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I tried to soft reset my tytn II in the dark, and accidently put the stylus into the usb/charging slot and somehow screwed up my phone. It will not charge, or connect with my computer. Any suggestions?
OMG! I did the same thing, but luckily i didn't do further damage except the copper parts become bent
HTC should have done something about this! i am sure many other users did the same
can u take it back to your supplier for warranty claim?
same problem here...
i could bend back the copper contacts with a WOODEN (!!) toothpick (dont steer around with metal in there....)
Looks like i tried to reset the device in darkness last night and fumbled around in the usb jack.
Damn... really bad position for the reset-button!
Same issue here-- though some chargers now work, some don't. My phone will charge with my OEM charger and usb to computer, but not my 3rd party wall charger or my car charger. Aaargh
Same Problem Here
Check out this thread at AT&T Forum regarding my attempt to get a replacement phone.
http://forums.wireless.att.com/cng/board/message?board.id=cingular&thread.id=65536
I got mine replaced at the store. I was under 30 days and was lucky.
I am going to order one of these:
http://www.eforcity.com/silicone-mini-5-pin-plug-for-motorola-v3-2-pc-smoke-cmotv3xxpc01.html
it should fit. i also heard that certain verizon phones have rubber usb plugs on them. I may just stop in a verizon store and see if one fits. My tmobile wing had one on it and it worked great to protect the usb port.
Well...I did the samething last night. Tried to soft reset my phone while driving in the dark. Luckily I've had my tilt less than 30 days, called and now all I have to do is go to the AT&T store for a replacement....Also, I'm going to pay 10% restocking fee so I can get an extra battery and charger...W00T!!!!! I actually saved about 50 bux
One way to avoid doing this in the dark is to flip the phone upside down, locate ExtUSB socket with your left index finger, keep your finger over the socket and slide your stylus down your finger tip. Of course the easiest way is to turn a light on.
wizzzard said:
One way to avoid doing this in the dark is to flip the phone upside down, locate ExtUSB socket with your left index finger, keep your finger over the socket and slide your stylus down your finger tip. Of course the easiest way is to turn a light on.
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true, but for those of us with this problem already, it is too late
Luckily, I tried a newer charger, and my car charger, and they both work. As far as connecting to my computer, I have to use my Y cable that was included with my old 8525. I'm still pissed, and I have a TyTn II and not a tilt, so warranty will be a pain in the ass, considering I have to send it to the UK. If it starts to act up, I will have to send it in, and if I get it fixed, I will definitely buy one of those plugs from the above post. Thanks for all the replies, and good luck to everyone with this problem.
Lesson # one don't put things in holes in the dark in bed
Well, good news is ATT is sending me out a replacement phone for free since I am still under warranty (outside the 30 days, but inside the 1-year). Now I just need to re-flash back to OEM status so I don't get busted on the return...time to test out the "Idiot's Guide to Re-Flashing Back to Original ROM" and see if it does me right.
Heijdemann said:
Lesson # one don't put things in holes in the dark in bed
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that's why I have so many kids!?! anyways I had my phone charging in my car and it fell of my seat onto the floor. the nezt day I noticed it wasn't charging (tytn 2 no easy warranty fix) I then noticed that inside the usb thing is a black plastic piece with the small metal connections. the black piece was bent a little on one side so I removed the battery took a pair of tweazers and bent it it straight again than I took some forced air in a can (for a computer keyboard) and blew in there to make sure none of that cheap plastic shredded and got in the way of the metal connections. it looked like after I used the tweazers some of that black plastic chipped off (very small pieces) anyways after that it worked perfectly. hopefully this will help others
well it seems i messed up now and stuck my stencil in there one of the small Metal wires is out of whack now ad some chargers work and some dont did anyone get a plug yet?
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so I live in metro detroit with a tytn 2 not a tilt. after I stuck my stencil in there it seems my car charger don't work. when charging with my audio adapter its flaky losing some power, maintaining, gaining some power. but when I use my wall charger with no adapter it charges!! if you put the kaiser flat on the table I see by 2nd wire (in the hole) is bent down(whereas the others are up) and its sitting in the middle of the whole.(my buddy told me to use a needle and a magnify glass because the 2nd wire was actually bent all the way down but I got it in the middle after messing with it. when that one wire was out of whack my car charger gave me a red constant light (no charge) after the stencil incident. I hope all that helps somebody! anyways so I call HTC first they tell me that's not covered under warranty. Then they tell me I have to send it to houston tx for 3 weeks. Then they tell me it will cost $300 usd to repair!!!! this is insane for a little miniusb piece that got hit once with a stencil. it probaly cost 22cents. what is everyone else doing? I think if I can get that metal piece to stick to the top it'll be fine. I just switched to att and I have 6 days until im locked to a 1yr contract I could buy a tilt for 250 or whatever but id have to sign a 2yr contract.
