What happened and how do I fix it? Ive put to pictures of what the problem is. It only happens in landscape and sometimes in portrait.. it goes back to normal after a bit but i just gets annoying. so yeah if anyone has a fix please tell me. Thanks
This could be a bad flex cable.
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Killer1desireZ said:
This could be a bad flex cable.
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So how can I fix it? Can I buy the part and fix it myself?
They usually can be found on ebay. Changing only the flex cable is not easy, changing the entire display is doable.
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I changed the flex cable on my one without too much issue, just gotta be careful with it
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Yeah mine is doing this too. I haven't changed out the cable yet but I have an extra. The task looks pretty daunting.
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Repair guide
Yeah, definitely looks like a dodgy ribbon cable.
Should be pretty easy to repair. Just make sure you do it with decent screwdrivers.
Teardown instructions: h t t p : / / tjworld . net/blog/htc-desire-z-tear-down
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Edited because I was steaming drunk and it didn't make sense.
So I went out and had a few to many drinks last night. Walking back I stumbled into a wall while texting which resulted in me dropping my phone on the floor and chipping and scratching the phone casing down to what appears to be silver.
Fortunately the phone is ok, but as I'm a bit of a perfectionist I won't be able to rest until It's fixed.
Any help would be appreciated.
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I RICHY I said:
Very drunk. Dropped phone by walked into a wall. It chopped it. How to gix
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Lmao. I hope your head is ok later so you can concentrate on fixing your phone
You sent this via the XDA App so it must be fairly ok anyway
Chipped case. Replacements caae?
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Look in the accessories sub forum. There is a thread on this very subject.
rolfd said:
Look in the accessories sub forum. There is a thread on this very subject.
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Thanks for pointing me here. I've looked at the guide and I don't know if is be confident enough to do it myself. If I paid HTC, would they replace it for me?
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Thanks for pointing me here. I've looked at the guide and I don't know if is be confident enough to do it myself. If I paid HTC, would they replace it for me?
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Offcourse... how much to pay, that is the question. If you pay them enough, they just give you a new phone ; ).
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Any pictures? Did you damage the screen?
Dragooon123 said:
Any pictures? Did you damage the screen?
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Only camera I have is my phone. The screen is fine, would've got chipped if I didn't have a screen protector on.
It's literally just the edges of the phone and most of the purple faceplate.
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Ring HTC and see how much it will cost.
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ste1164 said:
Ring HTC and see how much it will cost.
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My guess is well over £100 from HTC.
The only risky thing that I can see in doing it yourself is removing the digitiser.
They could have made the build so as everything is not housed/mounted on to the inside of front fascia though.
Does anyone if you can replace the screen and how or where? Everything works I just cracked the screen
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It's a pretty easy fix and you can buy replacement digitizers on eBay.
Link? Cause I really do not know what to look for
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Yes you can, its not that hard with the proper tools, steady hands, and a nice clean place to work.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC-Evo-4G-Teardown/2979/1
http://www.amazon.com/Digitizer-HTC...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1301805413&sr=8-2
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Link? Cause I really do not know what to look for
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Here's a pretty decent youtube video about how to do it.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...w8nCBQ&usg=AFQjCNHpmV4svBzl26HJwpRf6y1yzaXZ0w
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Link? Cause I really do not know what to look for
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http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m570&_nkw=htc+evo+digitizer&_sacat=See-All-Categories
Good luck and godspeed.
I took my Evo into Sprint because I had some obnoxious dust underneath the screen and they replaced my LCD for the price of 0.
You think they'd do the same cracked?
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You think they'd do the same cracked?
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I'm not sure of their exact policy, but I know that it changed sometime a couple months ago. They used to be very good with replacing cracked screens, and it'd either be free, or just for a minimal 35 bucks. Now I believe that if the crack is bigger than an inch, they won't fix it, and will tell you to send it to Asurion if you have it. I would just call your local Sprint store and ask them what their policies are on having a cracked screen. Or just go down there and see what happens.
I have a replacement LCD and digitizer for sale, all one piece so you don't mess up with just the digitizer which is not that easy
Thas Allota love right there
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I'll make sure to hit you up if Sprint doesn't make a good deal
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Here's a pretty decent youtube video about how to do it.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...w8nCBQ&usg=AFQjCNHpmV4svBzl26HJwpRf6y1yzaXZ0w
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He said using a t4 driver... I used a t5 when I replaced my speaker.
i know some sprint stores dont even bother fixing screens anymore. they wouldn't fix mine. it was still under warranty so i sent it back to HTC and they had it back to me within 5 days FREE of charge had to unroot my phone and put the stock sprint ruu back on though
if it weren't under warranty, i would definitely do it myself. its easy. just a little know how and the right tools. its surprising how easy these htc phones come apart.
