To make a long story short:
I must have somehow put too much pressure on the digitizer to create a "newton ring" which in turn would not allow me to use the touch feature of the digitizer. I sent it to HTC USA to repair it. They noticed the "newton ring" as well as the modified ROM
They would not warranty the "newton ring" and said they would not repair the Digitizer due to the fact that it had been "hacked". They would replace the Digitizer, LCD and internals for $389.00. I told them they were smoking crack.
After paying HTC $25.00 for doing nothing they sent the phone back and I went online to order a Digitizer. I paid $17.00 which included shipping and I got it within 7 days.
The HTC service manual does not have a guide on how to replace the digitizer or the LCD. They really don't want you messing with it.
It was scary and I thought I had ruined the phone when I pryed the front of the unit open. At first the sticker to the digitizer came off(black framing) and then you have to pry the digitizer(its pretty stiff) from the frame. I destroyed the thin cable that led to the backside of the LCD but the new one has one already attached so I wasn't worried about that part. The LCD with a metal base plate is attached to the back of it. You have to slowly pry off the LCD from the backside of the digitizer.
Anyways I have assembled it back and everything is working perfectly. It was doing Micro-Surgery at times.
Just wanted to share my story.
Congratulations!!
mrmomoman said:
To make a long story short:
I must have somehow put too much pressure on the digitizer to create a "newton ring" which in turn would not allow me to use the touch feature of the digitizer. I sent it to HTC USA to repair it. They noticed the "newton ring" as well as the modified ROM
They would not warranty the "newton ring" and said they would not repair the Digitizer due to the fact that it had been "hacked". They would replace the Digitizer, LCD and internals for $389.00. I told them they were smoking crack.
After paying HTC $25.00 for doing nothing they sent the phone back and I went online to order a Digitizer. I paid $17.00 which included shipping and I got it within 7 days.
The HTC service manual does not have a guide on how to replace the digitizer or the LCD. They really don't want you messing with it.
It was scary and I thought I had ruined the phone when I pryed the front of the unit open. At first the sticker to the digitizer came off(black framing) and then you have to pry the digitizer(its pretty stiff) from the frame. I destroyed the thin cable that led to the backside of the LCD but the new one has one already attached so I wasn't worried about that part. The LCD with a metal base plate is attached to the back of it. You have to slowly pry off the LCD from the backside of the digitizer.
Anyways I have assembled it back and everything is working perfectly. It was doing Micro-Surgery at times.
Just wanted to share my story.
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How did you attach the digitizer to the LCD? Aren't they glued together or something like that?
Because that's where my attempt went terribly wrong: Instead of getting the digitizer off my LCD, I broke my LCD... I bought a new complete screen unit because I didn't know how the LCD is attached to the digitizer!
The digitizer is semi-glued to the LCD panel which sits on the back along with the thin metal cover. The digitizer has a thin flat connector that connects to the back of the main board on the bottom. I slowly pryed off the LCD(grayish white in color) from the back of the Digitizer. It came off and I aligned it back up with the new digitizer and the glue residue left over from the LCD adhered to the rear of the new Digitizer. the tricky part is the thin connectors that attach to the mainboard. You have to get a pair of tweezers to pull it from the flat connector. When you get the digitizer you will see the new connector. Attaching that and the prying of the LCD was the hard part.
I read somewhere some guy said he broke the LCD but in truth it wasn't the LCD that he broke. He pryed apart the 3 layers of the Digitizer and thought he ruined the LCD. I thought the same thing orignally then I when the whole LCD/Digitizer was in my hand I was looking realized that the LCD was the grayish/white panel on the back. One can easily peel away the top 2 layers of the digitizer and would think that it could be the LCD they ruined.
I hope that makes sense. It was the first time I did this and I didn't see the video where someone removed the Screen. I only saw the Russian guy who didn't finish the job because he was stuck at the end. I just figured it out the hard way.
Also the T6 works but I think a t5 would be better. I only had a T6 and it did the job.
