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Atom Disassembly procedure (Wiki)

I made a rough guide that will help you if you need to disassemble your Atom.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Atom_Disassembly

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So is there any solution for the hissing noise then?

There is no solution, unless you can find an LCD that was used with the first version of the Atom.

homer285 said:
I have just sucessfully swapped two Atom Mobo's! If you also want work on the inners of the Atom search this forum and you will find! below is probably the most crucial component of the operation.
PS...The high pitched noise is not the LCD but something on the mobo, I switched mobo's (one with and one without high pitch noise) and the noise carried through with the mobo, both devices are nearly 2yrs old.
If anyone would like me to Extrapolate on the disassembly procedure I will be happy to post detailed pics and step by step instructions....perhaps it can be created in wiki.
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putting it at the wiki would make everyone happy
Great discovery!

homer285 said:
There is no solution, even if you send to O2 they just take the battery out for three or four weeks tell you they're ordering parts and merely send it back....IMHO
I have discovered that it is not the LCD but the motherboard, whatever ic runs the graphics may be to blame but its definately not the LCD itself.. The noise comes from the LCD but its the mobo that is causing it.
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Surprisingly, after I have had so many flashes with my Atom, the squealing sound disappeared. I can only hear it during bootloader mode

OK I shall make detailed instruction on how to disassemble our Atom in a few days
Also I have changed my opinion and now gone back to thinking the LCD is at fault, sleep deprevation was the reason for thinking otherwise.

Created a new page in Wiki (Atom Disassembly) check the first post and feel free to add your experiences and/or anything I may have missed.

Hey there,
Thank you for your guide I manage to fix up my buttons! LOL
Just wondering where is the onboard battery located? I need to replace it, coz everytime i take out the battery, my time starts from factory default! What is the size of the battery?
Thanks a lot!

The battery lives near the LCD ribbon connector, however I would be surprised if that were your problem. This is a known issue for quite a few devices.

Could someone please reupload the disassemble instruction in the Wiki. It seems the freeshosting has expired.
I really hope someone could help me with this one.
Thank you

re-uploaded at wiki. enjoy!
cheers,
TJ

[Solved] Help Installing a new digitizer

Ok First time Posting, hope this is the right place
after having so much help from here, decided to register.
Basically im installing a new digitizer, i have the old digitizer out and new one in.
Just wondering if it will be safe to put the smallest possible amount of glue (only thing available) on the plastic around the digitizer, to hold it against the housing and stop it falling forward???
If not anyone know what i can use to hold it in place?
p.s i mean smallest!
again new here hope this is in the right place
thanks in advance
EDIT: Gave up on waiting to see if this was safe or not so just went ahead and did it All Seems fine phones working fine

My androidsky

Did u check out my video on how to take apart your gt540?

ChriisM said:
Did u check out my video on how to take apart your gt540?
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hmmm i used a video on youtube was that yours? left a comment, if that was your video it helped alot

yeah that was mine

yeah thanks alot i would of ended up snapping the sd block without the vid
impatient person would just rip it of lol
thanks again

problem digitizer
moved to development...i think this was wrong category.

ChriisM said:
Did u check out my video on how to take apart your gt540?
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Chris,
I saw your video and it really helped me repairing my gf's phone, thanks. But I really wish you went this bit further and had shown how to properly replace digitizer too. After some struggling I have succeeded but I'm pretty sure that I screwed both with removal and replacement (digitizer works but has poor sensitivity, doesn't react to finger push, requires light nail stroke).
Cheers.

hmskrecik said:
Chris,
I saw your video and it really helped me repairing my gf's phone, thanks. But I really wish you went this bit further and had shown how to properly replace digitizer too. After some struggling I have succeeded but I'm pretty sure that I screwed both with removal and replacement (digitizer works but has poor sensitivity, doesn't react to finger push, requires light nail stroke).
Cheers.
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Im making a video tomoro , to show how to how to remove/replace the digitizer, it might help in the long run.

U8800 Disassembly Guide

Sorry, I've been saying I would post this for a while now.
It's not as thorough as it could be but it's a start.
Ask questions and contribute to it (pictures most welcome) to improve on it.
Also this doesn't go through the full process of replacing the digitizer, but hopefully you can work it out. Again, if anyone wants to contribute a more thorough guide on doing this they are most welcome to.

Cheers man
Awesome stockwell. Much appreciated. Looks easy enough. Now i can replace my cracked screen.
Now to find someone on ebay to buy it off.

Thanks stockwell. I was looking forward to seeing it I will try to open my broken u8800 tomorrow.

nice post stockwell.
If I had this tutorial in the beginning of September it would have saved me €60 from official repair.
I could do the repair easily myself, but I didn't know how to remove the upper part of the housing, near the camera and I was afraid of damaging even more. And looks so easy

Thanks Stockwell !