Anyways... Good luck!
My video cable that goes to the LCD screen just conked out it had wear and tear and stopped feeding video to the LCD does anyone know where I could get another cable?
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My video cable that goes to the LCD screen just conked out it had wear and tear and stopped feeding video to the LCD does anyone know where I could get another cable?
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You are joking, right? I've never seen "video out" for xplay. Where did you get your first cable? Is it USB to video?
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cyrusalmighty said:
You are joking, right? I've never seen "video out" for xplay. Where did you get your first cable? Is it USB to video?
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He means the ribbon that goes from the handset to the screen
I'll revise the title lol my bad I do mean the ribbon cable
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psxpetey said:
I'll revise the title lol my bad I do mean the ribbon cable
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Ebay would be my first port of call (sorry should have said this in last post)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SONY-ERIC...ABLE-FLEX-CONNECTOR-R800-Z1-Z1i-/270850617696
I went to mobile phone repair shop for an unrelated issue with my screen and I can confirm they have these as well, or at least the shop I went to did and that was just a few months ago
If you bought your Xperia Play legit, you will probably have warranty. Our warranty covers our Xperia Plays for 2 years, this means that if our phones first came out in 2011 we most definitely still have warranty. I recently sent my phone to the Sony repair centre without a receipt, with a relocked bootloader and without a charger (they ask for this) and they still repaired my phone! Its worh a try and save £25/your time/the risk of you damaging your phone even further.
I didn't by it legit got it second hand hopefully I can go to the store and maybe they will have one
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I have an HTC EVO 4G, its in working conditions, the housing is broken from the right and the battery doorvis kinda broken too, I am will like to sell it for 75 bucks. The charging port is broken except the hdmi, I will in include an external battery charger and a hdmi type d cable ( connect through hdmi). It is good for parts, the digitized and lcd are in perfect condiyions. It is the small ribbon cable. Good if u need it for parts, its running 2.3.5
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I have an HTC EVO 4G, its in working conditions, the housing is broken from the right and the battery doorvis kinda broken too, I am will like to sell it for 75 bucks. The charging port is broken except the hdmi, I will in include an external battery charger and a hdmi type d cable ( connect through hdmi). It is good for parts, the digitized and lcd are in perfect condiyions. It is the small ribbon cable. Good if u need it for parts, its running 2.3.5
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http://swappa.com/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1321
Thanks
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Still for sale
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Thanks
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Just wondering
For whatever reason, my phone stopped recognizing that it is connected to a computer via USB (nothing in the notification pull down menu to start usb mode etc). I was on slim rom, I tried switching to an old wild by night rom and it still has the same problem. Clearly it's not the rom, so I'm pretty confused. Trying to mount in CWM doesn't work either, and odin mode is not recognized on the pc. Charging via usb works.
Either your wire is busted or the solder joints on your port are cracked. Both are easy to repair.
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graydiggy said:
Either your wire is busted or the solder joints on your port are cracked. Both are easy to repair.
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Hrmm.. gotta wait till I get home to test with a different wire. How does one tell if solder joints on the port are cracked?
Visually inspect them. Its also a dead giveaway if no wire will work and nothing else is wrong with the phone.
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Visually inspect them. Its also a dead giveaway if no wire will work and nothing else is wrong with the phone.
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I did a little more forum digging and found this old thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344882
Sounds like exactly what happened with my phone (weird car mode that I've never seen before popping up; charges but doesnt connect to usb). Looks like you're right about the usb port. Gonna have to see if I can debride the area somehow...
If you are not experienced with or comfortable doing precision soldering, hit me up. Also shine a flashlight into the port and see if the pins are still in place. Bent pins can cause crazy issues.
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If you are not experienced with or comfortable doing precision soldering, hit me up. Also shine a flashlight into the port and see if the pins are still in place. Bent pins can cause crazy issues.
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Soldering is out of my cabilities, mostly because I don't own a soldering device. I do have access to dental equipment though, so I took a look using some 2.5x mag loupes with a light and I saw some some dust and white corrosion. I used a plastic periodontal probe to scrape out the corrosion, small brush to dust the port, and air syringe to blow it all out. Wamo bamo, it's working again.. hopefully it stays working.
Sweet deal man! Glad you got it all back to normal.
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Sweet deal man! Glad you got it all back to normal.
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Bleh it was shortlived, or at the very least -- finicky. Seems like I may need to replace the port. Do you have instructions for doing that?
JoeBruin32 said:
Bleh it was shortlived, or at the very least -- finicky. Seems like I may need to replace the port. Do you have instructions for doing that?
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Not instructions, but it does require the ability to take the device apart and some fine soldering skills. Not really easy to make instructions for that. It takes a lot of skill to do it.
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