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How to disassebmble the Prophet?

I have an XDA Neo whose soft buttons haven't been working for quite a while and I cannot find a right moment to send it for repair. But I suspect it's the dust that has made its way beneath
But the bolts are so strange, I cannot unscrew them with anything - screwdrivers, knives I tried - nothing helps
Any suggestions?

this is easy you need a torx 6 screwdriver good luck

10x a lot

Look no further..
http://www.modaco.com/Changing-you-prophet-caseand33-t240109.html

Attention to side plugs...
Yes that's torx 6. It's rare but available in some stores.
But it's not over. There are some steps which need special care. Otherwise you may break some fragile parts of the body. I dismentled 2 times completely but i broke some plastic ears on the sides and the screws are not enough to come back to a tight fixing. Some spaces remian on the sides if you break the small ears while disassembling.
The steps, roughly:
1- Pull out battery, sim card.
2- Unplug upper rear cover (not necessary to unplg the antenna cover) starting from top, then bottom. Pushing 2 ears at left and righ side of the bottom is enough.
3- Unscrew 4 x torx6
4- Pull out front frame by unplugging side ears surrounding the whole frame but PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO KEEPING THE EARS UNDAMAGED. The frame is still connected to the board and the speaker. So separate it slightly, not too much.
5- Unplug the speaker unit by pushing its caoutchouc frame and slide it through the hole to free the rear frame. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISCONNECT THE SPEAKER SOCKET. IT'S DANGEROUS AND NOT NECESSARY.
6- Pull out the camera. Its body is not fixed but only pushed into its frame. Pay attention while disconnecting its cable.
7- Unplug the keypad socket by pushing upside from sides. It's fragile but not too difficult.
8- Unscrew 4 little screws. One may be masked by a spacer. You can push it the access the screw.
9- Unplug the AC connector if necessary. Not screwed. So, you can get manually.
10-Pull out the keypad towards the rear of the phone. It will not come very easyly. Find the right angle. It's not necessary to pull out the white cover but you can do this if you want.
I write this using what i remember. I may forgot some small details but the order should be correct.
Finally don't use battery screwdrivers on a/m screws. The torque will be too strong and may destroy the plastic holes. You can unscrew but don't screw.

Thanks a lot man. I know it's dangerous, so want to be extremely careful. But some people told me that doing this can break my warranty because some of some manufacturer sticker being damaged. Is that true?

Yes, Warranty Voids If Dismantled
Yes indeed. One of 4 torx screws is covered by a warranty label. You have to destroy it to unscrew.
I did it because i never trust warranty issues on PDAs, at least in my country. Mine was fallen on its upper left corner and the body has taken a good crash make-up! It's 100% sure that u have no warranty because of user fault.
So, i dismantled and tried to repair the cover like a garage man works on a crushed car. Result: Not bad. Better than nothing. Some painting has gone. I add a silicon case on the device and everybody's happy.

Hi. Can anyone help me identify where a part comes from? I took apart my Prophet because of the amount of dust it in and the very irregular digitiser calibration. This is much better but I seem to have a piece left over and I don't know where it should go. I think it must be something to do with the phone antenna as I have very poor telephone reception since.

can u post a pic of the top end of the circle? can't really make out what it is. didn't have this problem when i opened my case

Hi, thanks for taking an interest. Here's another couple of shots.
Richard

i'm kinda guessing that it's the external antenna? u know the 1 with the rubber circle at the back of the pda? can't seem to find my tools atm to see what it actually is...

Yes, I am sure you are right - I will get my tools out and have another play with it. I may find an obvious place where the antenna goes which will fit the part in.

Well I feel pretty silly now. I took the Prophet apart and realised that this part was just a mount which the long screws screw into. One mount had come loose so I superglued it in and the screw firmly screws in now, making the whole device hold together better.

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Richard Fantom said:
Hi, thanks for taking an interest. Here's another couple of shots.
Richard
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i think that part is below the antenna cap

Richard Fantom said:
Well I feel pretty silly now. I took the Prophet apart and realised that this part was just a mount which the long screws screw into. One mount had come loose so I superglued it in and the screw firmly screws in now, making the whole device hold together better.
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hahahah... well, it did look like the ext antenna part to my eyes... heheheh glad you know what it is now

Headphone jack broke off inside my n7..please help

In the title : I dropped my n7 and the headphone "stem" broke off inside the jack. Is it possible for me to crack this thing open myself? Please help, I use my headphone jack everyday.
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the headphone jack is angled at the back can u use anything sharp to get a wedge on the stuck plug? like try sliding a pin 1mm between the plug n jack then pivot to try n pry it out?

chismay said:
the headphone jack is angled at the back can u use anything sharp to get a wedge on the stuck plug? like try sliding a pin 1mm between the plug n jack then pivot to try n pry it out?
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I'll try, thanks.
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Just to re-itterate, the only way to get it out is obviously trying to pry it out.
As stated above try to wedge it with a pin.
If not, do what I did with my Wildfire S, crack it open (VERY SIMPLE WITH THE N7)!
Go from the back of the jack and push it up.

