Hello everybody,
Do you know if and where i can find a replacement part for the Power button/fingerprint reader?
Mine has been scratched out of the phone and now the fingerprint reader does not work at all!!!
thank's
snake7 said:
Hello everybody,
Do you know if and where i can find a replacement part for the Power button/fingerprint reader?
Mine has been scratched out of the phone and now the fingerprint reader does not work at all!!!
thank's
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For some reason my 1st post didn't take!
Try the AT&T store. A colleague of mine dropped his new iPhone 4 last week smashing the camera lens. On the off chance he went to the AT&T store, and although the part was not there in the store, they have ordered it for him free/gratis. Never hurts to ask! I was dumbfounded when he told me this, but it happened nevertheless.
Guess my 1st post did take cos' I see you posted the same question in both General and Q&A, and I apparently responded to both.
Please don't do this again!
Why is this thread in 3 different atrix boards here?
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Why is this thread in 3 different atrix boards here?
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Damn! He posted it in a 3rd???
/ignore from now on!!!
It seems i've made something wrong...
yes i've posted in three forums, just because i didn't know in which one the topic fit the best :
1-Atrix 4G General
Discussion about the AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G (general, tips & tricks, Q&A, etc)
It is a general question (looking for spare parts) and the forum description includes Q&A.
2-Atrix 4G Q&A
For all of your questions relating to the AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G
This is a question!
3-Atrix 4G Accessories
Accessories for the AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G (cases, screen protectors, batteries, etc)
not an accesorie but about spare part, so it is related.
I just wanted to maximize the chance to get an answer by posting in these forums.
Before posting, i've checked that in any of them there was a thread about replacement part for power button/fingerprint reader replacement part.
So please calm down, there is no need to ask for ignore/ban me. As all of you (i hope!) i'm human and we can do mistake and learn from. I did one and i won't do it again.
Back to the original topic
Thank you CaelanT for your answer but i'm in europe, so reaching a AT&T store will be difficult/very expensive for me...
(yes, i've posted in ATRIX 4 AT&T forum, but for this replacement part it doesn't matter, and this phone is not only sold in US: canada, belgium, UK, fance... and this is the only one forum about Motorola Atrix in this website),
It is easy to find replacement part for screen or other part on the net, but i've spent one full day looking for fingerprint reader and found..... nothing!
Moreover it is a pity for a phone which is so easy to open and replace/repair itself (tutorial available on ifixit)
Anyone else has any idea/suggestions/websites for replacement parts?
You posted a question............so I am guessing Q&A not every forum!
This is all I could find in a quick search for parts:
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Motorola-ATRIX-4G-MB860-Parts-s/6661.htm
Power Button
snake7 said:
It seems i've made something wrong...
yes i've posted in three forums, just because i didn't know in which one the topic fit the best :
1-Atrix 4G General
Discussion about the AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G (general, tips & tricks, Q&A, etc)
It is a general question (looking for spare parts) and the forum description includes Q&A.
2-Atrix 4G Q&A
For all of your questions relating to the AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G
This is a question!
3-Atrix 4G Accessories
Accessories for the AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G (cases, screen protectors, batteries, etc)
not an accesorie but about spare part, so it is related.
I just wanted to maximize the chance to get an answer by posting in these forums.
Before posting, i've checked that in any of them there was a thread about replacement part for power button/fingerprint reader replacement part.
So please calm down, there is no need to ask for ignore/ban me. As all of you (i hope!) i'm human and we can do mistake and learn from. I did one and i won't do it again.
Back to the original topic
Thank you CaelanT for your answer but i'm in europe, so reaching a AT&T store will be difficult/very expensive for me...
(yes, i've posted in ATRIX 4 AT&T forum, but for this replacement part it doesn't matter, and this phone is not only sold in US: canada, belgium, UK, fance... and this is the only one forum about Motorola Atrix in this website),
It is easy to find replacement part for screen or other part on the net, but i've spent one full day looking for fingerprint reader and found..... nothing!
Moreover it is a pity for a phone which is so easy to open and replace/repair itself (tutorial available on ifixit)
Anyone else has any idea/suggestions/websites for replacement parts?
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I am having the very same issue and none of the replies here are helping. All I am seeing is persons complaining and sending people all over the place to other post which dont have the answer. I have been searching online for a solution and I am not seeing anything other than take it back to at&t which is not possible because at&t is in America.
Anyways If there is someone kind enough to (1) explain where is the actual power button located (in the finger print scanner or under the scanner) and (2) what to change to get this fix( eg a ribbon, the finger print scanner or is there a button I should buy). I am not looking for a work around what I want to do is change what ever it is that I need to change to get fix.
Thing is, power burton is a soft button sitting below the fingerprint reader, it is completely independant. Thing is, i dont remeber if it is soldered to the motherboard or is apart. Either way, i think tou need to get it from another atrix.
