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PDA2K screen slider Modification

Ok everybody, I have taken my PDA2K apart & fixed the wobbly screen problem, First things first:
1. get a sharp knife & carefully slide it under the VOID sticker moving upwards very slowly,& you should be able to remove the sticker in one peice,I have done 7 units ok so far.
2. remove three black screws from the battery compartment,& the silver countersunk screw from underneath the now removed VOID sticker,
Then the 2 countersunk screws from the top sides of the PDA2K,now the rear cover can be removed.
3.Three screws hold down the main PCB,looking from bottom of unit,one screw very top right corner of PCB.One screw Very top left corner of PCB.
& one screw half way down on right side near the ribbon cable for the key board.Then remove the yellow tape over the keyboard ribbon cable,Then lift the black clamp on the ribbon cable connector upwards,and put a round diameter screwdriver under the ribbon cable & pull outwards in a straight direction.
4. Extend the screen fully open & carfully lift the PCB up from the left side (OPPOSITE) the keyboard ribbon cable connector,& hold it slightly up as you carfully slide a blunt flat Knife under the 2 ribbon cables for the display.They will just pop off with minimal force.
5. Pull out the vibration motor & microphone from their casing slots (NOT PCB CONNECTORS) & place the main PCB in a safe place.
6. Looking at the back of the front section you should see 2 screws through slots in the back casing,& 2 at the top rear of the display.remove these & lift the display up from the bottom,carefully guiding the 2 display ribbon cables through the slot.
7. You will now be able to see the sliding plate edges & the two white peices of plastic at the bottom of the slider,These plastic peices need to come off in order to pull the slider plate up further and off the upper casing.what ever you do DO NOT lever the slider plate up with a screwdriver or the brittle moulded painted clamps will snap.if one does its not the end of the world,the slider plate side can be re-adjusted slighty to compensate.
8. With the slider plate in your hand you need to get a flat (NON SERATED) pair of pliers & carefully & very slightly move the edges of the slider plate outwards on each end so they are not going straight up.ie Looking at the plate from the bottom and flat in your hand the plate will look like a U shape,bend the ends out slightly away from each other so they sit against the slider clamps with more resistance,Be carefull not to over do it or you will end up with a very stiff display,
9. Assembly is a reversal of taking apart but be carefull to guide the display ribbons into the top hole of the slider plate,in its open position,
& make sure to tuck the vibrator motor wiring under the PCB before putting the rear casing on.Also hold the volume slider in the middle position as the rear casing is lowered into position.Remember DON'T FORCE ANYTHING or your beloved device will get damaged .
DONT forget to put the yellow tape on the keyboard ribbon cable & the VOID Sticker back on the silver screw & you will still have your warranty.
I have done this mod on a few units with success every time,& this should have been done in the factory,I find it a shame that comparing this unit to the XDA1 its not got the build quality that the XDA1 has and for £580 its a shame that the hardware is not up to the quality of the software features.
Saying that,I can now hold my PDA2K in my hands without its display moving sideways & it makes me feel im now holding a solid peice of kit worthy of £580.
PS I still have 2 brand new XDA1's for sale & one second hand one ive been using for the last year, 07958031182 Thanks & good luck........... :lol:

hi
any1 who has opened the pda2k .. is the camera soldered onto the mother board or is it only plugged in>???
thanks

Hi the camera is only plugged in,but you have to remove the wifi antenna to remove fom the motherboard.hope this helps.............

[Q] Small bump in speaker grill is this normal

Hello,
I bought my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 two days ago and yesterday i noticed that the little plasic stripe where the speaker grill is is slightly raised in a curved shape. I was wondering if this was normal? And if not where can i fix it? Do i have to go back to my provider (KPN) or just go to the samsung store?

Dekiller82 said:
Hello,
I bought my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 two days ago and yesterday i noticed that the little plasic stripe where the speaker grill is is slightly raised in a curved shape. I was wondering if this was normal? And if not where can i fix it? Do i have to go back to my provider (KPN) or just go to the samsung store?
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Not damaged, have that too

This is normal mate...
The bump on speaker grill is not only to ur handset.This is in order to avoid blockage of holes of grill when u place it on any flat surface and the sound can be listened better through the gap.

liondroid said:
This is normal mate...
The bump on speaker grill is not only to ur handset.This is in order to avoid blockage of holes of grill when u place it on any flat surface and the sound can be listened better through the gap.
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Ok Thanks a lot guys that's all the info i need

When I place my phone flat on its back, it doesnt really stay flat, it kind of wobbles back and forth when i push either side down...

prohackas said:
When I place my phone flat on its back, it doesnt really stay flat, it kind of wobbles back and forth when i push either side down...
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Yes, that's an unfortunate side-effect of that little bump.

Earpiece grille for Note 2

I am in the middle of replacing the glass on my wife's Note II and realized I lost the little earpiece speaker cover at the top of the phone when I removed the old glass.
Does anyone know where I can buy one? I found people selling the home buttons, volume controls and power buttons but no earpiece speaker grilles.
Thanks a million in advance!!!

I am in the same boat, did you come across one?

Use the one from the previous glass????
Sent from my SPH-L900 using xda premium

It's lost. Not sure if you can take parts off a dummy phone. http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...10&keywords=Samsung+galaxy+note+2+dummy+phone

Holes on edge of bezel?

Does anyone know what the holes on the bezel are for?
There is one about an inch away from the volume buttons, and one off center on the left side if the volume buttons are off. Are these microphones?
Note, I'm not asking about the hole to eject the micro sd card...
Thanks,
Joe

They are probably mic holes.

So the Tab S4 specs say it has "far field microphones" with the plural, I guess that's the two side-holes. Supposed to work with Google Assistant "out of the box". I'm not really sure what this means or how to take advantage of it. It will be interesting to see how much they are interfered with by the case I ordered.
Joe

As above said, those are microphone holes, never poke them.
Multiple microphones are used to make the device hears you better and to record video/audio in stereo.

Microphone placement on international version?

I have the 4gb / 64GB dual SIM version, and it seems 99% of the cases I buy do not have the microphone hole in the correct spot, it blocks the microphone. Is the microphone placement different on the dual sim G7 power? The only case (out of 6 or 7 I've tried) that has correct microphone placement actually has 2 holes over there, one of which is correctly positioned on the microphone.

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excuse me ?

I just used a dremmel tool to grind the hole bigger to open it up over the mic hole.

Wow, drill holes. Mine's from Brazil, it's to the left of the charging port. Not that it matters after 10 months.