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My Titan slipped, the screen broke. The screen broke but the phone was functioning.
I tried and replaced the digitizer.
Now, when I power up, nothing comes on the screen (no windows etc).
The phone boots fine, LCD is lit, I can hear the sounds during boot, phone is charging etc etc.
Anyone know what might be the issue ? Only thing that went wrong during repair was the volume control cable broke. I thought I cannot use the volume control but can that me the cause ?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Not sure what is wrong with your phone, but wondering where you got a new digitizer?
Woodway said:
Not sure what is wrong with your phone, but wondering where you got a new digitizer?
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From eBay (China Shipped) for $35. Can get from US sellers for about $48.
Search "320885889472" on ebay
If the screen doesn't turn on at all check to see the bottom ribbon cable is not damaged and inserted correctly.
If it turns on but the touch doesn't register correctly check that the top ribbon cable is inserted right, and also that "ALL" of the pins in the connector are in place!!
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Thanks for the reply.
The screen turns on a but its all white light.
I don't see anything else like windows loading, logos etc. I checked both ribbons, it can hears the sounds while booting, basically cannot see anything related to software.
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If the screen doesn't turn on at all check to see the bottom ribbon cable is not damaged and inserted correctly.
If it turns on but the touch doesn't register correctly check that the top ribbon cable is inserted right, and also that "ALL" of the pins in the connector are in place!!
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Did you also replace the LCD?
Have you tried a hard reset if it's a software issue?
Also with the original digitizer on did it boot up?
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IronMan1289 said:
Did you also replace the LCD?
Have you tried a hard reset if it's a software issue?
Also with the original digitizer on did it boot up?
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As I wrote the volume ribbon is broken and therefore, I can't hard reset it. I think that is the issue.
So if you are assuming it is in fact a software issue try connecting to Zune and restoring!
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I recently replaced a cracked digitiser in my X10. After replacement, the LCD no longer displays an image (but it lights up).
I thought maybe the LCD ribbon was damaged as a result of the repair, so I got a new one and replaced the LCD to no avail.
I also found the vibration motor had came off, and I soldered that back on (the motor is working again), but I'm thinking that maybe it ripped some of the board off with it, as the bottom of the motor as some green board on it, and it's slot on the mobo has some brown board showing in that area. This could just be a convenient seating for the motor, but I'm not sure, as I don't have another to test with.
The phone boots, and it makes a sound when I hit the volume keys, and it vibrates when I unlock it (even though I cannot see anything).
Does anyone have any further experience with the X10 that could help me diagnose my issue?
Thanks
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look for broken circuit traces and check the display connecton the board it may have pinns ripped out of place pictures would also help
I desoldered the motor again so that I could show you.
and re-soldered it (The motor still works, btw).
I also cleaned around the board with isopropyl alcohol.
As far as I can see, there is no further damage to the board, and the screen is new, so it shouldn't be an issue.
The digitiser, and the sound works, (I can hear sounds with the volume keys, and I can feel the vibration of unlocking).
I removed and re-inserted the pins on the removable connector on the LCD screen, with no avail. They seem ok.
I'm outta ideas. Anyone?
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Cable? Whats wrong with the old one
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Cable? Whats wrong with the old one
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What cable are you referring to?
This?
What happens when you press in the connector while booting up you ha be exposed copper fix that one too will lead to corrosion
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What happens when you press in the connector while booting up you ha be exposed copper fix that one too will lead to corrosion
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Which cable? I tried pressing down on all 4 of the connectors (one at the top next to the USB, and the three on the sides on the bottom next to where the battery sits.
I also tried pressing on the motor. Nothing.
Anything else?
Yup remember a PSP screen acting erratically cuz it's cable is damaged
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Could you desolder the board stuck to the motor see if there are traces leading to the LCD connector if it is then repair is least likely since there are no traces left below or the whole layer holding the traces are ripped off
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Do you have another board or another flex cable?
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I don't think it's a good idea to de-solder the board attached to the motor, as there is no fixing fixing it that part anyway, and it will just risk further damage.
