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Hello everyone, My nexus 7 has a crack-line in the screen and only one half of the touch screen is responding, My question is: Where can I buy a new screen + 'digitizer' (Think that will be needed no?!) for a cheap price?, And is it hard to fix it myself? The warranty wants me to pay 233 Euro (303 Dollar) to fix the screen, But man... That's almost the price for a new unit (249 Euro), (323.87 Dollar). I hate Asus now!
GianniDPC said:
Hello everyone, My nexus 7 has a crack-line in the screen and only one half of the touch screen is responding, My question is: Where can I buy a new screen + 'digitizer' (Think that will be needed no?!) for a cheap price?, And is it hard to fix it myself? The warranty wants me to pay 233 Euro (303 Dollar) to fix the screen, But man... That's almost the price for a new unit (249 Euro), (323.87 Dollar). I hate Asus now!
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You can buy an assembly on Ebay for around 65 Euros. They maybe surplus stock, but work just as well. Changing it is not that hard. All you need to do is look for a a tutorial on youtube, and follow the instructions closely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjh0H6SZHRM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJmfhiENaOs
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You can buy an assembly on Ebay for around 65 Euros. They maybe surplus stock, but work just as well. Changing it is not that hard. All you need to do is look for a a tutorial on youtube, and follow the instructions closely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjh0H6SZHRM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJmfhiENaOs
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I could only find a screen replacement for about 95 Euros on Ebay....., I find this is a bit much :/
But, thankyou!
If just the glass is cracked, I believe you can use a heat gun, and a lot of patience to just replace the glass for 30$
Sent from my Nexus 7 @1.60 GHz on Stock 4.2.2
GianniDPC said:
I could only find a screen replacement for about 95 Euros on Ebay....., I find this is a bit much :/
But, thankyou!
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Check this out. I bought once from this guy, and he seems OK.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Asus-Go...ablet_eReader_Accessories&hash=item3381f7dbe2
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IRX120 said:
If just the glass is cracked, I believe you can use a heat gun, and a lot of patience to just replace the glass for 30$
Sent from my Nexus 7 @1.60 GHz on Stock 4.2.2
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That's also very true, especially the word "patience". I'd add that you should have experience working on this before. Otherwise, 99 times out of 100, something would go wrong. But since you have nothing to lose anyway, why not take a crack at it and have fun while doing it?
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Check this out. I bought once from this guy, and he seems OK.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Asus-Go...ablet_eReader_Accessories&hash=item3381f7dbe2
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That's also very true, especially the word "patience". I'd add that you should have experience working on this before. Otherwise, 99 times out of 100, something would go wrong. But since you have nothing to lose anyway, why not take a crack at it and have fun while doing it?
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Yes but only one half of the touch screen is responding (Above the line) the other half is not responding to touch input, So don't I need a new digitizer too? And the Ebay link, I can't seem to order that because I can only choose Canada or the VS and I live in Belgium!
PS: Here is a picture of the unit: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kqjaz9zuy2ppep2/IMG_20130628_121635.bmp
Hi there,
it seems that the digitizer (glass with touch layer) is broken. The LCD seems to be ok. You have four ways to proceed:
1. Sell the unit and wait for the next Nexus 7 (but you'll only get around 50-70US$ for your broken unit) - RISK OF NOT GETTING A GOOD PRICE
2. Let it be fixed by a pro and pay 150US$ or more for that - RISK OF PAYING TOO MUCH
3. Get a LCD/Digitizer combo (often not originals) from Ebay (click for the right search on Belgium's ebay) or Aliexpress and replace the whole unit yourself. That costs around 75 to 90US$ at the moment. It's relatively easy to do it by yourself. If you're not left-handed you can fix that in 30 minutes, with only a little screwdriver and a guitar plectrum. See here how it is done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtIFkIKtYf8 - RISK OF GETTING A BAD REPLACEMENT COMBO, NEARLY NO RISK TO FIX IT YOURSELF
4. Buy only the digitizer (glass with touchscreen functionality for 30US$ from aliexpress or Ebay (click for the right search on Belgium's ebay) and try it the long way. For that you have to separate the broken digitizer from the working LCD. They are glued together, but there is a way to remove it. See my posts here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2337288 and in the linked thread. Be very carefull and take your time if you want to do this. Read all the related posts and only order the glass after successful separation, cleaning and test (you don't want a digitizer glass after you ruined the LCD...). This whole operation will take you some time and preparation. Beside the digitizer you'll need some cleaning liquid (around 5$) and some adhesive (glue or tape) to stick the LCD back to the glass. I think it's possible to glue it only on the edges, but I am still waiting for my glass to try it out... - RISK OF GETTING A BAD REPLACEMENT DIGITIZER, TO LOOSE A LOT OF TIME AND RISK OF RUINING THE LCD WHILE TRYING TO SEPARATE OR CLEAN IT (WHAT WOULD LEAD TO STEP 3. AGAIN)
Make your choice!
