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Posted 30 January 2007 - 02:02 PM

Pictures would be nice :)
I'm interested in taking a look at the back of keypad to see if anything can be done to make "T" key work when pressed normally (it works only if I press its upper-right corner, like something was misalligned underneath)

Also, my rubber grommet that holds the stylus fell out, I'd like to see where is it's place.

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Posted 30 January 2007 - 11:21 PM

View Postschriss, on Jan 30 2007, 14:02, said:

Pictures would be nice :)
I'm interested in taking a look at the back of keypad to see if anything can be done to make "T" key work when pressed normally (it works only if I press its upper-right corner, like something was misalligned underneath)

Also, my rubber grommet that holds the stylus fell out, I'd like to see where is it's place.


Pictures WILL be coming SOON!

Unfortunately, i've been rather busy balancing college/exams/work/modaco/karate/sea cadets/sleep so i haven't found the time to take my hermes apart again (its a good 40 min (1 hour with photo's etc) work to disassemble/reassemble)

Will hopefully post tomorrow providing i can find a half decent camera (probably will be my c550 otherwise)

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Posted 02 February 2007 - 12:13 AM

Thanks for this, just put it into action, broke my screen earlier, just took it to bits to see what its like and put it back together. Just need to find a new screen now,lol.

Worst thing is as well, i have the alignment problems, ive put it off and off, cos i know t mobile would just swap it, cant now tho, cos ive voided it :)


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Saying that on the final touches of putting it back together, im left with a part, oooops lol, it just popped out when i was moving stuff, didnt see where it came from and no idea where it goes, so if you could point me in the right direction,

the part is a small black rectangle, with 2 running either underneath or on top, one end of the rectangle is a small metal piece, a semi circle in shape, doesnt look like its broken off. So any idea or tip on where that goes would be great.

Thanks

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Posted 02 February 2007 - 01:55 AM

View PostTommy Squeaker, on Feb 2 2007, 00:13, said:

Thanks for this, just put it into action, broke my screen earlier, just took it to bits to see what its like and put it back together. Just need to find a new screen now,lol.

Worst thing is as well, i have the alignment problems, ive put it off and off, cos i know t mobile would just swap it, cant now tho, cos ive voided it :)


They wouldnt replace a broken screen under warranty anyway..

View PostTommy Squeaker, on Feb 2 2007, 00:13, said:

Saying that on the final touches of putting it back together, im left with a part, oooops lol, it just popped out when i was moving stuff, didnt see where it came from and no idea where it goes, so if you could point me in the right direction,

the part is a small black rectangle, with 2 running either underneath or on top, one end of the rectangle is a small metal piece, a semi circle in shape, doesnt look like its broken off. So any idea or tip on where that goes would be great.


The only small black rectangle i can think of is the rubber microphone covering :D

Any chance you could take a photo? Might recognise it then, if not i'll take my hermes apart and find it myself and take some photos for the guide in the process.

I get this problem alot with laptops... I can strip and reassemble phones/smartphones/ppc's with hardly any trouble. When i do it with a laptop, i get a pile of 'optional bits' at the end :D Its mostly screws and small bits like that :D

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Posted 02 February 2007 - 07:26 AM

View PostThe Doctor, on Feb 2 2007, 02:55, said:

They wouldnt replace a broken screen under warranty anyway..
The only small black rectangle i can think of is the rubber microphone covering :)

Any chance you could take a photo? Might recognise it then, if not i'll take my hermes apart and find it myself and take some photos for the guide in the process.

I get this problem alot with laptops... I can strip and reassemble phones/smartphones/ppc's with hardly any trouble. When i do it with a laptop, i get a pile of 'optional bits' at the end :D Its mostly screws and small bits like that :D

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Yeah will do thanks.


Warranty was meant to get rid of the mis alignment issues.


Anyone know where i can get a screen from????????????????

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Posted 02 February 2007 - 02:43 PM

View PostTommy Squeaker, on Feb 2 2007, 07:26, said:

Yeah will do thanks.
Warranty was meant to get rid of the mis alignment issues.
Anyone know where i can get a screen from????????????????


A guy called wellcomchina on ebay had some 2.8" QVGA ppc screens not so long ago, none atm however

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...id=wellcomchina

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Posted 02 February 2007 - 11:42 PM

View PostThe Doctor, on Feb 2 2007, 14:43, said:

A guy called wellcomchina on ebay had some 2.8" QVGA ppc screens not so long ago, none atm however

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...id=wellcomchina

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Its ok, ive gone for the easy option and its going to HTC repairs on Monday.

Ive got pictures of the unidentified part, not sure how to post them tho, may have to email them to you if i can?

Also, obviously my phone is going in to be repaired, my screen is broken so i cant see anything, but ive got a few risque text messages id like to keep personal :) is there anyway of removing them from the phone, or wont they be there without my sim? Will a hard reset do it? How do i do a hard reset as i cant see what the screen says and what sounds do you get on a hard reset?

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Posted 03 February 2007 - 12:07 AM

View PostTommy Squeaker, on Feb 2 2007, 23:42, said:

Its ok, ive gone for the easy option and its going to HTC repairs on Monday.

Ive got pictures of the unidentified part, not sure how to post them tho, may have to email them to you if i can?

Also, obviously my phone is going in to be repaired, my screen is broken so i cant see anything, but ive got a few risque text messages id like to keep personal :) is there anyway of removing them from the phone, or wont they be there without my sim? Will a hard reset do it? How do i do a hard reset as i cant see what the screen says and what sounds do you get on a hard reset?

