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Hi, is there any chance to get Topaz disassembly guide?
THX
Edit: Dont need it anymore, I have done it, not difficult at all (similar to Nokia phones). HTC made Topaz very easy to disassembly.
I was cleaning part between digitizer and LCD from dust with antistaic brush and compressed air.
There are just 3 connectors to disconnect mainboard (digitizer, phone receiver and LCD), to get to the LCD. No coaxial cables to connect GPS and bluetooth antenna (all just by touch connectors to the black plastic top back part), Chipset is covered by metal plate, cant see it.
LCD: S/N: 1EJV093Q000069
P/N: 60H00209-00M S508
Can I request you get some high res photos of the PCB/LCD and/or record the ic part numbers while you've got it apart? It would be really useful to know for Linux/Android development.
Can you post what kind of gps chipset is buildin ?
Thanks in advance
Daniel
Thanks for the photos! Would you be able to post a higher res version of the 3rd one or simply scribe what is written on the back of the LCD. I'm hoping the serial number might give an indication of the chipset used in the LCD.
cheers!tsy
So you can sure tell us if the front frame is really metal or plastic ?
Its metal body iside of plastic housing.
Great job !
Thanx
some instructions or tips of how you disassembled it would be nice
i unscrewed my diamond2, and i cannot find a way to disassemble it..
help!
Hi
Nice work and photos.
One problem that has been reported, and I assume it was something you suffered from, is dust entering through the volume rocker and finding it's way onto the LCD display.
This seems rather an oversight by HTC as usually the LCD panel would have some form of seal or bezel (sticky or foam) to stop dust. Does the LCD panel have anything like this at all?
Regards
Phil
i found a htc service manual for diamond 2 that was leaked
not sure if i can post it here..
it explains how to disassemble the device
EDIT: I am so sorry, the leaked document is the user manual, it is incorrectly posted as the service manual in many sites. sorry
post it! what's the worst they can do... tell you to remove it?
PhilipL said:
Hi
Nice work and photos.
One problem that has been reported, and I assume it was something you suffered from, is dust entering through the volume rocker and finding it's way onto the LCD display.
This seems rather an oversight by HTC as usually the LCD panel would have some form of seal or bezel (sticky or foam) to stop dust. Does the LCD panel have anything like this at all?
Regards
Phil
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Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520795&highlight=solution%21%21%21
Sticky? New Thread? & Help
I think we either need to sticky this, or make a new thread that encompasses all disassembly / dust leak information about the topaz.
I still cannot disassemble my device, i wish someone could help :/
Disassembling the Diamond 2 is really simple.
Remove the 4 T5 screws at the four corner
Remove the small plastic cover below the battery (might be optional)
Pop the main plastic body off the face piece (I use a really small flat screw driver) Starting from the top of the device
Remove the 3 connection then pop the main board
Remove the 4 hardware buttons then remove the LCD screen
I'll try to take some pictures when the new LCD screen arrives...
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Disassembling the Diamond 2 is really simple.
Remove the 4 T5 screws at the four corner
Remove the small plastic cover below the battery (might be optional)
Pop the main plastic body off the face piece (I use a really small flat screw driver) Starting from the top of the device
Remove the 3 connection then pop the main board
Remove the 4 hardware buttons then remove the LCD screen
I'll try to take some pictures when the new LCD screen arrives...
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Thanks for the steps. I just yesterday disassembled my TD2, but didn't dare remove the connections on the mainboard. The one on top left (see your pic mainboard.jpg) is no issue, but the other ones are tricky...or at least I thought they are. I couldn't figure out how to exactly remove those connectors. Could you maybe give some steps or info on how to remove those connectors? Thanks again for your help.
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thanks for the update . ill try and post pictures up when possible.
I am interested in this too, I have dropped mine a couple of times and am looking to replace the housing (although I have already been ripped off once by buying a repaired one on ebay).
So any idea where I can get a legitimate full housing and a guide to moving the guts from one to another?
Cheers,
Found this:
http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/htc-touch-diamond2/
Now I just need to find a genuine and complete housing.
Awesome
stormyuk said:
Found this:
http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/htc-touch-diamond2/
Now I just need to find a genuine and complete housing.
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Thanks for your contribution stormyuk !
You can find housings on ebay, though most don't come with the buttons.
