So I cracked my LCD screen, bought a replacement, opened up the phone w/ little incident (man they really do cram a lot in there!) and I powered it on.....
the screen is just white, if I fiddle with the connection at where the LCD connects into what I believe is the digitizer I can kind of see a keypad button layout.
What do these symptoms describe and does anyone have a link to the service manual?
Thanks in advance for your time.
I had to replace the LCD on a wizard so here my experience... Make sure the two data ribbons are inserted securely. Also, before you power on, plug your hermes into your computer (assuming your computer is on and logged in as an admin) via USB (this sounds weird but I had to do this for some reason....) and then turn on the wizard.
If you still have a problem, you may have damaged something more than the screen.
Good luck.
Ok I will give plugging it in a shot.
Before you plugged it in what did it do when you powered it on?
anyone else have any input on what the issue could be?
It could be wrong LCD. There are two types of LCD for hermes/wizard with same connector but they are different. One is with gold flex cable, the other is with black flex cable. First one is most popular on wizards, the other on hermes. Check what was the color of your previous lcd flex cable and the new one.
Instructions
Can anyone post the instructions on how to take the lcd apart ?
I have gotten this far
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1152710&page=1&pp=15
I'm a bit afraid to go on without instructions
Here is the lcd I got
http://cnn.cn/shop/8525tytn-touch-p-87.html
My 101 came with a defective LCD cable.... so me being me I popped it open and managed to get the screen working.... within a matter of a couple days it was right back to how it was.... upon re opening I realized the LCD ribbon cable was making VERY poor connection just before the LCD screen connection. I have looked for a few days now to locate a cable to no avail.... If anyone could help me out,.. or sell me a working cable that would be awesome!
ribbon
hi there i now this a long time ago but did you find the ribbon for your archos 101 as i need the same cable
regards dav
Hi folks,
Has anyone ever had touchscreen issues with the 101 G9 Turbo?
I have a very simular issue to this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458555&highlight=multitouch
I recently purchased two Archos G9 101 Turbo (1.5Ghz) tablets both had the same touchscreen defect. Video shown has "Developer options, Show touches" enabled. http://youtu.be/V5OYq9E5j1I
Anything more than a gentle touch on the screen will cause a number of additional touches in the surrounding area. Even holding the tablet from the rear using one hand will cause this problem.
I never had this problem with the original G9 101...
Is this normal or a genuine hardware defect?
I'm trying to work out if I should return them and get a replacement or go for a refund
Thanks
-Richard
I have a new 101 G9 Turbo and have no similar touch screen issues.
Sounds like a HW issue to me.
Sent from my ARCHOS 101 G9 16GB Turbo using XDA app
Extreme_One said:
I have a new 101 G9 Turbo and have no similar touch screen issues.
Sounds like a HW issue to me.
Sent from my ARCHOS 101 G9 16GB Turbo using XDA app
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Is your model a 1.5Ghz/512Mb or 1.2Ghz/512Mb ? have you had it long?
Thanks
-Richard
As per my signature, it's 1.5GHz CPU, 1Gb RAM, 16Gb Flash. Had it about 2 weeks (bought to replace a smashed 80G9 non-turbo!)
Sent from my ARCHOS 101 G9 16GB Turbo using XDA app
Thanks.
I took them back to HMV they brought out another tablet with a very different serial number but again it had the same fault.
Might have to try a different store
-Richard
Touchscreen defect
Already got two Archos 101G9 Turbos with same problem.
Waiting for third device under guarantee. I hope this is a hardware bug from one batch.
Waiting already 8 weeks for new device, according to Archos ´waiting for spare parts to repair´.
Sounds they know what the problem is and dont swap for a new one.
Fingers crossed.
Frank
Super-Frank said:
Already got two Archos 101G9 Turbos with same problem.
Waiting for third device under guarantee. I hope this is a hardware bug from one batch.
Waiting already 8 weeks for new device, according to Archos ´waiting for spare parts to repair´.
Frank
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Frank are yours also the 8Gb model?
I think it only affects recent (2012?) 8GB 1.5Ghz Turbo models with ICS pre-installed.
I've managed to get two older 16GB 1.5Ghz Turbo's with Honeycomb which are un-affected, they feel much more rigid and dont flex.
-Richard
rjpearce said:
Frank are yours also the 8Gb model?
I think it only affects recent (2012?) 8GB 1.5Ghz Turbo models with ICS pre-installed.
I've managed to get two older 16GB 1.5Ghz Turbo's with Honeycomb which are un-affected, they feel much more rigid and dont flex.
-Richard
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Richard, I have the Archos 101g9 250Gb Turbo. I tried ICS pre-installed version, ICS rooted version, Android 3.2.
All the same problem.
It looks like software/driver problem because the screen rotates when I rotate the tablet when the touchscreen is not working.
Maybe if the tablet is hot, or busy, or coming back from stand-by. I cant find a cause yet, and now its already for two months at Archos for guarantee
Frank
Super-Frank said:
Richard, I have the Archos 101g9 250Gb Turbo. I tried ICS pre-installed version, ICS rooted version, Android 3.2.
