A500 coming apart - Acer Iconia A500

It seems like my tablet is coming apart on the bottom near the USB input. Anyone else having this issue? Doesn't seem to affect performance just an annouance.

Mine doesn't look like it's coming apart, but i can press my thumbnail into the groove and it will separate slightly. Doesn't seem to do that on the other side.

MrPunem said:
It seems like my tablet is coming apart on the bottom near the USB input. Anyone else having this issue? Doesn't seem to affect performance just an annouance.
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Dont post pictures that others aren't having issues with,
they will call you a troll.
are you in your exchange period?

tomorrow is day 14

I can't even make anything out in those pictures.

MrPunem said:
tomorrow is day 14
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Take it back, it's clearly defective and you shouldn't have to put up with that on such an expensive purchase.

FloatingFatMan said:
Take it back, it's clearly defective and you shouldn't have to put up with that on such an expensive purchase.
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Wise words, follow them.

gammaRascal said:
I can't even make anything out in those pictures.
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Looks like a small fish or a UFO or something. Blurry. Can not tell anything due lack of definition in the piccy.

I was going to suggest sea urchin but I didn't want to sound stupid. S:

gammaRascal said:
I was going to suggest sea urchin but I didn't want to sound stupid. S:
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Those things hurt. Sharp little critters.

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[CLOSED/G2] Teardown

Here we go
Well best of luck and I WILL be keeping up with this !!!
Subscribing lol
holy crap, already? Subscribed...
would love it if you could check to see if you see the nand chip (probably a square flat pc, soldered on one of the boards) and if it sez "SEM04G" or "SEM02G" on it
that would resolve the issue on internal memory
also if you can take a shot of what is serving as a spring on the Z hinge -
tks in advance and definitely subscribed
Wow, OK.
Why?
smasraum said:
Why?
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Lols are you really asking why ?
larryccf said:
also if you can take a shot of what is serving as a spring on the Z hinge -
tks in advance and definitely subscribed
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It's hard to take a picture of gravity
AZ2ENVY said:
Lols are you really asking why ?
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In the name of phonecology
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He is taking a huge step noone else will take to find the case of the missing 2GB+
of ROM
Ouch! I will definitely be keeping tabs on this.
May I ask why your taking it apart?
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WTF !?!? ^^^^ Does anyone read the replies ???
JCopernicus said:
It's hard to take a picture of gravity
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not necessarily - in fact I believe there has to be a spring employed - take your phone, hold it so either end is facing straight down (not one of the long edges down) -
then open the screen all the way, start to bring it back like you're closing it, and about 1/3rd of the way from full open, a spring brings it across the center point and nearly to the 1/3rd from fully closed position. No gravity in effect there -
probably isn't much of a spring, but it doesn't need much - a flat strip of plastic that the end of the hinge rubs against and bows out as the screen travels toward the center of it's open/close arc. at the center of that arc would be the max point of bow.
there's another way to do it, but with the limitation in depth, that's how i suspect their doing it - i could be wrong on the 'how' part, but there is a spring capturing energy from the screen as you open it - as the above demo proves
Well, if we can get proof that it's not a 4GB chip like T-Mobile's claiming, they won't be able to refuse returns/exchanges.
Arcadia310 said:
Ouch! I will definitely be keeping tabs on this.
May I ask why your taking it apart?
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Damn, this is interesting!
larryccf said:
not necessarily - in fact I believe there has to be a spring employed - take your phone, hold it so either end is facing straight down (not one of the long edges down) -
then open the screen all the way, start to bring it back like you're closing it, and about 1/3rd of the way from full open, a spring brings it across the center point and nearly to the 1/3rd from fully closed position. No gravity in effect there -
probably isn't much of a spring, but it doesn't need much - a flat strip of plastic that the end of the hinge rubs against and bows out as the screen travels toward the center of it's open/close arc. at the center of that arc would be the max point of bow.
there's another way to do it, but with the limitation in depth, that's how i suspect their doing it - i could be wrong on the 'how' part, but there is a spring capturing energy from the screen as you open it - as the above demo proves
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Pretty sure the design is based on pendulum swing.
Salute for this astonishing attempt
One hinge is easy the other is not. The one up with the copper strip (which must be pealed to reveal another screw) is a *****. The mobo is very thin. Will try again tomorrow after I have fun upgrading vCenter servers at work.
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Pretty sure the design is based on pendulum swing.
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try what i described -