Here at the forum a user posted a site that sells spare parts at low prices, perhaos they have what you need!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1929575
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andresrivas said:
Thing is, power burton is a soft button sitting below the fingerprint reader, it is completely independant. Thing is, i dont remeber if it is soldered to the motherboard or is apart. Either way, i think tou need to get it from another atrix.
Here at the forum a user posted a site that sells spare parts at low prices, perhaos they have what you need!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1929575
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Thanks and i think you are right .. I am looking at a little circle thing under the fingerprint ... many thanks again.. I am going to check the ribbons and see if the button come on them.
andresrivas said:
Thing is, power burton is a soft button sitting below the fingerprint reader, it is completely independant. Thing is, i dont remeber if it is soldered to the motherboard or is apart. Either way, i think tou need to get it from another atrix.
Here at the forum a user posted a site that sells spare parts at low prices, perhaos they have what you need!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1929575
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It's part of one of the flex cables.
There is a picture of it here at the iFixit teardown:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola+Atrix+4G+Teardown/4964/2
and one with the tape removed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2379939
Have you tried ebay? There spares all over the place and if you don't find the flex itself you may as well buy an Atrix with a broken LCD and use it for parts.
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Have you tried ebay? There spares all over the place and if you don't find the flex itself you may as well buy an Atrix with a broken LCD and use it for parts.
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Two ebay sellers told me that the flex cable dont come with the power button so I took your advise and bought one that is damage, lcd and digitizer. This will in fact work out better for me being that my digitizer is bad ( already had order one which is on its way) I broke off the wifi button on the board and not the power button got damage.
So for all the people out ther asking about the power BUTTON ITS RIGHT UNDER THE FINGERPRINT SCANNER AND IS NOT SOLD ON THE FLEX CABLE YOU HAVE TO GET IT FROM AN OLD ATRIX SAME FROM THE WIFI EITHER GET IT FROM ANOTHER ATRIX OR BUY A MOTHERBOARD .. I have no idea where to get a board from.
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I dropeed my XDA 2 and it now has a big chunk of case missing near the on/off button. luckily (i think) its on the black plastic bit which seems to be fairly easy to get off,
but can anyone help me find spares?
I've been to the o2 site for help but that site is as much use as an ashtray on a moterbike if you ask me :x
Any help would be appreciated
Elmo
Check on e-bay to see if anyones is selling a dummy XDA 2 and change the casing over, short of that go to the O2 shop and see if they can put you in touch with anybody who can get the parts for you.
try http://www.pdasmart.com/pdaphone.htm
see this for comments http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=4070&highlight=screen+replacement
also search this site, I've seen many people who had their XDAs broken
Thanks for the ideas
I keep checking ebay for cases, broken units and such like but havent found anything so far..
I hadn't thought about the dummy unit...Funny thing is... I did see a dummy unit for sale just before i bought the real thing and it went for about a tenner :roll: . I think thats called 'sods law'
Also checked a few other sites using the link above and emailed some companys cheers for that.
I reckon there a market here for parts..... I mean as if they wont get dropped at some stage? You can get replacement pc/laptop cases and you dont walk round with them in your pocket do ya??
just need to find the company thats selling them and buy a shed load of them.
Maybe these will be of benefit to some people, a sort of dropping preventative:
https://www.egrips.com/catalog/prod...d=290&osCsid=31fe81c28fe1d8b6445ce6da229a745b
Failing that, super glue your device to your hand.
had the exact same thing happen to me - plastic above the on/off button. I tried poking some black electrical tape down there and it looked pretty good at a glance, until the tape's stickiness wore off.
Same thing here!
I managed to chip one small piece off the black antenna cover very close to the on/off button. But I used a small amount of my daughter's Play-Doh (molding clay) and carefully filled the small hole with that, then when it hardened, I painted it black with a permanent marker :wink:
It worked just fine.
However, I want to replace it as soon as the parts become available...
Best regards,
Rayan
Cool site this - 'BlueTack' wasn't mentioned once!
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Repair XDA II in the UK
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This defiantly is a good new for those who smashed their loving XDAII. I can repair it now here in the UK. but unfortunately I can’t sell you the parts directly. please email me for a quotation and I need to know how bad is the damage in order to give you a fair quote.
I can to anything from replace a LCD screen, replace a damaged connector and change the unit case etc.
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irelmo said:
I dropped my XDA 2 and it
I've been to the o2 site for help but that site is as much use as an ashtray on a moterbike if you ask me :x
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I sooo agree with you i've sent numerous emails to o2 about that fact altogh they say it there are NO XDA II accessories in the o2 online shop! and there webites never upto date its soo useless!