I am so glad I wore gloves or I would have had some major finger prints all over the unit
mrmomoman said:
The digitizer is semi-glued to the LCD panel which sits on the back along with the thin metal cover. The digitizer has a thin flat connector that connects to the back of the main board on the bottom. I slowly pryed off the LCD(grayish white in color) from the back of the Digitizer. It came off and I aligned it back up with the new digitizer and the glue residue left over from the LCD adhered to the rear of the new Digitizer. the tricky part is the thin connectors that attach to the mainboard. You have to get a pair of tweezers to pull it from the flat connector. When you get the digitizer you will see the new connector. Attaching that and the prying of the LCD was the hard part.
I read somewhere some guy said he broke the LCD but in truth it wasn't the LCD that he broke. He pryed apart the 3 layers of the Digitizer and thought he ruined the LCD. I thought the same thing orignally then I when the whole LCD/Digitizer was in my hand I was looking realized that the LCD was the grayish/white panel on the back. One can easily peel away the top 2 layers of the digitizer and would think that it could be the LCD they ruined.
I hope that makes sense. It was the first time I did this and I didn't see the video where someone removed the Screen. I only saw the Russian guy who didn't finish the job because he was stuck at the end. I just figured it out the hard way.
Also the T6 works but I think a t5 would be better. I only had a T6 and it did the job.
I am so glad I wore gloves or I would have had some major finger prints all over the unit
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Thank you for your explanation! But I'm still not going to attempt this on my own any time soon... We'll see... Maybe I'll change my mind if my digitizer is broken or scratched...
Respect man! You mentioned that you bought digitizer for $17. Is it possible to buy mainboard for Touch HD from that place? Can you please advise where I can get it. And how much it will be?
Got to love a bit of micro-electronics DIY!
This just shows that HTC are taking people for a ride - there are a lot of people who would have just paid the price they stated. As you've only replaced the digitizer, shows they were taking the mick with the LCD and otherwise, what are these "internals" that HTC said it needed I wonder...??
Just replaced the digitizer on my HD and it took about 1.5hrs. As long as you're very careful, it's not that hard at all.
Make sure you have the Service Manual though as it was a great help.
Have you got the link for the service manual?
Ive just had to order a Digitizer as my phone has decided it doesnt want to work anymore (6 months to go on contract too ffs).
Managed to get one from a UK seller with tools for £17 so im happy.
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Have you got the link for the service manual?
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It's in the wiki.
WelshWarior said:
Just replaced the digitizer on my HD and it took about 1.5hrs. As long as you're very careful, it's not that hard at all.
Make sure you have the Service Manual though as it was a great help.
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Hi:
How did you get the digitizer separated from the LCD?
I was thinking of putting two suction cups (1 on the back of the LCD, and the other on the front of the digitizer), heating everything up for a couple of minutes with a heat gun, and then pulling them apart holding the suction cups.
Does that make sense?
Thanks.
mrmomoman said:
To make a long story short:
I must have somehow put too much pressure on the digitizer to create a "newton ring" which in turn would not allow me to use the touch feature of the digitizer. I sent it to HTC USA to repair it. They noticed the "newton ring" as well as the modified ROM
They would not warranty the "newton ring" and said they would not repair the Digitizer due to the fact that it had been "hacked". They would replace the Digitizer, LCD and internals for $389.00. I told them they were smoking crack.
After paying HTC $25.00 for doing nothing they sent the phone back and I went online to order a Digitizer. I paid $17.00 which included shipping and I got it within 7 days.
The HTC service manual does not have a guide on how to replace the digitizer or the LCD. They really don't want you messing with it.
It was scary and I thought I had ruined the phone when I pryed the front of the unit open. At first the sticker to the digitizer came off(black framing) and then you have to pry the digitizer(its pretty stiff) from the frame. I destroyed the thin cable that led to the backside of the LCD but the new one has one already attached so I wasn't worried about that part. The LCD with a metal base plate is attached to the back of it. You have to slowly pry off the LCD from the backside of the digitizer.