I have 2 LCD screens. This one is new. Both don't work. I don't think the LCD screen itself is the issue, which makes me believe the problem is the mobo.
Thanks for your help so far. If you or anyone else has any more ideas, then I will listen, otherwise, I'm gonna try cook this board as a last resort... got nothing to lose, really and in a rare-case, maybe it will help fix some loose solder joints I can't get to
Are you using the old cables
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The trace underneath the motor seems to damaged try inspecting that first before throwing it in the oven
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Are those caps/resistor beside the motor on the ripped of board?
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Do you have another board or another flex cable?
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Are you using the old cables
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I don't have another mobo, but the cables on the LCD are new. The other cables are old, but seem to be working. Everything but the LCD works.
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The trace underneath the motor seems to damaged try inspecting that first before throwing it in the oven
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I'll have to desolder the motor again. I'll have a look soon.
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Are those caps/resistor beside the motor on the ripped of board?
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I cannot see any components on the ripped-off piece of the board.
Thanks for all your help so far
Does anyone have any experience with removing a damaged charging port/flex cable? I made a thread about a week ago saying that mine was messed up and one of the wire strip on the charging slot was broken, but and didn't allow it to connect to my computer for file transfer. I talked to ATT and they said the store couldn't do anything and that I would need to call in. I don't want to take the risk of a huge charge, and found a single order part here www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-note-sgh-i717-charging-port-flex-cable-ribbon.html
It is cheap, and I have e removed the back of my Note before, and removed most of this piece except for the ribbon, and which I have no idea how to. Are there any resources out there to help me with this? I don't want to mess up a new part trying to install this one.
(PS how do I start a new thread on the desktop site? I couldn't find anywhere to do it and SwiftKey isn't faster than using a real keyboard on my PC lol. I am obviously new)
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Youtube is your friend. Watch the video and see the steps it takes. If you feel it's too much then try searching on your local Craigslist for a shop that may be able to fix it.
http://youtu.be/pD9R-YUT69Q
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Youtube is your friend. Watch the video and see the steps it takes. If you feel it's too much then try searching on your local Craigslist for a shop that may be able to fix it.
http://youtu.be/pD9R-YUT69Q
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Thanks a lot! It totally slipped my mind to check out YouTube.
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Bought 1 from ebay. Will try to do it myself when it's arrived.
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Good luck. I did it myself as well. It is not that difficult.
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Has anyone tried replacing just the digitizer on our phones? My friend's LCD is fine, it's just the glass that is cracked.
On my old HTC HD2 the digitizer was glued to the LCD, so swapping it out was pretty tough. I'm wondering if it's the same for this phone.
So it didn't charge also?
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Snarksneeze said:
Has anyone tried replacing just the digitizer on our phones? My friend's LCD is fine, it's just the glass that is cracked.
On my old HTC HD2 the digitizer was glued to the LCD, so swapping it out was pretty tough. I'm wondering if it's the same for this phone.
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Yup, will be rough, it's glued.
Lcd and digitizer are fused on the note as well. Cheapest I seen it go for is like 250
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Does anyone have any experience with removing a damaged charging port/flex cable? I made a thread about a week ago saying that mine was messed up and one of the wire strip on the charging slot was broken, but and didn't allow it to connect to my computer for file transfer. I talked to ATT and they said the store couldn't do anything and that I would need to call in. I don't want to take the risk of a huge charge, and found a single order part here <clipped URL because XDA won't let me quote it>
It is cheap, and I have e removed the back of my Note before, and removed most of this piece except for the ribbon, and which I have no idea how to. Are there any resources out there to help me with this? I don't want to mess up a new part trying to install this one.
(PS how do I start a new thread on the desktop site? I couldn't find anywhere to do it and SwiftKey isn't faster than using a real keyboard on my PC lol. I am obviously new)
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Did you receive the part from that supplier? Was it the correct part? I ask because I need the same part for my Note. (Samsung told me that is not a part covered under warranty)
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Did you receive the part from that supplier? Was it the correct part? I ask because I need the same part for my Note. (Samsung told me that is not a part covered under warranty)
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Just to follow up on my own post. I ordered the part, it arrived quickly, and it was DOA Waiting to hear from customer service now.