Thanks .. I have passed it my self last friday.. have you noticed the small plastic between the sim and sd card.. it holds the rj connection.
Just reminder, after battery cover and battery you should remove camera cover as it hold two from six screws.. always take care..
Finally, my device is u8800h
Sent from my IDEOS X5 using xda premium

I like the sushi mat backdrop!
There isn't anywhere in there that could be an HDMI connection is here, what's behind the cover beside the volume switch? How about JTAG?

Thanks stockwell.
I've been wondering about this for some time now because I got some dust on the inside screen and I wanted to clean it up. I know that I might lose the warranty but it's all good. The phone it's cheap anyways.

Jtag, yeah! Can we see what happens with fm radio? Any trace to indicate is connected?
dzo said:
I like the sushi mat backdrop!
There isn't anywhere in there that could be an HDMI connection is here, what's behind the cover beside the volume switch? How about JTAG?
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u8800,cm7,[email protected]

dzo said:
I like the sushi mat backdrop!
There isn't anywhere in there that could be an HDMI connection is here, what's behind the cover beside the volume switch? How about JTAG?
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Lol it was either the sushi mat or my VB bar mat.
There are a group of test points which you can actually get to by pulling out the little rubber stopper near the sim card tray, which to me screamed JTAG when I saw them. There's a little moisture activated warranty sticker covering them as well.
I can't really see a place for a HDMI connector, certainly not near the volume rocker.

HDMI is too far fetched.thx for the guide mate.
u8800,cm7,[email protected]

Bluetooth antenna
Is the Bluetooth antenna visible and does it look as if there any hope of improving the signal strength by either removing metallic bits nearby or something. I am seriously unimpressed by the signal strength - compared to my Nokia N95 for example.
I cannot use my BT headset if the device is in my trouser pocket, and even if I put the phone in a shirt pocket the signal drops out if I turn my head to one side.
With the Nokia, it is rock solid.

Thanks for that. I'm planning to open my U8800 tonight.
It went into the water and now half of the touchscreen is not working anymore

bukington said:
Thanks for that. I'm planning to open my U8800 tonight.
It went into the water and now half of the touchscreen is not working anymore
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Can you make some closeup photos?
Sent from my IDEOS X5

bukington said:
Thanks for that. I'm planning to open my U8800 tonight.
It went into the water and now half of the touchscreen is not working anymore
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Please, upload high quality photos for us that when open your phone.
I wonder position of the primary microphone in u8800.
Thanks.

bukington said:
Thanks for that. I'm planning to open my U8800 tonight.
It went into the water and now half of the touchscreen is not working anymore
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how did you get on. Was it easy enough todo?

ufukyayla said:
Please, upload high quality photos for we that when open your phone.
I wonder position of the primary microphone in u8800.
Thanks.
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Sure, I'll take some pictures, my phone is wide open.
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smiley_nz said:
how did you get on. Was it easy enough todo?
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It was a bit long because I was extremely careful when detaching the back cover. I use something like a credit card to unlock it.
It seems a condensator has fried near the touchscreen controller. I'll buy a new one.

Tnx
Sent from my u8800

Here's the pictures: OOps I'm not allowed to post links....
Just google 'bukington picasa', you should find it....
Sorry for the crappy quality but I only had an iPhone to take pictures, my DSLR being broken atm...

bukington said:
Here's the pictures: OOps I'm not allowed to post links....
Just google 'bukington picasa', you should find it....
Sorry for the crappy quality but I only had an iPhone to take pictures, my DSLR being broken atm...
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Thanks!
Here the link https://picasaweb.google.com/113356528354519301569/HuaweiU8800

Hardware check

Hello!
I've got a old Samsung Galaxy I9000, which was fallen into water but it is still working.
The support says, that it can explode when i use it regularly. Now i want to check the hardware and the function of the phone, is there any guide or software to do this?
I have a second S1 where the display is broken, but the rest is perfect so i superior to change the display but this not so easy and when the other phone would work correct i would use this. Now i don't know what i should do ;D
Best regards box60

box90 said:
Hello!
I've got a old Samsung Galaxy I9000, which was fallen into water but it is still working.
The support says, that it can explode when i use it regularly. Now i want to check the hardware and the function of the phone, is there any guide or software to do this?
I have a second S1 where the display is broken, but the rest is perfect so i superior to change the display but this not so easy and when the other phone would work correct i would use this. Now i don't know what i should do ;D
Best regards box60
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Nope your phone will not explode due to water damage, once water has been removed, it can be used like normal, so ensure it is dried properly as too many have gone through this and live to talk about it.. a serch in this forum will bring up murderous threads about water damage.
If you want to check any hardware, just search play store about that hardware fix, or hardware and you can view the apps that will do that function.
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​

Okay, thanks for answering.