I bought one and its practically impossible to distinguish any differences,
Buy from kr-net on ebay its the seller that sold me my housing
Hi Guys
My name is Luis and I live in Costa Rica. I have a HTC Jade which recently got the LCD screen broken . I really really appreciate if you can name me an Accesories Store located in USA to buy the screen. Since I live in Costa Rica it seems to be the logical place to import. HK is a little bit far from us!
Thank you in advance.
Brando ships worldwide and is pretty reliable. Why not use them?
On ebay.com I found some offers as well, some for about 33USD, like half price as from Brando Shop...
How to Dismantle
Hi,
I also have a broken lcd. I ordered a replacement from brando. Is there a service manual or dismantling guide that shows how to replace the LCD?
TIA
Scary Procedure
Hello! My touch screen is scratched and I bought another one to replace it. Well, it isn't so easy and after I dismantled the device, I decided not to replace it and wait for some tips because no documentation exists. No manual included with the package and no info on the net. (there are some youtube videos for other phones)
After you open the device, you end up with your phone in 3 parts. The Touch screen has a black marquee surrounding it witch I don't know how to remove, and it is connected with the main board with a very very thin wire witch I'm afraid to pull and I'm not sure if I have to pull it or do something else to remove it from the main board. Tips are welcome. Thank you!
since I am not allowed to post links, try following :
use google and type jade lcd dismantling. among pages you will see mikechannon.net, go there and find HTC JADE, click on it and here you are
yianp said:
Hello! My touch screen is scratched and I bought another one to replace it.
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where did you find the replacement?
Marcell-o said:
where did you find the replacement?
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I bought one from ebay. Unfortunately no instructions with the package
Kajmaj said:
since I am not allowed to post links, try following :
use google and type jade lcd dismantling. among pages you will see mikechannon.net, go there and find HTC JADE, click on it and here you are
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Hey Kajmaj THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
yianp said:
I bought one from ebay. Unfortunately no instructions with the package
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i've tried to open the device.
It's not so hard:
AT OWN RISC!!!
Unscrew the 4 screws, click it slightly open.
now you can see on 1 side a small flatcable for the digitizer, unlock it by swapping the behind of the connector. Unplug it.
Flip the PCB and unplug the 2 connectors for the screen and buttons.
Now you can unscrew 2 litle screws at the buttons.
remove the buttons carefully.
Now you can slightly press on the back of the old digitizer untill it loosses.
Place the new one, carefully press on the glue-parts untill you think it is tight enough.
Now read this post backwards to put it all together again.
If you're ready, push the on button.
When it asks for the pincode press : volume up + centerbutton to calibrate.
Et voila.
AT OWN RISC!!!
i'm not responsible for any damage.
Scratched external screen
Hi Marcell-o! I also managed to open it. But the problem is at the last step. the external screen has some kind of black "rubber" that holds it in place. that's where I don't know what to do. I attached a pic to see what I mean.
Thanks for your reply!
yianp said:
Hi Marcell-o! I also managed to open it. But the problem is at the last step. the external screen has some kind of black "rubber" that holds it in place. that's where I don't know what to do. I attached a pic to see what I mean.
Thanks for your reply!
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You can leave it there.
You have to push at the back of the digitizer.
it's verry tight glued so you have to be patient and careful that you do not break the housing.
The rubber you talk about is meant to leave dust out of there.
i placed my new one just now and it works great.
I made some pictures of the repair and i'll post them tomorrow if i don't forget.
Pictures of the repair
Here are some pictures with some info.
And again:
AT YOURE OWN RISC, I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE!!
before the repair it was like this.
As you can see, it was in a very bad shape.
you can see what i use the most.
The "X" at the upper right corner and the IE scrollbar (yeah thats right, i use Explorer )
When you managed to open the cover you can see at the right side that there is a very small flatcable. (this is the Digitizer cable)
You can open the connector by flipping the handle to vertical.
Use tweezers to unplug it.
Now you can flip the mainboard. As you can see there are 2 more flatcables unplug them with tweezers.
by the way: #1 is for the screen and #2 is for the buttons
Place the mainboard on a safe place so it can't be harmed.
Now the hard part!
Unscrew the 2 very small screws on the red spots and save them on a place where you can find them back again (I lost one and it took a half an hour to find it back on the floor with a magnet whehe)
Now the screen and the button-PCB is ready to take apart from the casing. A bit of the flatcable is glued so be patient.
When you managed to loosen the screen and buttons, place this part at a safe place so it can't be harmed.
Now this is tricky.
Now you have only a front casing with the digitizer.