Wilks3y said:
Just to re-itterate, the only way to get it out is obviously trying to pry it out.
As stated above try to wedge it with a pin.
If not, do what I did with my Wildfire S, crack it open (VERY SIMPLE WITH THE N7)!
Go from the back of the jack and push it up.
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Go from the back of the jack? I don't understand what you mean.
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Well with the back off, you can see the internals of the jack, I pushed from the bottom out. Basically the reverse of putting it in, you push down.
Wereas you need to take back off, flip the tab and push up.
I hope that makes sense

Just to add...
A pair of tweezers (if you happen to have a pair).. or a powerful magnet might draw it out.
Edit...
Just had a look inside my Nexus 7, and the socket is completely enclosed... so you won't be able to push out from the other side, as I think Wilks3y was alluding to...but with the back off , and my own headphones plugged in, I note that more of the jackplug is exposed... if you have some needle nosed pliers, you should, with care, be able to extract it.
The back of the Nexus 7 just unclips... I use my fingernails - start at the top (the camera end) and slowly work your way around.
After, restore the back in the reverse order... bottom first (near the charger port) - and make sure everything, on all sides, clips into place.
Rgrds,
Ged.

One set of precision screwdrivers, and an impressive amount of cursing..... Problem solved! Thanks for help everyone.
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creaky back cover? fix

if you find that your back cover has a creak and feels loose and a bit flimsy (like mine did) - you could put single pieces of electric tape along the sides of the battery on the phone itself or even on the batt if you want to - and then a small square piece on the top right corner where its all white (on the phone, not back).
dont matter the size really, just need it to make a cushion between the phone and backcover. the phone feel so much more "solid" imo and i hated the creaks!!! theyre GONE NOW. thought id share. :good:

I take my rear cover off daily and started noticing this creak after a few months. I had a little bit of scratches on bezel so I ended up replacing the frame. As I was taking it apart I noticed small broken pieces of plastic that help clip the battery door down. Replacing the frame not only made my phone look better, but also fixed the noise I was having.
PS. It's really easy to fix the frame, unlike the GS3

xartic12 said:
I take my rear cover off daily and started noticing this creak after a few months. I had a little bit of scratches on bezel so I ended up replacing the frame. As I was taking it apart I noticed small broken pieces of plastic that help clip the battery door down. Replacing the frame not only made my phone look better, but also fixed the noise I was having.
PS. It's really easy to fix the frame, unlike the GS3
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How do you fix the frame. Tried removing the screws to ser of something was loose but couldn't remove anything after that
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Btw decided to stick a strip of duct tape on each side of the battery then put it back in its slot. The fit is really snug but low behold vraks be gone and it is solid so thanks for the tip!

Well you need to look for a tear down video.. It's quite simple when you see it.

cuezaireekaa said:
if you find that your back cover has a creak and feels loose and a bit flimsy (like mine did) - you could put single pieces of electric tape along the sides of the battery on the phone itself or even on the batt if you want to - and then a small square piece on the top right corner where its all white (on the phone, not back).
dont matter the size really, just need it to make a cushion between the phone and backcover. the phone feel so much more "solid" imo and i hated the creaks!!! theyre GONE NOW. thought id share. :good:
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Could you post a pic?

Hi donec
donec said:
Could you post a pic?
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Take your pick from this list :- Samsung galaxy note 2 teardown video.
Take Care
TheQuest

Nexus 7 me370t, pulled antenna off of motherboard, help!

After bending the wifi antenna contacts too many times I broke them both off. The one on the left side left a flat pad still attached to the board, and the right one broke with just a straight piece sticking up. So i decided to try and solder it to the back contacts like some other people have suggested. While trying to solder to the straight up piece I thought it would be easier to solder it if it was flat, and grabbed it with tweezers to break off the price sticking up. Somehow I managed to pull the whole damn thing off the board, so now there's just a bare spot to the board, no metal contact. There is a TINY metal line going from resistors or something to where the contact was. Is there a way I can fix it still? Glue it on? Can't post a picture bc I'm new. Tia

Hi, you will have to order new contact. Try doing a search for antenna contacts for the nexus 7. I had to order them bulk. Not expensive though. Best of luck
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HTC U11 Disassembly Teardown Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHKRkTK2wZE

pwrdbykyank said:
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No self repair on the screen this time around, it looks like a nightmare to remove...hopefully it's a way to go in from the screen side

ticklemepinks said:
No self repair on the screen this time around, it looks like a nightmare to remove...hopefully it's a way to go in from the screen side
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It wasn't too hard to take apart, only hard part was removing the back glass, took some work and heat. You don't want to rush it so you don't break the glass. Don't think it would be possible to take it apart from the screen side, the cables are all connected to the main board from the rear so you would need to take the back apart regardless to get access to the connectors.