Silver Speaker Mod

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=873276
It looks as though the Nexus S has the same painted speaker. Anyone tried this yet?
drew_grant said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=873276
It looks as thought the Nexus S has the same painted speaker. Anyone tried this yet?
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If it does I'll probably do it.
i'll prefer it black to combine with the rest of the phone flush look/theme
even my gel case is BLACK
Black looks much better.
kenvan19 said:
If it does I'll probably do it.
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If and when you do, please post some pictures. I don't think it'll look bad though its stealth-like looks would be diminished. Anyway, show us if you do!
drew_grant said:
If and when you do, please post some pictures. I don't think it'll look bad though its stealth-like looks would be diminished. Anyway, show us if you do!
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I'm still on the fence about doing it. Maybe I'll do it to my wife's to test

problem with camera

hi!
i have black things on the camera:
(press on the picture for big view)
long time ago i had same thing but huge!!! then the phone fall again and it disappeared but this came, and now im afraid to throw him again from high place, so im tring from low but it dosent disappeare....
any one know how to fix this?
It is signs of broken camera.. sooner or later your camera will become worst and...... HAHAHA... just kidding.. not sure what exactly that "black things"
thanks...
some1 know what this is???
DubelBoom said:
hi!
i have black things on the camera:
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long time ago i had same thing but huge!!! then the phone fall again and it disappeared but this came, and now im afraid to throw him again from high place, so im tring from low but it dosent disappeare....
any one know how to fix this?
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Sorry, can you clarify if you are throwing your phone on the ground in an effort to fix this? If so, stop. Seriously, don't do it.
Looks like dirt on the lens. Is it on every picture you take?
Mr_JMM said:
Sorry, can you clarify if you are throwing your phone on the ground in an effort to fix this? If so, stop. Seriously, don't do it.
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Sound advice.
Mr_JMM said:
Sorry, can you clarify if you are throwing your phone on the ground in an effort to fix this? If so, stop. Seriously, don't do it.
Looks like dirt on the lens. Is it on every picture you take?
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I have a sillicone case, so the device is ok. Don't worry for that
And yes, i have it on every picture i take.
DubelBoom said:
I have a sillicone case, so the device is ok. Don't worry for that
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That's not going to stop it suffering shock damage and the silicone case will NOT protect the phone to that much of an extent. *!&*%
mmmmm.....
DubelBoom said:
And yes, i have it on every picture i take.
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Did you clean the lense?
I'm guessing that dirt has probably got on to the inside made worse by your throwing the phone onto the ground (I hope that's a joke I really do....)
hey guys
my desire hd fall yesterday and my camera open in black screen nothing work
wat do you think ?
Mr_JMM said:
I'm guessing that dirt has probably got on to the inside
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I agree with this but to me it looks like maybe small pieces of broken plastic or glass between the lens.. the only way to remove this would be to open the phone and clean it out, I wouldn't recommend doing this yourself though.. maybe try to contact your local HTC repair centre and see if they would be able to do this for you.
@ronalgps: sounds like you have maybe dislodged the camera or broken the connection in some way from the fall.. as I said above try to contact your local HTC repair centre and see if they can fix this for you.
dceightfive said:
I agree with this but to me it looks like maybe small pieces of broken plastic or glass between the lens.. the only way to remove this would be to open the phone and clean it out, I wouldn't recommend doing this yourself though.. maybe try to contact your local HTC repair centre and see if they would be able to do this for you.
@ronalgps: sounds like you have maybe dislodged the camera or broken the connection in some way from the fall.. as I said above try to contact your local HTC repair centre and see if they can fix this for you.
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i live in Israel, we don't have HTC here XD
i will take it to a private store.
and i don't throw my phone, i leave it about 2-3 cm top the floor to a blanket..
thanks for all!
p.s
on one of the fallings, they disappear, but then, they came back
DubelBoom said:
on one of the fallings, they disappear, but then, they came back
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like I said.. sounds like something is in between the lens so depending on how much you move the phone maybe they move out of place for a while.

Haptic Feedback Mod?