It's very tight glued so you have to press at the back of the digitizer to loosen it. Be patient, you can break the casing of your device.
Also take care that you do not break the flatcable of the old digitizer because you have to place the cable of the new one at the same way, take a look at the old one when you placed it apart from the casing.
You have to flip the cable like this picture when you placed the new one in the casing.
when you did this, you can replace a little cushion which you had to remove from the flatcable from the old digitizer.
Now replace the screen and button part. replug the 2 flatcables, place the mainboard its place, replug the small flatcable of the digitizer (be sure that the handle is vertical when you do this. When the cable is plugged, place the handle horizontal.
Replace the backcover, the 4 screws, simcard and the memorycard and batterycover.
Press the on button.
Et voila!
As good as new :
The only issue is, that we do not have a dust free environment like HTC has.
The result:
Don't forget to calibrate
All the pictures are clickable.
Sorry for my bad English
And now one more beer and a long sleep
Thanks!
Thank you Marcello! I will give it one more try.
Hi Marcell-o your guide looks solid and the pics look nice...
You are from the Netherlands, where did you get your screen? I am from Belgium, that's why I am asking...
I have two problems with my Jade:
1) My screen is all scratched up, and I need to replace it, so for this only the upper part is needed, right?
2) A few weeks ago when I was in the bathroom and took the phone with me there is since a square "oily" stain in the middle of the screen. I read elsewhere that it's due to the humid enviroment, so I guess I need to replace the LCD part too?
I saw that the screws beneath the backcover are Torx, but what number Torx is it exactly, and is that same Torx used for the screws on the mailboard of the phone?
Thanks in advance for any answers!
Greetz
I bought it here: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260513873708
verry good price!
I'm sorry, i do not know the torx number i was just happy to have the right one.
What you need for the scratched screen is indeed the touchpart(digitizer)
The screws inside(for the buttons/screen) are just the four points(?)(kruisschroef) The mainboard is clicked.
Can you make a picture of the "oil" stain maybe it's also solved with the digitizer replacement.
Hi Guys,
just this morning I've managed to replace a digitizer in my Jade, as it was punctured by some pointy child's teeth . A bit unlucky though, cause I couldn't find this thread before (silly me !) as to get some instructions how to do that.
I'd like to add some tips to Marcell-o's guide:
1. The tools you need are:
TORX T6 screwdriver for 4 outside screws
Philips PH0 (or 00) screwdriver for 2 inside (button panel) screws
Thin Tweezers for replacing flat cables.
Office/Swiss knife for replacing Digitizer itself
2. To prevent any damage to your front cover, I would recommend to 'cut-off' the Digitizer from the inside, before pushing it out. I used a thin Swiss knife for this and started from the top corners, slowly going towards the bottom. This also left all (or most) of the glue at the case side so there was no need to apply additional glueing.
See attached Photo
[Sorry for adding like that, but I'm not allowed to add link as a new user]
3. To make your Jade scratch-proof as well as responding better to your fingers, I'd recommend the Advanced Screen Protector from ProPorta.com. It's nothing close to cheap crap from e-bay as 3 screens for a quid and literally increases touch sensitivity rather than decrease.
Good luck!
Catalan said:
Hi Guys
My name is Luis and I live in Costa Rica. I have a HTC Jade which recently got the LCD screen broken . I really really appreciate if you can name me an Accesories Store located in USA to buy the screen. Since I live in Costa Rica it seems to be the logical place to import. HK is a little bit far from us!
Thank you in advance.
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would you sell it as is ? Pm me/
zubenelgenubi said:
Hi,
I also have a broken lcd. I ordered a replacement from brando. Is there a service manual or dismantling guide that shows how to replace the LCD?
TIA
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and would you also ?
hi
i bought a brand new digitizer but i cant figure out how to remove old one and fit new one ... service manual doesnt help either ! any ideas ? thanks
http://www.vimeo.com/7623264
This is a good video - if you have got the courage....
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Andrew
ooo i love this video man .... when he sneezed ( 18:38 ) it just cracked me up . thx for the link ill keep watching it .
..if you want my opinion from having inspected the part...but i never tried...
....etciouuum!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=462102&page=15
Good luck as whn replacing the digitizer you will most likley break the LCD.
Where I work we have recently begun replacing digitisers on a number of HTC models, the Blackstone has a good success rate on average, we break the lcd in a few cases, the blackstone and diamond are the most difficult to replace sucessfully, we have found that carefully heating the digitiser helps to soften the double-sided adhesive tape used to stick the digitiser to the frame, and carefully using a thin blade, such as a scalpel or razor blade to separate them.