Be careful doing this I found the new part had the wrong antenna and my reception was gone afterward. Ended up replacing my phone because of that.
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I tried 3 charging ports from ebay,all from diffrent sellers and they were all DOA... Check out parts4repair, I ordered mine and 2 weeks later, my phone is fixed!
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-note-i717-at-t-dock-charging-port/
I replaced mine, easy, just don't loose the screws, took about 5-10min
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I tried 3 charging ports from ebay,all from diffrent sellers and they were all DOA... Check out parts4repair, I ordered mine and 2 weeks later, my phone is fixed!
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-note-i717-at-t-dock-charging-port/
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its took you that long to get the replacement port?
just replaced mine as well with the ebay one from ezletroniks(or something like that). $15 shipped, arrived in less than a week from California to Wisconsin.
Took around 10 minutes to replace. Charging up fine again which makes me very happy.
So it seems apparent that this is not a singular occurrence by any means, which is a little disheartening. But I just wanted to chime in and say that I'm currently on my 3rd charge port.
Fortunately, there's an awesome place a few miles away (I would trust the tech there with my life...he's fixed everything I've thrown at him thus far) that has been able to replace the part for me each time - but every damn time, it works perfect for about 2 weeks and then it goes back to the way it was before, which is always the same symptom: phone doesn't charge (or stay connected to the PC) unless I push the phone UP from back, and simultaneously push the end of the cable DOWN. And even then, sitting perfectly still, I get a sporadic connection.
Needless to say, the 2 extra OEM batteries/chargers (that you can charge just the battery with) and ADB over WiFi have become my best friends
So I'm wondering: (a) has anyone else had this problem multiple times like I have? And (B) has anyone else experienced the same thing as far as the "manual" method I have to use to keep it charging? I'm trying to, as much as possible, rule out the possibility that there's something else wrong with it
Replaced mine
Got the part, took about 15 minutes to replace. Hardest part was prying the bezel off the phone.
After replacing, putting it back together and making sure everything worked, I put the old port under a 30X loop to look at it.
on the board side, where the pins exit the plug, and go to the circuit boar, if you flex the port, I could see the pins LIFTING
off the pins on the board at the solder connection. If I had a micro solder iron & steady hand it would be a simple fix, but
since it took a 30X loop just to see it, and I don't have a micro iron, it was easier to spend less than 15 bucks, and 20 minutes
time to replace the thing :victory:
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Got the part, took about 15 minutes to replace. Hardest part was prying the bezel off the phone.
After replacing, putting it back together and making sure everything worked, I put the old port under a 30X loop to look at it.
on the board side, where the pins exit the plug, and go to the circuit boar, if you flex the port, I could see the pins LIFTING
off the pins on the board at the solder connection. If I had a micro solder iron & steady hand it would be a simple fix, but
since it took a 30X loop just to see it, and I don't have a micro iron, it was easier to spend less than 15 bucks, and 20 minutes
time to replace the thing :victory:
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That's actually exactly what the repair shop told me was wrong with it...although I couldn't recall exactly until you said this. I'm pretty sure he's just re-soldered if each time, and never actually replaced the board.
So to a non-hardware person...is that problem due to faulty manufacturing/poor quality parts on the Samsung end? Or does that just end up happening to all devices with a MicroUSB connection as they get used?
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Got the part, took about 15 minutes to replace. Hardest part was prying the bezel off the phone.
After replacing, putting it back together and making sure everything worked, I put the old port under a 30X loop to look at it.
on the board side, where the pins exit the plug, and go to the circuit boar, if you flex the port, I could see the pins LIFTING
off the pins on the board at the solder connection. If I had a micro solder iron & steady hand it would be a simple fix, but
since it took a 30X loop just to see it, and I don't have a micro iron, it was easier to spend less than 15 bucks, and 20 minutes
time to replace the thing :victory:
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I have a couple of guesses. One picture showed the connector was loose. It looks to me that the case tabs aren't soldered in. The other thing is I have one cable where the metal part sticks so far out that the plastic never touches the phone. It like sticking a screwdriver in the socket because you can wiggle the socket up and down. I now use a cable the plastic part touches the phone and doesn't wiggle the socket very easily. Wiggling any wire will eventually break it because of metal fatigue.