So if you guys saw my review of the Samsung galaxy tab 10.1 you know that one of the features that I would like to see on the TF is haptic feedback. It's a very smart idea. I had it on my galaxy tab 7" too and I really miss it.
I took apart my TF in hopes of finding the proper mounting spot for the haptic feedback mechanism. I included a picture of the motor. So not knowing anything about circuits, the best I could do is provide pictures of all the logic boards in hope that someone can point me in the right direction. Obviously this will require some soldering but that's not a big issue for me (unless it's too small). Mounting the vibrator isn't the issue. The issue I an having is WHERE can I mount it so that it actually functions when I tap the screen or use the on-screen keyboard. Where can I tap into? Please look at the pictures and let me know if you have an ideas. I don't mind being the guinea pig.
https://picasaweb.google.com/Ayman06/AsusTransformer
If more picture are needed then let me know. Picture were taken with my thunderbolts 8mp camera so hopefully they are good enough.
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Nowhere. If it wasn't designed for it, I can pretty much guarantee you that there's not a connection that conveniently sits there waiting to attach it to.
Thanks for the teardown pics, though.
The GT10.1 has this?!
akarol said:
The GT10.1 has this?!
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Yes. GT10.1 has a vibrator.
m u s t - - r e s i s t . . . \"/
dorino1 said:
Yes. GT10.1 has a vibrator.
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UKseagull said:
m u s t r e s i s t . . .
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Resist you must not.
Honestly I do not know why you like this useless feature. It is a battery drainer and annoying.
Digiguest said:
Resist you must not.
Honestly I do not know why you like this useless feature. It is a battery drainer and annoying.
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The vibrator a useless feature?... Tell that to my girlfriend...
No wonder the gtab 10.1 was such a turn on
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I am pretty sure the Iconia has a vibrate function too.
No wonder the gtab 10.1 was such a turn on
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Get yer coat .... and shut the door on your way out!
Apologies to the OP, gone off track somewhat.
UKseagull said:
Get yer coat .... and shut the door on your way out!
Apologies to the OP, gone off track somewhat.
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Eh, the question was answered. The Transformer doesn't really have any room for a motor. Not how it's built -- After all, it's made to be thin and small.
I wonder if any of those USB vibrators would work with the ports on the keyboard dock?
You very nearly had me Googling for a USB vibrator .... nearly!
knoxploration said:
Nowhere. If it wasn't designed for it, I can pretty much guarantee you that there's not a connection that conveniently sits there waiting to attach it to.
Thanks for the teardown pics, though.
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The iPad didn't come with a camera yet it had the perfect spot for one. The Samsung vibrant didn't come with a camera but it was easy to snap one in. Just cuz a feature didn't make the final cut doesn't mean it wasnt initial designed to handle it- they probably removed it to safe money and bring the cost down.
The question isn't about room. There is plenty of room. Obviously if samung can fit a small motor inside then the galaxy tab (which is nearly half the size of the TF) then one in the TF is not an issue.
Anyway, ill consider this topic dead. Keep talking about women and vibrators
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ayman07 said:
Anyway, ill consider this topic dead. Keep talking about women and vibrators
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Nobody was talking about women.
you can checkout this DIY Haptic method I came up with back in my G-Tab days. Might work with the ASUS. Worked really well with my G-Tab.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908344
toddmp said:
you can checkout this DIY Haptic method I came up with back in my G-Tab days. Might work with the ASUS. Worked really well with my G-Tab.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908344
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So basically we're using low-frequency bass to simulate vibration. Great idea.
toddmp said:
you can checkout this DIY Haptic method I came up with back in my G-Tab days. Might work with the ASUS. Worked really well with my G-Tab.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908344
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interesting...will look into it later.
Digiguest said:
Resist you must not.
Honestly I do not know why you like this useless feature. It is a battery drainer and annoying.
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I guess you've never played a game with the vibration feature enabled? Huge difference... Think Nintendo controllers vs. Xbox 360 I wish the Transformer has a vibrator.
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Is your screen slightly raised near the power button?

Is anyone's screen slightly raised up a bit near the volume and power buttons? Like maybe a few mm or less? This is my 2nd replacement, which also has this issue. I'm not sure if I should RMA again if others will end up like this. Is it normal, I would like to hear from others who have the 6P? If it won't fall off over time, I think I can live with it lol
Mine is not
staticx57 said:
Mine is not[/QUO
So its 100% flush with the aluminum? Can you please upload a picture so I can compare?
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Not mine, everything is normal.
Dejan92 said:
Not mine, everything is normal.
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http://imgur.com/YoKvgaG
This is what mine appears like from the side
oxxshadow said:
http://imgur.com/YoKvgaG
This is what mine appears like from the side
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I still don't see it.
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oxxshadow said:
http://imgur.com/YoKvgaG
This is what mine appears like from the side
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Yes, i can see that at the top of the device glass is flush with metal rim, and on the side i raised 1mm, maybe less. But if you don't like it try to contact google and get new one again...
Dejan92 said:
Yes, i can see that at the top of the device glass is flush with metal rim, and on the side i raised 1mm, maybe less. But if you don't like it try to contact google and get new one again...
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Considering my first unit was like this, I doubt the next one will be much dramatically better. I can live with it, but I am worried that it might get worse over time.
Mine is not.

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