Hi all,
About a month ago, I dropped my Asus Memo FHD 10. It only looked like it cracked the screen in the bottom corner where it hit the ground, but it seems there is some other internal weirdness going on. Anyway, I bought a new one and was wondering how hard it was to open them up and pull the drive out of the old one and stick it in the new one? Is that even possible? Would it just boot up since the hardware should essentially be the same? Just the old one was already rooted and I had everything setup the way I like it. Hate to have to go through all that again. Any help or tips would be appreciated. -Thanks-
crimsondrac said:
Hi all,
About a month ago, I dropped my Asus Memo FHD 10. It only looked like it cracked the screen in the bottom corner where it hit the ground, but it seems there is some other internal weirdness going on. Anyway, I bought a new one and was wondering how hard it was to open them up and pull the drive out of the old one and stick it in the new one? Is that even possible? Would it just boot up since the hardware should essentially be the same? Just the old one was already rooted and I had everything setup the way I like it. Hate to have to go through all that again. Any help or tips would be appreciated. -Thanks-
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Theoretically it's possible but it requires some electronics knowledge etc. I would love to see someone do it.
Also there is always the risk of ruining your new device as well so even if you knew how to do it and you wanted to risk it I wouldn't advice it. Unfortunately the only safe way is to go through all that process again (root etc.).
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Hi All,
I have finally gotten my G-Tab running with Vegan-Tab and all was really humming along perfectly. As luck will have it, my external SDHC slot has stopped working. (It not longer clips in, it feels like the little spring thingy let go)
So, I am now sitting on the phone with Viewsonic. (And the wait is LONG) So my questions are....
1. Does anyone have experience with Hardware issues and a Rooted g-tab? Will they give me a hard time about the root?
2. Is there any way to put this thing back to the stock OS if they do give me a hard time?
Thanks in advance for any insight!
No experience with viewsonic or this directly, but most likely if you have to send it in to repair, the will have to test the card slot to make sure it is working. THat means they will turn it on...they will notice a difference OS. They will make note of it and probably void future warranty if you have problems.
so yesterday at the gym i dropped my phone a few feet down of the elyptical and unfortunatly the lcd inside started bleeding, the glass was fine, but the lcd was obviously damaged inside, so after reading a few things on here i took a shot in the dark at seeing if dell would replace my cell phone for me, i guess i was one of the lucky ones and im getting dispatched a new phone, my question is, am i able to restore my new phone with a nandroid backup of my old my phone that i have saved, like would the phone then just be identicle at that point, does it work like that? and what would my steps be on getting my phone back to where it is, tho i am familiar with QDL tool to a certain extent and do have the drivers set up on my laptop am i going to have to re-root it then i could restore from nandroid? any advice would be appreciated! thank you so much!
-Davey
That is very good for you. I wonder how much longer will we be able to get a replacement on damaged or a faulty Streak? . Whats up with Dell pulling the Streak totally from their catalog? Firstthere were onlinerumors that it was pulled for internal updates. Now the Dell.com site says "farewell Dell Streak 5, its been a long ride"' or something like that as its discontinued. Posted a question on their facebook page and still cant get an official comment.
Hi everyone,
First time poster here, but don't worry I haven't bricked my phone while trying to flash it
Unfortunately, I have a XT910 with a damaged display, I was wondering if anyone has had any ideas that I could implement. My first thought was to try and bypass the need for the screen on the phone via the HDMI out, but it seems you need to select the option for output via HDMI on the phone itself.
-Everything seems to work except for the display
-Device connects to computer and is able to transfer files (suppose I could try and put it into recovery, but I'd be doing it blind)
Thought at the moment is to try and load a rom which would force the use of HDMI out when detected or try and mod it myself (I'm not sure if its possible)
If I dont get any useful help within the next week, first dibs gets free* parts
But most apps are based on touch. How are you going to navigate or are you just trying to get files off of it? You could also get a replacement screen.
I'm in the same situation. Touch works still very well but be aware of smithereens...
Edit: Sorry, wrong thread. I need to go to bed!
iBolski said:
But most apps are based on touch. How are you going to navigate or are you just trying to get files off of it? You could also get a replacement screen.
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Im not looking to use it in a regular phone way, was trying to find if there was a possible way to set it up with more computer-like functionality. Because it still works i should be able to download apps onto it using play.google.com and do it via my computer(for superuser, busybox and terminal)
Because the screen is actually glued to the LCD/digitizer it needs to be replaced as a unit. With is mucho expensive ($220ish) i.e not worth my while. I have other phones that I can use, I was just looking for a new project
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Im not looking to use it in a regular phone way, was trying to find if there was a possible way to set it up with more computer-like functionality. Because it still works i should be able to download apps onto it using play.google.com and do it via my computer(for superuser, busybox and terminal)
Because the screen is actually glued to the LCD/digitizer it needs to be replaced as a unit. With is mucho expensive ($220ish) i.e not worth my while. I have other phones that I can use, I was just looking for a new project
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without being able to use the screen, I think it's going to useless. You have to touch the screen in order to launch and interact with apps since they are all written with a touch screen in mind.
Sent from my Eclipsed 1.3 Droid RAZR via Tapatalk.
If you are like me and can not get fastboot or recovery, you can only get into APX mode. If you want to get your device back running there is a way. There are two items you will need.
#1 a case opening tool
#2 a TF201 motherboard
First you should search around to purchase
Asus Transformer Prime TF201 Tablet Motherboard 0K0AMBA000 69NAZAM19B05 <-- that is the motherboard
Then purchase a case opening tool and watch the videos on opening the prime, it is not that hard and takes less than 5min easy.
