)?
Torx screwdriver and a thin credit card, there break down videos on youtube.
As above really, do your homework on stripdown & take a lot of care, back cover is easy if done right, plectrum is useful plastic tool for prying things apart or get hold of decent plastic opening tools, credit card can be used but too thick really.