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Hi guys,
This defiantly is a good new for those who smashed their loving XDAII. I can repair it now here in the UK. but unfortunately I can’t sell you the parts directly. please email me for a quotation and I need to know how bad is the damage in order to give you a fair quote.
I can to anything from replace a LCD screen, replace a damaged connector and change the unit case etc.
my email address: [email protected]
the lowset price that you can never miss to bring you loving XDAII back
to its original beauty.
8)
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I have emailed you asking for more info
Hello-I need help finding a place that in the USA can repair my xdaII. I just dropped it on my marble floor -- OOPS! I thought you may have heard of a place for me to send it?? I believe I've broken the lcd & glass...it functions fine but has major cracks/shatter marks thoughout the screen...Let me know if you can help & thank you
So my touch screen stopped working and im figuring its the digitizer because everything else works, boots into OS and everything. Plus i took it apart and the wire was snapped . question is, i have the optimus v but i cannot find ANYWHERE that has a digitizer specific for it. I have found one for the optimus s on ebay, which looks exactly the same, same button holes and everything. will this digitizer work for the optimus v? thanks in advance, this sucks as i do not have a replacement and am broke as a joke at the moment. would be nice just to buy a $22 digitizer instead of a $150 phone. thanks!
an ebay search turned up a variety of optimus parts for a variety of models, I'd say keep an eye on it as their stuff changes daily. LG might be an option for parts, too...
can't answer your hardware compatibility question, I'm afraid, except that the software is compatible and I'd guess that the hardware is also the same way.
I'm answering this here instead of in mmarz's thread to match the topic.
Thanks. i ordered the optimus s digitizer off ebay, finally got my ebay account verified so i could buy it now. jesus it took forever . but if u actually open ur optimus v it says on the main board LS 670 which is the model number for the optimus s. so the v is the s with different branding on the front. how funny haha. The part should get here within a week im hoping, shipping from hong kong. ill update the thread accordingly cause im sure im not the ONLY ONE that this has happened to. globaldirectparts.com is the only other place ive found a digitizer specific for the optimus s/v and there site is down due to major shipping delays. this should work tho, ill just have sprint branding on my OV from now on. Im gonna give that LED customization a try on my old front housing to see how it looks then if its nice ill do it on the new one, or maybe not haha it was a frickin hassle to get this new digitizer, i dont wanna do anything to jeopardize the function of the new display. thanks again for the one and only response in days . look forwarding to sharing the good news
there's a couple suggestions for ebay in mmarz's thread now too.
glad the suggestion helped.
I was pretty sure they're the same thing, people on another forum have talked about using lg's updater to flash sprint firmware and only broke their service instead of bricking the phone.
makes me wanna dissect the newest sprint firmware and compare.
edit: I bet if it works ok you can get a sticky, it's important info!
Hello everyone Sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong forums.
I just bought the Samsung Note so now I am trying to sell my unlocked SGS2 on Ebay. I have the charger, extra battery, and unlock code for device (in case person ever has to do a master reset). Of course its refurbished 9 has been used for 2 months) but is in good condition despite a barely noticeable, minor scratch on back cover (see pic).
What is a fair/good asking price?
I'd recommend looking at auctions on there that have already ended and get a good idea from that. That's the best way I've found to determine current value of specific items on there.
How about you post in the classified section instead of trying to sneak your ad in where it doesn't belong?
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How about you post in the classified section instead of trying to sneak your ad in where it doesn't belong?
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Ummm actually I'm NOT trying to sell it on here. keyword was "EBAY" I simply asked a QUESTION b/c I was unsure if my asking price of $275 on ads I'VE ALREADY PLACED elsewhere was too much or little. So how about you enjoy your night and thank you very much for you sarcastic/pointless response.
Whatever you say. I'm sure that since you did mention eBay that you have no way to actually see what they are selling for there instead of coming in here where probably few people have actually sold their SGSIIs and weren't really trying to squeeze in an ad without anyone noticing. Uh huh.
Lol whatever you say dude.
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Look on Ebay and see what the going rate is.
Thread closed.
Hi All!
Basically, I am looking at buying one of these little beauties... (Motorola Atrix UK Model)
I'm kind of collecting phones and I intend on making one of these my next daily driver... The specs look good; plenty of development goes on so it's looking good...
Only a couple of things I wish to know if possible...
1. I see quite a few on eBay have faulty digitizers, after some research I see this is a pretty common fault with this device, my main question is this: - "If I were to get a digitizer replaced professionally / or I replaced it as I have done previously on HTC's, how long would it be approximately before I need to do this again?" Does this keep occurring say 6months down the line? Or was this a one off due to a faulty batch of digitizers at Motorola Factories once upon a time?
2. Are there any other common faults I should look out for or expect..?
Thanks very much for any reply!