Ah, there is also choice Nr. 5.: Give it away for free. NO RISK!
Hello everyone, i just wanted to share a new fix that i have applied on my G4, it had bootlooped a week ago and it was stuck on lg logo, i decided to fix it. So what i did was disassemble the thing, i took off the motherboard and put it on a metal plate, i took away the heatsink and applied hot air with a hair dryer for 7 minutes, and then i let cool down for 30 mins, after that i applied a little bit of thermal paste (Arctic Silver) and by a little bit i mean a grain of rice. And then i've cut a piece of paper bend it a little bit and made it look like a little square and put it just between the motherboard and the screen so it can put some pressure on the cpu. Finally put everything back and started the phone.
Now on my 4th day without any issues, i tried playing some games and watching videos for hours and just runs cool and mouth, the only downside is a blueish spot appeared on the screen because of the preessure made by that piece of paper i've put in there. But i rather live with it like that than having a paperweight phone that serves for nothng.
I'll upload a video of all the steps i've done.
Hope it helps those without warranties and stuck with bootlooping phones like me.
Thanks
Sound good, I will really appreciate the video or photos
interlitpol said:
Hello everyone, i just wanted to share a new fix that i have applied on my G4, it had bootlooped a week ago and it was stuck on lg logo, i decided to fix it. So what i did was disassemble the thing, i took off the motherboard and put it on a metal plate, i took away the heatsink and applied hot air with a hair dryer for 7 minutes, and then i let cool down for 30 mins, after that i applied a little bit of thermal paste (Arctic Silver) and by a little bit i mean a grain of rice. And then i've cut a piece of paper bend it a little bit and made it look like a little square and put it just between the motherboard and the screen so it can put some pressure on the cpu. Finally put everything back and started the phone.
Now on my 4th day without any issues, i tried playing some games and watching videos for hours and just runs cool and mouth, the only downside is a blueish spot appeared on the screen because of the preessure made by that piece of paper i've put in there. But i rather live with it like that than having a paperweight phone that serves for nothng.
I'll upload a video of all the steps i've done.
Hope it helps those without warranties and stuck with bootlooping phones like me.
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Please upload the video...
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yet have you the phone working? please upload the video, thank you!
WAITing for the video! Thanks
i do this right now .. but i use a griddle for the clothes, and its working right now the only thing is i use the thermal paste bad, because i have 50°c of temperature :/ .. i will open my g4 again
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use that a iron for clothes and it will work, i dont know for about how much time .. but it works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXWSXPp_brE
Enjoy !
I wonder if it makes sense to put some heat sink paste on the cores of working models to help prevent the overheating and eventual delamination of the chip?
method works but higher temperatures .. 100% yuupi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I used this (but carefully):
http://ocdn.eu/images/skapiec/MzE7MDA_/9ba28052a72ee0098e0d3204cb5e95e7.jpg
I greet all; P
ps .. The LG servicemen in Poland: F*ck you in the ass!
I fixed !!!
marcinde said:
method works but higher temperatures .. 100% yuupi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I used this (but carefully):
http://ocdn.eu/images/skapiec/MzE7MDA_/9ba28052a72ee0098e0d3204cb5e95e7.jpg
I greet all; P
ps .. The LG servicemen in Poland: F*ck you in the ass!
I fixed !!!
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?..that method will get you to a new device..lol
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..that method will get you to a new device..lol
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I warm up the whole motherboard very much. I thought it burned! gggggggg..g4 running like new!
I'm guessing what happens is the heat from cores desolders itself from the board. Heating it with a heat gun can re attach it. Depending on the fix it could be a short fix until the pins come loose again or a longer fix until the cores heat themselves enough to pull loose again.