I stuck the stylus in the USB port as well but luckily I didnt seem to do any damage. I did bend it a bit but with some gentle pressure in the opposite direction it went back into place. I havent had any problems charging or syncing since then, so it seems I got lucky. Just gotta hope I dont do it again, lol.
ya the black piece as a whole seems to be able to bend a little but if u mess the little little metal connections in there you're gonna have problems
Hi, this is my first post and I hope to help someone. I had the same problem with my phone, it charged with the home charger and in the cradle but the car charger won't work. using a close light and a magnifier I could notice that with the phone with the screen upside looking at the usb connector that the pin al the way to the right was flat and a tip was showing as opposite to the others. I returned it to the former position and voila!! it works. I hope to help someone.
Can I get the T5 and T6 screwdrivers straight from home depot? I dont see it on their website.
I already know where I'm getting the screen and digitizer
Not sure about Home Depot, but you can get them here.
i got mine from home depot... it is one with a removable head.
it is this:
Husky 8-In-1 Precision Screwdriver
Model 74502
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...3&productId=100087664&N=10000003+90001+502868
diablc said:
i got mine from home depot... it is one with a removable head.
it is this:
Husky 8-In-1 Precision Screwdriver
Model 74502
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...3&productId=100087664&N=10000003+90001+502868
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Awesome thanks. Would a magnetic screwdriver be better for this job if I see one at the store?
Or does it handle the miniature screws just fine w/o the awesome power of magnetism?
Search for Torx. Amazon and many shops that sells through Amazon has a lot of them. I tried my local Home Depot, they had no idea what Torx was.
i replaced my lcd screen with parts from this seller on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/LCD-Display-Digitizer-for-HTC-TyTN-II-Kaiser-AT-T-8925_W0QQitemZ360088659657QQihZ023QQcategoryZ20336QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262
it came in nicely packed. replaced my screen and it looks really nice.
it provides both screw drivers that are needed. you should consider ordering from this seller
anybody try this guy
seems pretty cheep
http://cgi.ebay.com/TOUCH-SCREEN-FOR-HTC-ATT-TILT-8925-REPAIR-REPLACEMENT_W0QQitemZ220281284126QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220281284126&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A1%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
it is partially magnetic... just enough so you don't lose it when you are trying to put it in... good luck..
can anyone get me a video of a kaiser lcd display replacement please? thanks
So my original problem is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788115
And now, I am researching how to fix the flex cable connecting the LCD screen to the board to get landscape mode to automatically switch.
Any ideas or threads on how to take apart and fix this problem? Even buying the parts is probobly less expensive than buying a new xperia.
Just purchase a new flex cable and search internet for disassembly/reassembly videos.
Yup, you gotta take the Xperia apart, it's alot simpler than you think. Just takes time.
I agree, you need a new flex cable, and that cable connects to the back of the 'motherboard' and the screen. It is covered in this silvery-colored tape, but gently tugging should do it.
I've bought a flex cable cable off eBay, and it worked!
Ok, so i have the "power button failure" problem. No more warranty, and the local gsm repair shop can repair it, but doesnt know where the connections go, to make a bypass.
anyone has this manual, or anything that could help me?
thank you
You can't repair it.it needs a new flex cable.
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Ok, so i have the "power button failure" problem. No more warranty, and the local gsm repair shop can repair it, but doesnt know where the connections go, to make a bypass.
anyone has this manual, or anything that could help me?
thank you
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I had this problem recently. Out of warranty. Sent to HTC repair center and got quoted for about $50 USD (given that I'm in Singapore, there is a physical HTC service center that I can go to).
If you want to fix it yourself, you can buy the board from ebay, this is the cheapest of them all, with tools included.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290522246328&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
You can follow some disassembling guide from ifixit or this youtube series (very detailed, but to repair the cracked screen instead) to replace the flex cable and board. Should not take more than 1 hour. I planned to do it if the quote is higher than $80, but it's not.
Let me know how it goes if you decide to fix it yourself. Take a few pictures as you go along would be great too.
Easy way to start nexus one with out power button:
1)Plug in phone through USB or wall charger.
2) take battery out
3) put battery back in real fast
Phone should boot on.