Cheers, Adam.
nobody got any input? :S
Does everybody just sell them as soon as they get the digitizers replaced? Therefore not knowing if it happens again down the line..?
OK.. It took a massive effort for Motorola to fix the digitizer about 6 months ago for me since the capacitance buttons stopped working and the screen kept getting stuck in between. 6 months later (ie. NOW), the digitizer is playing up again and I now have about 1cm worth of "dead area" about 3/4 of the way up that does not respond to touch anymore. I would highly recommend people against buying this phone (new or second hand) because of these stupid issues.
It isn't that hard of a fix really. I've replaced more than a few and one was because of the dead area issue. It is fine after a few months.
Will it occur again? I have no way to know. It took over nine months and a crack in the screen to get it to act up in the first place. So I guess time will tell.
The replacements cost around 30 bucks and if you get one of the ones linked the frame digitizer is already mounted to the frame.
Search youtube for Atrix 4g teardown and you will find more than a few adequate tutorials.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...=Motorola+Atrix+4G+MB860+digitizer+with+frame
I love my Atrix so much that our Family has 6 of them. All daily drivers for people that range from a techie, business professional, housewife, teenager, a senior and a youngster. We are all very satisfied. Some of us use the docks and those are all good too. No one has a car dock, so I won't speak for that.
I will replace mine if the Note2 is as awesome as depicted. But unless something like that comes out there's no better phone imho.
Well I gotta say thanks soo much guys for the replies
Very mixed messages there but as I understand it, if I buy one with replacing the digitizer in mind and am quite competent in doing that then its deffo a good phone to buy
Thinking of buying one of these if anybody has an opinion please please let me know!?: -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-UNLOCKED-GSM-MOTOROLA-ATRIX-4G-MB860-BLACK-PHONE-ANDROID-1-YEAR-WARRANTY-/110857791801?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item19cfa3a939
Cheers! Adam.
My suggestion for you: Don't buy it!
My Atrix digitizer spoilt 3 times in a year. It's been stable after my last replacement (about 2-3 months ago), but at the rate that it failed me before, I really doubt if it can last any longer. Therefore, I highly recommend you not to involve with this crappy piece of product.
Don't buy an Atrix. Nearly everyone in this forum will confirm this. Motorola gives a SH** on the Atrix just got my Atrix repaired at moto and it came back with wrong placed LED, scratch on the back and without camera lens. Just try out the Galaxy nexus..nice phone.
Hope I helped
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For your own sanity DO NOT BUY AN ATRIX
Also I have had 3 different Motorola phones that have lost the sound on the ear piece.
Failures of our beloved Atrix:
On 3 Atrix phones
Atrix #1 (new) broken ear piece 10 months in.
Atrix #2 (replacement) broken digitizer after 5 months of use.
Atrix #3 (new) broken digitizer and Bluetooth 14 months in.
Avoid motofail.
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Hello all on the xda, hope you're all doing well.
Once again I prove my nooby prowess by bombarding the forums and hopefully asking a question a few others have lingering.
A local seller has a Galaxy SII for sale for £70 as it's got an IMEI bar on it.
If I were to take the S2 and put my logic board in it, would that also transfer the IMEI and my current system of ParanoidAndroid?
I know it sounds like quite a stupid question but the opportunity could be there for me to have what is essentially a brand new S2 in noble black for 70 quid as my screen has been smashed by a blundering drunkard who thought they'd try and bottle me and instead, hit my phone.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and as the weekend fast approaches, may I wish everyone on the forums a good one
Peace out
When you say logic board are you referring to the mother board?
I'm no expert, but the way I see it, if you replace the whole motherboard and all components of that phone with yours, it should work since it sunds similar to replacing a broken screen+digitizer which many have done successfully.
Maybe some of the folks here who know more can give a verdict, but IMO £70 for a brand new unlocked S2, I'd give it a shot.
Good luck! :beer:
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Of course it should work.The other way would be to use the screen off of the new one and put it on yours(depends on model colour).
I would also suspect the other phone will have more problems than hes telling you.
Thanks for the responses, I found that the phone was just locked out via a lock pattern haha! Guy sold it but will be getting another for sale soon as he works within a mobile phone industry with Orange (which I'm on) so that's alright how difficult does everyone reckon a complete reshell including screen and digitizer would be? thanks guys
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how difficult does everyone reckon a complete reshell including screen and digitizer would be? thanks guys
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that would be an expensive affair though
If you can back yourself to do it, it'd be pretty cheap. Many vids on YouTube showing you how to replace the screen and digitizer. Seems fiddly..but worth a try if you know what you're doing. Getting it done professionally would be a tad expensive.
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hi, do you know where to buy a working logic board even used? Can't find on ebay
Yeah eBay.
You can try Amazon...