I fixed mine with similar method, just:
1.take the device apart
2.remove the metal casing and blow the CPU with a hair dryer for 10 minutes
3.turn off the hair dryer and put some pressure on the CPU with tweezers, don't push too hard
4.after the CPU is cooled down, place a thin thermal pad to the CPU and put the metal casing back to where it belongs
5.assemble your device
Cooling down works for some minute. Warming I did not try (yet).
Putting something in between to increase physical pressure to chip from top reminds me on S4 hack to put a foam in betweek SIM Card circuit board connector to prevent sudden cellular disconnect.
I want to ask the people who used this method that is your g4 still working after trying this fix? i was hit by the bootloop method and going to LG is not an option for me so i have to take a shot at fixing it myself . Should i go for it ? P.s 4 core fix isn't for me as i have Lg g4 H810 on MM.Please any help would be much appreciated
G4 died replaced by Lenovo .. Greetings to all and Merry Christmasss
FIXED!!!
check my post in
LG G4 stuck in bootloop
normally fixed
Wow!! It took me two attempts with the method described in the OP and got the phone to work. The G4 is my friend's phone and he's quite overjoyed that he has a functional phone again.
I blasted the CPU with a hair dryer for 10 mins and only let it cool for 15 mins. I also applied very small pressure to the CPU to try and fuse it back together while it was still hot. Thickened with a folded small piece of paper and voila it worked!
Thanks OP!!
Let me give you a better solution.
Never again buy garbage products manufactured by a garbace company with garbage soldering quality standards like LG.
Samsung could be a garbage too.It ruined some people's lives with exploding phones.LG have no products like that.
LG G4 Dual
Okay so, my axon recently had display issues and I concluded that the display ribbon was loose because with a bit of pressure it would work just fine.
I disassembled the device, secured the ribbon and voila it was good again.
BUT.
I f***d up my digitizer somehow and the display is way less responsive now, plus the recents and back buttons don't work.
I'll hit the bed now because I'm very tired, any tips or instructions would be incredibly helpful.
Thanks everyone.
Hope I can revive my device somehow as I can't afford to buy anything right now.
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Okay so, my axon recently had display issues and I concluded that the display ribbon was loose because with a bit of pressure it would work just fine.
I disassembled the device, secured the ribbon and voila it was good again.
BUT.
I f***d up my digitizer somehow and the display is way less responsive now, plus the recents and back buttons don't work.
I'll hit the bed now because I'm very tired, any tips or instructions would be incredibly helpful.
Thanks everyone.
Hope I can revive my device somehow as I can't afford to buy anything right now.
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Check every wire/connection. You might have knocked something else loose.
Also has it been two years since you bought the device? It might still be under warranty.
SY Corgi said:
Check every wire/connection. You might have knocked something else loose.
Also has it been two years since you bought the device? It might still be under warranty.
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I did just that but no avail.
Also yeah it should be under warranty but the service is really far away that's why I tried doing it myself.
If I send it anyway wouldn't they put it off warranty since I opened it myself?
They can tell, I mean I could tell myself.
Have you tried restarting your phone?
Can you access your phone? Apps etc? Try reversing the nav buttons in settings.
You could try the test mode too?
Enter test mode using phone key pad
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I'm guessing you used a heat source for the teardown? Possibility there was too much heat?
I hope you get it sorted.
I did a teardown on a Samsung device and the charge port was never the same after.
Syberclone said:
Have you tried restarting your phone?
Can you access your phone? Apps etc? Try reversing the nav buttons in settings.
You could try the test mode too?
Enter test mode using phone key pad
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I'm guessing you used a heat source for the teardown? Possibility there was too much heat?
I hope you get it sorted.
I did a teardown on a Samsung device and the charge port was never the same after.
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Thanks for your input.
I can use the device normally, boot, use apps.
The problem lies with the display.
Touch is less responsive than before, and the multi task and back buttons do not function at all.
Home button works though.
I can not access the test app because I'm running LOS.
Yeah I used a hair drier to remove the speaker grills, this must be the cause right?
Any idea how can I fix this?
Reapply heat and pray?
nfsmw_gr said:
okay so, my axon recently had display issues and i concluded that the display ribbon was loose because with a bit of pressure it would work just fine.