All the same problem.
It looks like software/driver problem because the screen rotates when I rotate the tablet when the touchscreen is not working.
Maybe if the tablet is hot, or busy, or coming back from stand-by. I cant find a cause yet, and now its already for two months at Archos for guarantee
Frank
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For those who experience problems with the lcd screen of there Archos, I can tell you why this happens.
I have an Archos 101 g9 250 gb Tablet. I now experience problems with my screen. When I press the bottom of the tablet the screen flickers, All kind of colors show.
My warranty is over, I contacted archos in France, China (manufacturer). No reply at all.
I found out that this is an problem that happens a lot with Archos tablet.
So what to do now. I opened it, checked the yellow ribbon that connects the lcd screen to the hardware of the tablet. See the pictures. After some fiddling I found out that the ribbon has a weak part.
The ribbon is made out of two parts. The connection to the lcd screen is 40 pin, while the ribbon itself is 20 pin. They soldered the 40 pin to the 20 pin. Where it is soldered together some pins are broken.
This 40 pin connection is on the bottom of the lcd screen. So, when you press on the bottom of the tablet, you automatically press on the connection.
I tried to repair it, but I found out that repairing is impossible. It is to small.
And now I can throw the tablet away.
My name is Reinier from the Netherlands.
Archose 101 g9 turbo 250gb with problem of display ribbon
poplemanie said:
For those who experience problems with the lcd screen of there Archos, I can tell you why this happens.
I have an Archos 101 g9 250 gb Tablet. I now experience problems with my screen. When I press the bottom of the tablet the screen flickers, All kind of colors show.
My warranty is over, I contacted archos in France, China (manufacturer). No reply at all.
I found out that this is an problem that happens a lot with Archos tablet.
So what to do now. I opened it, checked the yellow ribbon that connects the lcd screen to the hardware of the tablet. See the pictures. After some fiddling I found out that the ribbon has a weak part.
The ribbon is made out of two parts. The connection to the lcd screen is 40 pin, while the ribbon itself is 20 pin. They soldered the 40 pin to the 20 pin. Where it is soldered together some pins are broken.
This 40 pin connection is on the bottom of the lcd screen. So, when you press on the bottom of the tablet, you automatically press on the connection.
I tried to repair it, but I found out that repairing is impossible. It is to small.
And now I can throw the tablet away.
My name is Reinier from the Netherlands.
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I also have this problem with my archose tablets, how can I buy this ribbon or any other resolution of repair?
Hi
I'm hoping someone can help me. I have an Archos 80 G9 given to me as it wasnt charging, the connector had come off the board but I have re soldered it back and now charges fine.
However whilst I had the tablet was apart the touch screen no longer works, (whether a connector is broke or not I am unsure.) I am hoping someone has a picture of how the inside is supposed to look like or take a picture then I can begin the process of elimination.
Many Thanks
Hi,
I had a similar problem with an Archos, it turned out the screen just needed to be configured again
Hold power and volume up on boot till the white screen
Repair system
Force touch screen calibration
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If this doesn't work check your connection on the two ribbons connected to te motherboard that is the only two connectors from screen to the board, the other two white and black wires are power and signal for wireless.
Good luck
Hi all,
Recently, I bought a Sony Xperia Tablet Z of which the previous owner had removed the whole screen. Tablet was working, then he dropped it, causing the screen to be broken (LCD was blacked out, tablet and digitizer/touch still working). He removed the screen assembly as a whole, had the intention to replace it but he just sold the rest of the tablet.
So I obtained an LCD/digitizer assembly form AliExpress, but after installing the screen and switching on the tablet, I got the same problem: Touch is working fine, tablet switches on nicely, I get some kind of 'blind-modus?' that responds to touch with sounds, it tells me I'm swapping through menus, but the LCD itself does not give any signal. Linking it to PC works fine too. Linking it to a TV requires an MHL cable, which I don't have...
My question is:
Does anyone know if this is a well-known problem after dropping an Xperia Tablet? I'm more or less sure it's not the LCD of the replacement screen that causes the problem (given the background), so the problem might be in the LCD flex cable, or worse, the logic board. But how to find the faulty component?
For the flex cable: I've tried to measure (multimeter) the resistance of the wires between each tiny pin of both the connectors of the ribbon, but it's not easy. Some pins on one connector are linked to multiple other pins of the other. Is there an easier way to check this, anyone any experience with this?
If it's the logic board, is there any way to make sure which component is broken, and is this fixable?
If it might help: I have a set of pictures of the logic board / flex / LCD.
Otherwise, I might just try and stop by a tablet/phone fix shop, ask kindly if I could quickly check one of their screens/cables to verify which parts are working/broken.
Thanks in advance!! Kind regards
Edit: I just noticed there is a specific forum for Xperia Z (one), this thread belongs there, sorry! Could this thread be moved there?