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thank you guys for replying, i knew i can replace the board, bu i wanted to see if i can "fix" the flex cable. i gues there are only 2 wires inside it and i need to see where those go. not to fix it myself, but the guys at the shop. i think they can use a "strap", which is a loose wire connecting the 2 points. i dont really plan on using that button very much, i got used to the trackball wake, but, i want it to work, just in case
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thank you guys for replying, i knew i can replace the board, bu i wanted to see if i can "fix" the flex cable. i gues there are only 2 wires inside it and i need to see where those go. not to fix it myself, but the guys at the shop. i think they can use a "strap", which is a loose wire connecting the 2 points. i dont really plan on using that button very much, i got used to the trackball wake, but, i want it to work, just in case
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I've taken my 2 nexus apart, and I can tell you that there is no easy fix.
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i have fixed it in the gsm repair shop. well, they did
they waited to come in another faulty nexus to check which wires were faulty, compared them, and they put in a new external wire replacing the old one on the circuit board. everything works now. it costed me around 30 usd. anyway, i intend on using trackball wake though in the future, only if necessary the power button
Hi ,
Yes you can repair this problem. Besides the option of buying a new flex cable for 50-80 USD, I found in this very same forum a thread where somebody posted a picture and indications about how to repair the flex that contains the power button.
If you disassemble your N1 and remove the large flex that carries the power switch you will notice that i has two large connectors on the bottom end.
One of these has 44 pins (two rows of 22 pins). In the top row of this connector, counting from the right the pin number 10 is the one that turns the nexus one ON/OFF
The switch does this only by connecting it mmomentarily to ground.
TO FIX IT:
All you need is a fine end soldering iron, a good lens, a T5 screw driver, soldering wire and adhesive tape. And most importantly 20 cm of very thin magnet wire (enamelled copper wire of about 30 to 50 micrometers in diameter (it is thicker than hair do not worry).
Then solder an end of the wire to the pin #10 as counted in the way i described. route and tape the wire along the flex until you get to the switch.
the switch has 4 pins one pair is ground, the others go to pin #10 in the 44 pin connector. The ones that are gong to the pin #10 are actually on the side of the switch that has a golden "[" bracket. Solder the end of the wire that comes from pin #10 to any of these two pins of the switch. This completes one part of the process. (the most difficult).
The back of the board that holds the switch has a large ground plane. Solder a second piece of wire to this golden pad. From there, stretch about 30 mm of wire towards the upper corner of the logic board, and solder the end of it to the round golden pad where a screw goes. This is a ground point.
Reassemble the phone. Your power switch should now work again.
I hope this helps.
Jose
This may seem obvious to the tech savvy but not to all.
I bought a new flex cable/board on ebay. It was supposed to be new but it is obviously used. I have my doubts that it works. I am trying to test it before installing. If I press the power button, pin 10 (as described) should be electrically connected to ground, right? This is not the case with the board I have. Is the connection between pin 10 and the switch a direct trace on the ribbon cable or is something else involved? is there a diode or anything else in this circuitry? Does the battery holder come into play?
Other information. My phone does power on with the charger/remove/replace battery trick. All other buttons work.
Hey guys, I'm considering parting out my nexus 7 because its digitizer is partially broken. I was just wondering if you guys have a need for any of the parts, and what you would pay for them. I'm not selling the parts yet, just getting an idea of if its worth my time to do so. Thanks!
I'll take the back cover for $10 shipped to Miami.
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lamboboy732 said:
Hey guys, I'm considering parting out my nexus 7 because its digitizer is partially broken. I was just wondering if you guys have a need for any of the parts, and what you would pay for them. I'm not selling the parts yet, just getting an idea of if its worth my time to do so. Thanks!
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I'll buy the LCD flex cable (photo below). I'll offer $10 incl mailing it to St Louis.
It's the little short cable that pops off the main board - it's located in a small gap between the battery and the main board.
You have to be very careful with this cable as the LCD end is damaged very easily. Do not pull on it at all.
To remove it, you have to
-remove the battery,
-remove all the small screws holding in the sub chassis - unscrew the speaker
-pop off the upper connector - it just pops straight up - do not pull on the cable though
-remove the digitizer cables - flip up the white cable clamps at the rear of the 2 connectors
-remove the subchassis - you'll have to remove the copper heatsink that is taped to the back of the LCD
- flip up the black cable clamp on the rear of the LCD flex connector and carefully slide the connector straight out without bending it up at all.
Let me know if you're interested.
Thanks
Thanks for the replies. Ill let you guys know it I'm going to sell the parts.