I disassembled the device, secured the ribbon and voila it was good again.
But.
I f***d up my digitizer somehow and the display is way less responsive now, plus the recents and back buttons don't work.
I'll hit the bed now because i'm very tired, any tips or instructions would be incredibly helpful.
Thanks everyone.
hope i can revive my device somehow as i can't afford to buy anything right now.
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you have a 2 year warranty on everything for $79 after the 1st year. They just replaced my axon 7 twice - free the 2nd time. And i now have lighted lower buttons.
Aerialaerins said:
you have a 2 year warranty on everything for $79 after the 1st year. They just replaced my axon 7 twice - free the 2nd time. And i now have lighted lower buttons.
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I'll try to contact the service then.
No way around it I guess.
Aerialaerins said:
you have a 2 year warranty on everything for $79 after the 1st year. They just replaced my axon 7 twice - free the 2nd time. And i now have lighted lower buttons.
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Oops... you took it apart. Warranty no good. HOWEVER - one of the first issues I had with my Axon... I dropped it face down on cement. Half the screen was dark. Right down the middle. I could shake and smack it to work. I was about to send it in and found some "pixel" repair/testing app, here, I think. Ran it once - BOOM... fixed. I think there might also be one on ZTE. I'll also see if I have a code to run the test. ZTE sent me several sheets of codes to do I DUNNO?
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nfsmw_gr said:
I'll try to contact the service then.
No way around it I guess.
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I have good contact info in Grapevine Texas where you need to contact.
Please click the below link.
http://61.132.54.13:8080/AnswerInFo2015Q3.htm
Please note, in addition to completing the survey. If you are having any issues with your device that require immediate attention, please contact our Customer Service
department at 877-817-1759.
Thank you for your time and feedback.
Aerialaerins said:
Oops... you took it apart. Warranty no good. HOWEVER - one of the first issues I had with my Axon... I dropped it face down on cement. Half the screen was dark. Right down the middle. I could shake and smack it to work. I was about to send it in and found some "pixel" repair/testing app, here, I think. Ran it once - BOOM... fixed. I think there might also be one on ZTE. I'll also see if I have a code to run the test. ZTE sent me several sheets of codes to do I DUNNO?
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I have good contact info in Grapevine Texas where you need to contact.
Please click the below link.
http://61.132.54.13:8080/AnswerInFo2015Q3.htm
Please note, in addition to completing the survey. If you are having any issues with your device that require immediate attention, please contact our Customer Service
department at 877-817-1759.
Thank you for your time and feedback.
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Gonna search around for the app you mentioned but I strongly think this is a hardware issue.
I'm located in Greece and I know the official site service partner is in Athens so I don't think I'll need to send it to Texas.
Thanks for everything so far though.
Gonna do the survey right now.
Any ideas for it?
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Any ideas for it?
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All I can Suggest/Recommend is to go to the following link for the guides (with Images) to double check your work.
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Samsung_Galaxy_S5
That's my Go-to website for what I need...
Good Luck!
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ddjr said:
Any ideas for it?
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Can you be more specific on "destroyed". Is the logic board intact?
Changing the glass is something you're not supposed to do, and Samsung tries to screw you by making it so you destroy the amoled display, if you want to buy a replacement panel, they're not cheap, they are worth like 70usd (an amoled one not those crappy LCD imitations).
Its even a better idea to buy a used S5, they're like 80usd nowadays
james_rokr said:
Changing the glass is something you're not supposed to do
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But still possible.
I've replaced four, the latest three were successful and still working fine...
Not an easy task at all.
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ddjr said:
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You can sell the main logic board, it costs $25 and up.
What variant of S5 was yours?
G900v
But still possible.
I've replaced four, the latest three were successful and still working fine...
Not an easy task at all.
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Indeed its a feasible task, but a pain in the ass, for you may end up breaking the panel once you press the glass and the glue, let's say it is a hit or miss, but you will sure agree that samsung made it nearly unfixable so that you better buy a new display module instead of just changing the glass.
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you may end up breaking the panel once you press the glass and the glue
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It's not the most dangerous stage of the process.
I'd say, cleaning after the glass separation is the most dangerous. Especially if you have to replace the polarizer (the LCD becomes too thin and easy-breakable without it).
samsung made it nearly unfixable so that you better buy a new display module instead of just changing the glass.