GPS Hardware Fix after Teardown

I'm posting this as a guide to repairing your GPS at the hardware level after a teardown. So you decided to replace your broken screen, or put on some fancy back cover on your M8. Or even sent in your phone for repair just get it back with no GPS lock. You notice your phone sees satellites but can't get a fix/lock because the signal is to low. Simple fix. I've attached some images to help explain the process.
First you need to remove the back cover. Just the back cover. (This is a nice tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDsZLl_JzwA )
Second. Locate ITEM #1 at the top of the phone shown in the attached pictures. This is a copper metal tab that bends easily. My guess, this get bent during teardown.
Third. Locate ITEM #2 on the back cover shown in the attached pictures. This is a contact point for ITEM #1.
Fourth. Bend ITEM #1 so it contacts ITEM #2 when you reassemble the back cover. That's it.
Fifth. Download GPS Statues from the market and test your GPS.
Sixth. Hit the thanks button and enjoy a beer.

thank you
very nice idea and saved my day/week/month.... i tried everything regarding software, firmware and rom but nothing would help.
at the same time when i flashed to another rom i tried to fix my speaker and i had to remove the speaker cover.... i never thought of a hardware problem but my GPS is functioning well again now.

Golf3-2.8 said:
very nice idea and saved my day/week/month.... i tried everything regarding software, firmware and rom but nothing would help.
at the same time when i flashed to another rom i tried to fix my speaker and i had to remove the speaker cover.... i never thought of a hardware problem but my GPS is functioning well again now.
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Glad to help. :good:

Macropoutsis said:
I'm posting this as a guide to repairing your GPS at the hardware level after a teardown. So you decided to replace your broken screen, or put on some fancy back cover on your M8. Or even sent in your phone for repair just get it back with no GPS lock. You notice your phone sees satellites but can't get a fix/lock because the signal is to low. Simple fix. I've attached some images to help explain the process.
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I couldn't find this copper tab (maybe the reason why mine isn't working), but I also couldn't see it in the video you linked to?

mccollumni said:
I couldn't find this copper tab (maybe the reason why mine isn't working), but I also couldn't see it in the video you linked to?
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Yeah. Hard to see it in the video. That's just for teardown. Best is to check the pics. That tab should be at the top of the phone next to the power button. Unless yours is missing altogether. It is pretty flimsy.
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Saved my ass ! I changed my back cover and then my gps stop working ! Thx kind sir ! =)

Many thanks! My GPS was fixed.

*Arctic* said:
Saved my ass ! I changed my back cover and then my gps stop working ! Thx kind sir ! =)
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You're welcome. Glad to help. :good:

t2k269 said:
Many thanks! My GPS was fixed.
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Very good. Glad to hear.

You have saved my phone! Thank you very much!

hzw1199 said:
You have saved my phone! Thank you very much!
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Your welcome :good:

Hey, thanks for the great information! Do you know of any fix for a metal tab that broke off completely?

300swolesquid said:
Hey, thanks for the great information! Do you know of any fix for a metal tab that broke off completely?
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Ouch! Not sure. I think it's soldiered to the board. You may want to use a generic piece of metal and just sandwich it place. It just has to touch the case.

thanks man i will try it!!

kickz77 said:
thanks man i will try it!!
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Hope everything goes well. :good:

300swolesquid said:
Hey, thanks for the great information! Do you know of any fix for a metal tab that broke off completely?
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Any luck with your attempt to fix this with that tab gone? This also happened to me after I had swapped colors. Love the phone but I need GPS lock.

allgoodcory said:
Any luck with your attempt to fix this with that tab gone? This also happened to me after I had swapped colors. Love the phone but I need GPS lock.
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Thank so much men, i have like half year without gps and this solution works for me. And for the ones that broke the metal tab like me i put a piece of aluminum paper and it works. Again thank you men i'm very happy

Espartan55 said:
Thank so much men, i have like half year without gps and this solution works for me. And for the ones that broke the metal tab like me i put a piece of aluminum paper and it works. Again thank you men i'm very happy
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Glad to help :good:

Does anyone have a better picture of the tab? I think mine is broken off, but I can't tell from the blurry pictures. I tried stuffing aluminum foil in the gap, but I'm not sure if I'm touching the correct points. The phone is now locking a few satellites, but only barely enough - and it is super slow. This is better than without the foil, but not a ton better.

Thanks so much for sharing the info!
This fixed my no GPS locks after a back/case change.
I did break the metal clip slightly, so be very gentle, but kitchen foil did the trick.
ut.