Im impressed by how clean the device is inside, unlike previous devices (10, m8 etc) that all was a PITA to tear down with ribbons going through the mainboard etc.

jmkhenka said:
Im impressed by how clean the device is inside, unlike previous devices (10, m8 etc) that all was a PITA to tear down with ribbons going through the mainboard etc.
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U Ultra was pretty clean as well, HTC must have learned quite a bit about internal design from being an ODM for the Pixel )

great video as always.

Looking at the mainboard from the front of the phone, what is the little block next to the "selfie cam"? Is that another mic directly under the pinhole on the top of the phone, or is it part of the speaker/subwoofer?
I only ask because I accidentally tried to pop out my SIM tray by putting the needle tool in the wrong hole .. There was resistance, and then there wasn't. All mics seem to be working. Max volume of the phone seems low, but I could be wrong. Did I just destroy the top speaker assembly?

RandomPooka said:
Looking at the mainboard from the front of the phone, what is the little block next to the "selfie cam"? Is that another mic directly under the pinhole on the top of the phone, or is it part of the speaker/subwoofer?
I only ask because I accidentally tried to pop out my SIM tray by putting the needle tool in the wrong hole .. There was resistance, and then there wasn't. All mics seem to be working. Max volume of the phone seems low, but I could be wrong. Did I just destroy the top speaker assembly?
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Maybe or maybe not. But you certainly ruined the IP67
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RandomPooka said:
Looking at the mainboard from the front of the phone, what is the little block next to the "selfie cam"? Is that another mic directly under the pinhole on the top of the phone, or is it part of the speaker/subwoofer?
I only ask because I accidentally tried to pop out my SIM tray by putting the needle tool in the wrong hole .. There was resistance, and then there wasn't. All mics seem to be working. Max volume of the phone seems low, but I could be wrong. Did I just destroy the top speaker assembly?
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It's another mic hole (for the video recording audio feature). It has a fine wire mesh going across (slightly recessed under the glass) for extra dust protection. You only just pushed through that so may not be as dust resistant as before.

richteralan said:
Maybe or maybe not. But you certainly ruined the IP67
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spikeydoo2006 said:
It's another mic hole (for the video recording audio feature). It has a fine wire mesh going across (slightly recessed under the glass) for extra dust protection. You only just pushed through that so may not be as dust resistant as before.
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Thank you both. I'm not as concerned about the IP67 water and dust resistance, as long as I didn't just skewer the speaker or sever some important wire.

pwrdbykyank said:
It wasn't too hard to take apart, only hard part was removing the back glass, took some work and heat. You don't want to rush it so you don't break the glass. Don't think it would be possible to take it apart from the screen side, the cables are all connected to the main board from the rear so you would need to take the back apart regardless to get access to the connectors.
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I need to remplace my screen, It's broken but functional, but it isn't in the video. Can you explain me a little more, how to remove it safely? Please

Yes I would love to know if the glass is replaceable from the front without disassembly....... Smaller quote I have gotten is $320aud using htc parts (they won't consider using aftermarket which I can get for $40aud)
The digitiser is fine....... Can you please pm me if this is possible? In theory it should be the same as removing the rear glass and as you are not disconnecting the digitiser from the board.
I'm inexperienced here so please correct me if I'm wrong
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Or is the screen and digitiser one complete thing

Unfortunately you will have to start from the back if you want to remove the front LCD. The LCD cable is located under the battery so in order to remove the LCD you must do the following:
-remove back glass
-remove protective black panel
-remove speaker on the bottom and lower board
-remove motherboard
-remove motherboard
-remove lcd
I would go for a replacement part that comes with frame rather than the LCD only. You just transfer from old frame the motherboard and the charging port, the earpiece and the speaker and the battery.
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I've just got mine apart to look at doing a screen replacement. What do you need to do to put the back panel back on, glue/tape?

Unfortunately all these teardowns to be found in the net do not mention ot show where the gps receiver is. I have to replace it as it is not working anymore (after several weeks of increasing location deviation.) I would like to replace it, however, I couldn't find any hints regarding the make or any other specifications.
Any advise is very much appreciated
Cheers