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Title says it all really. I dropped it, but it had the keyboard attached and closed, it didn't fall far. However, now it won't turn on at all. If I hold down the power button, it will vibrate for half a second after I hold it down for about 10 seconds, but it doesn't turn on. Nothing appears on the screen.
It's completely stock, not even rooted. Does anyone have ideas?
The LCD screen ribbon cable has mostly come loose. This happen to mine when my son accidentally dropped my prime. Easiest way to confirm this is if you have a micro HDMI cable. Just plug the tablet into a TV and see if you have a picture. If you do then it is the LCD ribbon cable. The battery sits right under the screen ribbon cable and all it takes it a drop and a shift movement of the battery and the cable becomes unplugged. Just take the back cover off the tablet using the updated videos on XDA on how to disassemble the tablet. I used a little pick and two credit cards. The back cover comes off pretty easy and it is real easy to do - REALLY EASY. You will then see the ribbon cable above the battery. Just plug it back in better and secure it with tape. Power on the tablet if you want to check your work. If it works then reverse the steps taken to open up the tablet and you are done. While your in there you can tighten up the "screen" screws if you have screen light bleed too. Hope this helps you.
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The LCD screen ribbon cable has mostly come loose. This happen to mine when my son accidentally dropped my prime. Easiest way to confirm this is if you have a micro HDMI cable. Just plug the tablet into a TV and see if you have a picture. If you do then it is the LCD ribbon cable. The battery sits right under the screen ribbon cable and all it takes it a drop and a shift movement of the battery and the cable becomes unplugged. Just take the back cover off the tablet using the updated videos on XDA on how to disassemble the tablet. I used a little pick and two credit cards. The back cover comes off pretty easy and it is real easy to do - REALLY EASY. You will then see the ribbon cable above the battery. Just plug it back in better and secure it with tape. Power on the tablet if you want to check your work. If it works then reverse the steps taken to open up the tablet and you are done. While your in there you can tighten up the "screen" screws if you have screen light bleed too. Hope this helps you.
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I think you are right! I plugged in the HDMI cable and got a signal.
Now I'm going to try and take it apart. Wish me luck...You don't happen to have a link to the guide you spoke of do you?
Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1479664
This is the link (How to is disassemble your prime) I used. Worked like a charm to open the tablet up without destroying it up or marring it. Also look at the posts of replacing the screen. You can see the LCD ribbon cable in the pictures. Hope this helps.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1479664
This is the link (How to is disassemble your prime) I used. Worked like a charm to open the tablet up without destroying it up or marring it. Also look at the posts of replacing the screen. You can see the LCD ribbon cable in the pictures. Hope this helps.
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while you are in there, if you have poor wifi you may want to do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29685066&postcount=1085
It's fixed. Thanks again for the help!
Awesome, dude. Easy as pie thanks to the people on XDA .
Wow! Good going. Your a happy camper! Long live XDA....hoera
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Just got another dna today, turns on no video output, can hear the droid and can use the volume up/down buttons. Checked with two other new lcd/digitizer screens and there's no video output on them either. Led lights come on and as far as i can tell the buttons on the front are functioning. What can I do to get video output as even new screens wont display. thanks
You got a DNA that outputs no picture whatsoever and already tried 2 replacement screens? If this is truly the case it's gotta be the board where the ribbon is attached.
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You got a DNA that outputs no picture whatsoever and already tried 2 replacement screens? If this is truly the case it's gotta be the board where the ribbon is attached.
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The small ribbon connection is good, cable slides in and the white locking tab keeps it down. Can the display processor go out on these? this is the first one its happened to and Ive fixed about 15 dna's so far that have basically just a cracked screen and after replacement, work great?
is the device running stock rom?
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is the device running stock rom?
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Honestly i dont know cant see whats on it. I was able to some how run through the first few command of revone though. I must have acccedently turned on usb debugging somehow.