However it is a difficult process, and the risk of damage is quite high without specialist jigs and tools.
Good luck, and take it slowly and carefully.
...I insist
My opinion (i have replaced the screen successfully and I am familiar with transfer adhesives): if you are not a professional, don't replace the digitzer only but get a pre-assembled LCD+digitizer. it looks more expensive at the beginning, but at the end you'll save money AND time...
Hi. i just make this mistake, first i buy only digitaizer, i start change i broke the lcd, after i order the lcd only. i start fix together, everything ok, buth the digitaizer dont working. i conect everythink, 4 times i check and nothing, wath is the problem. i read manuals wath movies, and i dint find answer for my problem.
Please help.
yeh after getting the lcd and digi away from frame i made the mistake of peeling the digi off and finding out its got double sided sticky tape which will never look the same unless new sticky is aplied which i dont think we can do, so i bit the bullet and ordereed a pre asemmbled lcd and digi for £54
Any ideas how to glue preassembled lcd+digi to new housing? No sticky tape there.. maybe a link where can i buy such a thin tape.. cant find it in local stores
Hey everyone.
The digitizer on my phone has started to act funky recently and I've decided to get a new one, but I'd like to know a couple of things first:
1. Is the digitizer integrated into the glass on the screen or is it a separate part? I see most places selling what seems like both but I've also seen different items labeled as digitizers and I'd like to be certain.
2. What tools will I need to install it? I'm seeing that I need 2mm double sided tape and a T5 torx screwdriver but I'd like to know if I need anything else.
2. Will the screen have to be recalibrated once the digitizer is installed?
3. What's a good site to buy a replacement? I'm willing to pay for an expensive screen if it's a good quality that'll hopefully last for another couple of years.
Thanks!
monorail0 said:
Hey everyone.
The digitizer on my phone has started to act funky recently and I've decided to get a new one, but I'd like to know a couple of things first:
1. Is the digitizer integrated into the glass on the screen or is it a separate part? I see most places selling what seems like both but I've also seen different items labeled as digitizers and I'd like to be certain.
2. What tools will I need to install it? I'm seeing that I need 2mm double sided tape and a T5 torx screwdriver but I'd like to know if I need anything else.
2. Will the screen have to be recalibrated once the digitizer is installed?
3. What's a good site to buy a replacement? I'm willing to pay for an expensive screen if it's a good quality that'll hopefully last for another couple of years.
Thanks!
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Hey look, on august i bricked my screen, and needed a replacement, well i bought a new digitizer + screen at ebay, and i lost $120 money because a bad screen quality, touch not 100% functionally...
but i send my cellphone to support, than we billed me $150 and a better screen original... i think... dont needed to recalibrate, but i use a Aroma based ROM to calibrate it...
i didnt know how to change it by yourself :/
monorail0 said:
Hey everyone.
The digitizer on my phone has started to act funky recently and I've decided to get a new one, but I'd like to know a couple of things first:
1. Is the digitizer integrated into the glass on the screen or is it a separate part? I see most places selling what seems like both but I've also seen different items labeled as digitizers and I'd like to be certain.
2. What tools will I need to install it? I'm seeing that I need 2mm double sided tape and a T5 torx screwdriver but I'd like to know if I need anything else.
2. Will the screen have to be recalibrated once the digitizer is installed?
3. What's a good site to buy a replacement? I'm willing to pay for an expensive screen if it's a good quality that'll hopefully last for another couple of years.
Thanks!
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Dunno what's that you found, but the digitizer and the glass are inseparable and must always come together. You CAN however get just the glass or the glass with the frame. I'd get the frame too if I were you. Saves you needing the double-sided tape.
If you get it with the frame included, then just the TORX and maybe some plastic prying tool (a guitar pick will do nicely). Probably a pair of tweezers too.
No recalibration necessary or even available.
Amazon or eBay (can't remember which) reportedly has decent ones. Look for the merchant "seller1on1" (again, not sure if that's correct). There is also a link to another decent site in another thread. Guess you need to do a little searching around the forum.
Velcis Ribeiro said:
dont needed to recalibrate, but i use a Aroma based ROM to calibrate it...
i didnt know how to change it by yourself :/
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Aroma calibration is for Aroma ONLY, it has nothing to do with any other part of the system.