Anyways I have assembled it back and everything is working perfectly. It was doing Micro-Surgery at times.
Just wanted to share my story.
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i just had mines fixed called them told them wat i did that i found an outer sreen and tryed to replace it myself and completely destroyed the lil black screen inside of the 4screens put together and that my device software was moded now i had 469 out going and another 469 incoming calls they only charged me 113 but wen we first talked about it they did say about 350 until they see the device and then they will call you before the repair it but the did wipe out my device and reinstalled the oem rom they also gave me a full new body and zero'ed out the incoming and out going calls which never changest unless they put in a new mother board which makes my phone brand new
sorry if ive missed it, but how do you get the lcd and digi out from the black outer casing frame to start with ??, from what i can see it comes out by somehow pushing from the inside to make it pop out ?? could someone please explain a little bit more on how to do this, ill try and make a vid of me getting it out as i have yet to find one that shows this, also my screen has that wierd pearl essance look to it?? does this mean its the digitiser.
Cheers
Mike
pickie said:
sorry if ive missed it, but how do you get the lcd and digi out from the black outer casing frame to start with ??, from what i can see it comes out by somehow pushing from the inside to make it pop out ?? could someone please explain a little bit more on how to do this, ill try and make a vid of me getting it out as i have yet to find one that shows this, also my screen has that wierd pearl essance look to it?? does this mean its the digitiser.
Cheers
Mike
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Mine had that pearl essence look to it for a good few months before it broke, not that im sure that has anything to do with it.
Just awaiting the delivery of the digitizer and hopefully I can repair it.
yeh mine had the pearl effect for a long time prior to it dyeing
ive followed the service manual and the video of the guy who gets stuck near the end, but how do you g et the screen out of the casing to get to the digitizer?
Its one hell of atight fit and i cant see anything o bvious.
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Hi Guys
Sorry about the late replies - had phoneline probs!!
Assuming you followed the instructions in the Service Manual to take the rest of the phone apart, you've just gotta be VERY careful and push the screen out from the back (where the Circuit Boards where) of the plastic frame. At first, it feels like it's not budging but be patient and it WILL start to push away.
It seems to be held in with some sort of hot glue or maybe a contact sort of adhesive and I didn't try it but some heat from something like a hair dryer may make the job easier.
Many people have cracked their LCD screen during the repair but as long as you're careful not to bend the screen too much when taking it out, you'll be fine.
I peeled the 3 layers (outer glass ones and then the Digitizer itself) off the LCD whilst removing it.
Good luck - it's really not that hard. Any more questions - just ask ;-)
ive got the phone apart to the point of the service manual/video
which part of the back do you push out? doesnt look obvious as to whats attached and what isnt
Once you get to the last stage (I thinks it's the Speaker Removal) you simply push on the metal protector of the LCD from the back. You will see small holes in the plastic of the back of the frame where you can push something blunt through and push very lightly on the LCD to push it out.
If I remember correctly, at the bottom of the phone where the circuit board with the vibrator and microphone on it was sitting, there is quite a large opening with the metal backing of the LCD visible through it. I started pushing there and gently went all around the phone in the various small holes dotted around it.
As I said above, it won't feel like it's working at first but it will - just be patient and not too heavy handed!
Success on replacing the cracked digitizer, and now these lines appeared once I finished replacing the old digitizer
And how much replacement monitor?
I'm guessing / hoping that it isn't a bad LCD, but just a bad connection. If you're lucky you just didn't hook it back up completely. More likely though, you damaged the LCD when you pried the glass off it. I'd go ahead and tear it down to check connections though and then order a new LCD for it. Sometimes you can get damaged HD2's on Craigslist for about $50 and then harvest parts off it. Good luck. The glued together screen is one of the big downfalls of these guys.
My G2 has been out of commission for a while now, it had been getting this green/red screen discoloration and eventually went black and wouldn't display anything until just today. I played around with the ribbon connector a bit and got it to display again. My question is if I were to open up my G2 and connect the ribbon better or replace it entirely, would it be possible to breathe new life into this old phone? Answers much appreciated.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
if it is exactly as you said, then it might justmean that the ribbon that connects the display to the board probably came loose... or is busted.. so replacing that ribbon might do it.