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I think, Samsung's aim was to make an excellent display and this was really achieved.
You know, this is difficult for the first and, probably, the second time to replace the glass only.
I'd suggest training on the broken LCDs.
You'll find it to be much more easy the third time
Hi all, was replacing my cracked screen and managed to graze some of the resistors on the motherboard and its possible one was unseated.
New screen and old screen both turn on but the touch does not register. I think I need a new motherboard.
Does anyone know where to get motherboard parts? Does anyone have one for sale as i would love to put this thing back together!
A more likely culprit is that the digitizer wasn't plugged back in properly . I would suggest that you take the phone apart again and make sure all of the connections are seated properly.
I've had a phone with motherboard issues and they generally completely stop working (black screen, no boot, etc). That's why I really don't think the touch screen issue is a result of a loose component on the mother board. That being said, if you really feel like it is a loose connection on the mother board, you can try baking the board in an oven to soften the solder joints which allows them to re-adhere when they cool down. Yes, it can actually work. Take the phone apart and stick just the motherboard (don't put the case, screen, battery, etc in the oven) in an oven at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes. I've always rested the motherboard on top of two wooden spoons that were sitting on a cookie sheet. This keeps the motherboard off the hot metal surface and allows the hot air to get to all parts of the mother board. Remove the motherboard and let it cool down before installing the board.
Thanks Sic for the reply. You made me not give up hope. I will try again and bake some mobo.
But which wire is the actual digitizer. Is it the one on the far right?
The rest seem to attach to bumpers or usbc charger. Thanks again for reply.
Attached 2 photos. 1 is my mobo with red circles around what i think was damaged. I think this is the only connection to the screen digitizer in the phone.
The second is from IFIXIT mobo. it looks a bit different, possibly different revision but showing the same angle. Digitizer connection on top.
Could one of those circles connections cause the digitizer to not pick up finger contact but the screen works perfectly?
Looking at the two pictures, I could be easily convinced that there isn't suppose to my any components where you have your red circles. If you look at the IFIXIT picture, there are three components, then a break, then 6 more components and another break. You red circles seem to correspond with the breaks in the IFIXIT image, although it is clear that the motherboard isn't identical in the two images. Just my two cents.
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Looking at the two pictures, I could be easily convinced that there isn't suppose to my any components where you have your red circles. If you look at the IFIXIT picture, there are three components, then a break, then 6 more components and another break. You red circles seem to correspond with the breaks in the IFIXIT image, although it is clear that the motherboard isn't identical in the two images. Just my two cents.
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Thanks for the reply.
Well, back to using my Pickle 3 which is still great and my Pixel 4 cupcakes are about ready. Let me check the oven.
Any update? I'm curious to know if baking the motherboard helped at all.
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Any update? I'm curious to know if baking the motherboard helped at all.
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Update. Phone no longer boots after reinstalling everything.
I pre-heated to 200c ~ 400f and let it sit for 10 minutes and cool before reinstalling all the components. Was a final attempt I know.
ridethasky said:
Update. Phone no longer boots after reinstalling everything.
I pre-heated to 200c ~ 400f and let it sit for 10 minutes and cool before reinstalling all the components. Was a final attempt I know.
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That's too bad. I'm not all that surprised it didn't help, but I am surprised it actually made the problem worse.
Perhaps one of the components was loose and baking it made the connection fail completely. As I noted before, motherboard issues generally result in a no boot situation.
Baking it was a last ditch effort to try to get it to work, but don't feel like you have to quit now. You can try baking it again - perhaps for slightly longer this time. You have nothing to loose and perhaps it will cause a bad connection to re-solidify. Sorry I can't be of more help.
Hello I am sorry that your phone is not working. I was wondering if you do find a new board if you wanted to sell me your old mother board. I want to try a project of replacing the ram chip with a 16gb chip but to do so I need a old board.
Hello, I have the same problem, my pixel 4 XL got wet (I know, it was stupid) it reaches a depth of 2 meters, I opened it to myself if I could save it and it was completely rusty. and several transistors and chips came out. So I decided to look for a motherboard to repair it. anyone know where i can get the replacement? :crying: :crying: :crying:
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Does anyone have one for sale as i would love to put this thing back together!
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