I'll hop on the topic. I've got the spare digitizer and I need to replace it. Can anyone give me some tips to dissasemble & install? i've been looking for videos but i need real tips from anybody who did it already.
Thanks!
ravilov said:
Dunno what's that you found, but the digitizer and the glass are inseparable and must always come together. You CAN however get just the glass or the glass with the frame. I'd get the frame too if I were you. Saves you needing the double-sided tape.
If you get it with the frame included, then just the TORX and maybe some plastic prying tool (a guitar pick will do nicely). Probably a pair of tweezers too.
No recalibration necessary or even available.
Amazon or eBay (can't remember which) reportedly has decent ones. Look for the merchant "seller1on1" (again, not sure if that's correct). There is also a link to another decent site in another thread. Guess you need to do a little searching around the forum.
Aroma calibration is for Aroma ONLY, it has nothing to do with any other part of the system.
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Awesome, thanks. Apparently though Seller1on1 sells low quality screens, at least according to the reviews on the amazon page. amazon(dot)com/Motorola-Screen-Digitizer-Replace-broken/product-reviews/B004Z0UO8O/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 I'll look for that other thread though.
ravilov said:
Dunno what's that you found, but the digitizer and the glass are inseparable and must always come together. You CAN however get just the glass or the glass with the frame. I'd get the frame too if I were you. Saves you needing the double-sided tape.
If you get it with the frame included, then just the TORX and maybe some plastic prying tool (a guitar pick will do nicely). Probably a pair of tweezers too.
No recalibration necessary or even available.
Amazon or eBay (can't remember which) reportedly has decent ones. Look for the merchant "seller1on1" (again, not sure if that's correct). There is also a link to another decent site in another thread. Guess you need to do a little searching around the forum.
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Don't listen to anyone who says that the LCD and digitizer are inseparable. They are. You can buy an OEM digitizer and replace it alone (if your LCD is fine. Trust me, I would know. I just did it myself.
Look at the teardown and screen sections on this page for detailed step by step instructions on how to do this.
http://www.ifixit.com/Device/Motorola_Atrix_4G
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Don't listen to anyone who says that the LCD and digitizer are inseparable. They are. You can buy an OEM digitizer and replace it alone (if your LCD is fine. Trust me, I would know. I just did it myself.
Look at the teardown and screen sections on this page for detailed step by step instructions on how to do this.
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in eariler post no one mentioned the LCD screen.... ravilov said glass ans digitizer.
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in eariler post no one mentioned the LCD screen.... ravilov said glass ans digitizer.
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My apologies. But in most cases, when one refers to the digitizer, they refer to the glass on top of the LCD ... no?
Vigneshd said:
My apologies. But in most cases, when one refers to the digitizer, they refer to the glass on top of the LCD ... no?
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No prob at all pal!. The digitizer and the glass are "the digitizer", where the digitizer is a film located in the rear of the glass (correct me please if im wrong)
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My apologies. But in most cases, when one refers to the digitizer, they refer to the glass on top of the LCD ... no?
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Yes, and that's exactly what I said. Glass + digitizer. Inseparable. No one ever mentioned the LCD.
for install instruction go to ifixit.com
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Bought over ebay.be, I paid this item 5,00-*€ and 4,00-*€ for the shipping, included, a capacitive pen/stylus, also included, a screen protector, wich is hard, and seems to have a good quality build.
But, there is a defect over the top of the ABS part that is folded. This may be a manufacturer defect. I'm to lazy to ask an exchange and send it back or receive a new one... I already tried to heat it once and bend it to restore the form. It restored a little bit... I will try again later. There is also a bend over the magnetic connector. But.. Guys... For the price I paid this, the package has awesome stuff in it... I won't bother those sellers, they made a great thing and I have enought with that. I won't judge the quality, you deserve what you receive for the price. (I paid 12,00-*€ for everything and it worth it a little bit(PayPal + 3,00-*€)). But... I will surely ask another one... We'll see...
link to the seller?
Do you have a link so i can check it out please?. thanks in advance for the help!.
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Do you have a link so i can check it out please?. thanks in advance for the help!.
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Just search for
shock proof case cover for Sony Xperia Z Ultra
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHOCK-PRO...1-Z-Ultra-Z-Z2-SCREEN-PROTECTOR-/121248924363
And finally... Just got another one... still the same... But the magnetic connector wasn't damaged... Anyway, I took a heater and made it the correct way