So my screen stopped working a few days ago. It went black slowly, from the edges towards the center.
I took it to a repair shop and after they've tried a few screens I have came to a conclusion that some other hardware is faulty, as the current screen is 1000% fine. (Digitizer is functional, and the backlight works because the panel is OT dark when viewed in a dark room.)
I think my flex cable is faulty. What do you think? In this state the phone's not worth more than 100 euros so i don't feel like throwing it away, a flex cable cant be more than 50 euros?
So let me know what do you think
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If they tried a few other screens. Then I doubt it is the cable as the new screens would be using a different cable. IT very well could be the connector on the board. I would send it to LG to be sure.
zelendel said:
If they tried a few other screens. Then I doubt it is the cable as the new screens would be using a different cable. IT very well could be the connector on the board. I would send it to LG to be sure.
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The new screens have a flex cable that is a part of them. Check out the attached picture. The part circled in red is the connector on the "board" (or is there another board inside the phone?) i think is faulty.
EDIT: I've made a mistake, its not the one i circled, the lcd connector port is not next to the charging port. it must be on the left upper side if i recall from youtube videos
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The new screens have a flex cable that is a part of them. Check out the attached picture. The part circled in red is the connector on the "board" (or is there another board inside the phone?) i think is faulty.
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Yes that connects the a main board in the phone. I know the new screens have a flex cable but you never said if the screens worked or not.
zelendel said:
Yes that connects the a main board in the phone. I know the new screens have a flex cable but you never said if the screens worked or not.
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I'm 1000% sure all screens are functional including the one on the phone right now, because:
When I bought the phone, the original screen was half dead (two vertical lines from top to bottom), so the seller put a new screen. However, it wasn't glued well and it was lifting a bit on the sides.
I went and got a brand new screen, used the phone for 2 days when it went completely black. The brand new screen went black. So i went to the store because i had warranty, and they've put the OLD (the not glued well) screen and it was black as well. And the other ones were black too. I think you see the logic here. It's definitely the connector on that board. Why else would ALL screens be black?
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I'm 1000% sure all screens are functional including the one on the phone right now, because:
When I bought the phone, the original screen was half dead (two vertical lines from top to bottom), so the seller put a new screen. However, it wasn't glued well and it was lifting a bit on the sides.
I went and got a brand new screen, used the phone for 2 days when it went completely black. The brand new screen went black. So i went to the store because i had warranty, and they've put the OLD (the not glued well) screen and it was black as well. And the other ones were black too. I think you see the logic here. It's definitely the connector on that board. Why else would ALL screens be black?
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Agreed it seems to be the main board that is having the issue and at tha point you maybe better off buying a new phone as it will be cheaper to replace the g2 then getting a new board.
zelendel said:
Agreed it seems to be the main board that is having the issue and at tha point you maybe better off buying a new phone as it will be cheaper to replace the g2 then getting a new board.
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That board from the picture i posted above is 20$ on Amazon
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That board from the picture i posted above is 20$ on Amazon
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I dont think it is the board on the screen. Something is wrong with the board on the device that is messing up screens attached to it.
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I dont think it is the board on the screen. Something is wrong with the board on the device that is messing up screens attached to it.
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Im gonna go to a repair shop and ask them to put on the board i posted. If it doesn't fix then it's the main board you are refering to. In that case im selling the phone since the main board is like 100 dollars or more
I have been trying to replace the screen on my moto x, however the new lcd won't turn on. When i was trying to remove the old lcd, I broke a little tiny black clip where the flex cable(?) connects and I don't know if this is the issue.
I was going to ask if you guys could check out a couple pictures i took but since i'm a new member i can't post links (even imgur?) sorry. A few of the connectors look like they are possibly bent as well.
If it helps I attached the new lcd to the old frame with the old metal piece on the back and assume this is ok?
Thanks in advance