Then swap out your old board for the one you purchased and power it up.
I did this to mine I was backup in less than 30min.
Just watch lots of videos so you are familiar with the inner parts of the 201.
I hope this helps some of you, hit me up with any questions....
Like you I also hard bricked my prime. I have taken the leap and purchased a replacement board, just wondering if it was as simple as replacing the board and booting up and you are then back to where you left off, ROM/setting wise. Or was a re flash of some sort required??
diggzzy said:
Like you I also hard bricked my prime. I have taken the leap and purchased a replacement board, just wondering if it was as simple as replacing the board and booting up and you are then back to where you left off, ROM/setting wise. Or was a re flash of some sort required??
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Good question and I was worried about that as well. I bought my MB from a ebay seller that had a bunch and said tested. What I was told is the OS is already installed on the board, so I felt less worried that this will turn out to be a big job.
I cracked the case open.
Removed the ribbon cables that go to the display.
Removed the battery
Removed the MB
Re installed in reverse order and powered it up before closing case.
I will make a recommendation to anyone selling their units with bad screen/digitizer. Do whatever you have to to wipe the device or change all your passwords. The unit I got powered up with ICS and had the pas owners pic and files on it. It even had a the lock screen pattern enabled. I did one quick swipe and it opened I was surprised he made it so simple?
I looked around to see if there was any files I thought he might need and I was going to email him a copy, since I had all his login info for his gmail. There was nothing, just lots of porn so I wiped it.
So in a quick answer it's just a swap and power up.
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Good question and I was worried about that as well. I bought my MB from a ebay seller that had a bunch and said tested. What I was told is the OS is already installed on the board, so I felt less worried that this will turn out to be a big job.
I cracked the case open.
Removed the ribbon cables that go to the display.
Removed the battery
Removed the MB
Re installed in reverse order and powered it up before closing case.
I will make a recommendation to anyone selling their units with bad screen/digitizer. Do whatever you have to to wipe the device or change all your passwords. The unit I got powered up with ICS and had the pas owners pic and files on it. It even had a the lock screen pattern enabled. I did one quick swipe and it opened I was surprised he made it so simple?
I looked around to see if there was any files I thought he might need and I was going to email him a copy, since I had all his login info for his gmail. There was nothing, just lots of porn so I wiped it.
So in a quick answer it's just a swap and power up.
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I lol'ed hard "There was nothing, just lots of porn so I wiped it."
Thanks for the info, i'll post with how I get on, once the new board arrives.. I'm waiting with baited breath!
diggzzy said:
I lol'ed hard "There was nothing, just lots of porn so I wiped it."
Thanks for the info, i'll post with how I get on, once the new board arrives.. I'm waiting with baited breath!
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LOL, my wife was so freaked that the person sold his prime without wiping the data. I tried to explain to her that his digitizer/screen was bad so there was no easy way to do that.
I just could not believe I got the pattern code on the first try.
hi, thanks for the post but do you know where i can buy the motherboard? (can't find one)
also i can't access the APX mode is it a problem ?
barto93 said:
hi, thanks for the post but do you know where i can buy the motherboard? (can't find one)
also i can't access the APX mode is it a problem ?
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Your best bet is to search ebay / amazon.. Motherboards are pretty hard to find as there are not a lot around. It took me a couple of days of consistently searching ebay to find one.
barto93 said:
hi, thanks for the post but do you know where i can buy the motherboard? (can't find one)
also i can't access the APX mode is it a problem ?
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If you can't get into APX you might have other issues. MB are out there, not saying you will find tons nor everyday.
copc said:
If you can't get into APX you might have other issues. MB are out there, not saying you will find tons nor everyday.
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Allright i'll keep searching, thanks
Hello everyone,
first-timer, so I hope I won't screw up!
My Samsung Galaxy SII I9100 is broken. And I don't just mean the screen (which is what I found threads on aplenty on here), I mean really broken.
It won't turn on at all. No Recovery/Download-mode, either. The only reaction it shows at all is when I plug it into a computer via USB, the area around the camera starts heating up slightly. That's it.
The last thing I did with it was visiting facebook when my phone froze up, I turned it off and it didn't start back again. It might have been exposed to a certain high temperature from the sun when I had it in my pocket but it's unlikely it reached any temperature above 40°C/104°F.
I was running the latest Cyanogen Mod 9 for SGSII.
Anyway, this thread is less about trying to find a fix for my phone (though if you can help me with that –*cool) but instead I'd like to know if there's a way to recover the data on my phone. That includes photos and music, possibly contacts, messages and Whatsapp-content.
If there is any way to do that, no matter what, I'd like to hear about it. I'm thinking about sending it in to get it repaired but before I do, I'd like to hear about my other options.
Thank you very much in advance.
Almost zero chance. The fix is replacing the motherboard, which has the internal storage on it. A company that specialises in recovery of data from dead HDD's might (but it's a very remote chance, and expect it to be very expensive if it is possible) be able to help, but you really don't have any options (shoulda/coulda/woulda backed it up).
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Almost zero chance. The fix is replacing the motherboard, which has the internal storage on it. A company that specialises in recovery of data from dead HDD's might (but it's a very remote chance) be able to help, but you really don't have any options (shoulda/coulda/woulda backed it up).
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Figured as much... I guess I'll cross my fingers when I send the little bastard in for repair/data-recovery.
I did a back-up on a whim some months ago so at least some stuff is saved but I got some new data on it since then, so that would have been nice.
Anyway, thank you very much. I just ordered a USB-jig as a last resort but I'm not having high hopes.