Again thanks


You could just attach them to the post here, or my email is phil*DOT*martin*AT*mail2web*DOT*com

As for getting rid of the aforementioned (love using that word) text messages, hold the two soft keys down and poke the reset hole with your stylus. then after about 3 seconds release the buttons and press R on the slidey keyboard

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Posted 03 February 2007 - 07:41 PM

View PostThe Doctor, on Feb 3 2007, 00:07, said:

You could just attach them to the post here, or my email is phil*DOT*martin*AT*mail2web*DOT*com

As for getting rid of the aforementioned (love using that word) text messages, hold the two soft keys down and poke the reset hole with your stylus. then after about 3 seconds release the buttons and press R on the slidey keyboard

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Its ok, i took it apart again to send to an ebay seller, to see if they are the same screen, only thing is cant find the seller now dohhh

But the bit i didnt know what it was, i found out what it is, it clips into the rear case, near where you plug the battery in.

Thanks for ya help tho

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Posted 31 May 2007 - 08:07 PM

Are the pictures ever coming? I'd love to see the insides of my MDA Vario II

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Posted 31 May 2007 - 11:21 PM

View PostUndeadDevil, on May 31 2007, 21:07, said:

Are the pictures ever coming? I'd love to see the insides of my MDA Vario II


I'll make a point of doing it tomorrow :rolleyes: I'll add some annotations as well, stuff like Wi-Fi antenna, bluetooth antenna etc so its also a complete guide as to whats inside your hermes :P

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Posted 15 August 2007 - 01:34 PM

supprisingly easy to disassemble.

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Posted 18 August 2007 - 10:34 AM

Hi all.

I just replaced my damaged screen with help from this thread. All was well and the screen worked fine.

Only problem is I can't get any service from my SIM card now. Everything on the phone works as it did before except I can't seem to get any signal from T-Mobile. The SIM card looks seated correctly and the pins look ok.

Is it possible I could have damaged the SIM pins or ariel during dis/re-assembly? The ariel's all enclosed in that big black thing so I'm not sure. The SIM is fine btw as I've checked it in another phone.

I did update my radio version a few weeks back, but that surely wouldn't make any difference would it? The phone doesn't revert to any previous settings or versions if the battery has been out for a while?

Any ideas or suggestions would be welcome.

Thanks, Nick.

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Posted 19 August 2007 - 02:57 PM

Anyone?

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Posted 05 September 2007 - 02:26 PM

View Posthaznick, on Aug 19 2007, 15:57, said:

Anyone?


I think it unlikely it's the aerial connection, but you could just check the gold pin is seated in it's push in gold clip. Here it is inserted:


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and here disconnected:

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Posted 05 September 2007 - 04:10 PM

Additional dismantling guides.

http://michael-channon.spaces.live.com

And here’s another pictorial guide (text in Russian but pics are clear):
http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/razbor_hermes/

Or here:
http://inuchanbt.blog54.fc2.com/blog-entry-100.html

or here:
http://www.howardforums.com/showpos...842&postcount=1



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Posted 11 October 2007 - 08:42 AM

View PostMike Channon, on Sep 5 2007, 16:10, said:

Additional dismantling guides.

http://michael-channon.spaces.live.com

And here’s another pictorial guide (text in Russian but pics are clear):
http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/razbor_hermes/

Or here:
http://inuchanbt.blog54.fc2.com/blog-entry-100.html

or here:
http://www.howardforums.com/showpos...842&postcount=1



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Hi Mike,

I managed to take my Hermes apart and replace my Touchscreen. When i detached the touchscreen I had to take this orange connectors off, they were held in place with see through tape. One for the touchscreen about 1 cm wide and another one (my guess is the backlight ?!). I did so and It think maybe a bit to rough/unhandy. I replaced the Touchscreen and tried to connect those orange connectors again with some tape. Put my whole phone together again. Now I do not have backlight anymore and my touchscreen is not working... I think some pieces of the connection of the orange connectors stayed on the phone and some on the connector itself so it cannot make contact anymore...

What is the way to reconnect those orange "connectors"? Maybe it needs soldering?

Attached File  herm2.JPG (63.21K)
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On the picture you can see one of them.

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Posted 11 October 2007 - 08:43 AM

View PostMike Channon, on Sep 5 2007, 16:10, said:

Additional dismantling guides.

http://michael-channon.spaces.live.com

And here’s another pictorial guide (text in Russian but pics are clear):
http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/razbor_hermes/

Or here:
http://inuchanbt.blog54.fc2.com/blog-entry-100.html

or here:
http://www.howardforums.com/showpos...842&postcount=1



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Hi Mike,

I managed to take my Hermes apart and replace my Touchscreen. When i detached the touchscreen I had to take this orange connectors off, they were held in place with see through tape. One for the touchscreen about 1 cm wide and another one (my guess is the backlight ?!). I did so and It think maybe a bit to rough/unhandy. I replaced the Touchscreen and tried to connect those orange connectors again with some tape. Put my whole phone together again. Now I do not have backlight anymore and my touchscreen is not working... I think some pieces of the connection of the orange connectors stayed on the phone and some on the connector itself so it cannot make contact anymore...

What is the way to reconnect those orange "connectors"?

Attached File  herm2.JPG (63.21K)
Number of downloads: 65

On the picture you can see which connector I mean, there is another one next to that. The conntection you see on the picture is still fit, however the part where the tape was put is disconnected and I cant get it fixed I wonder how to fix it, maybe it needs soldering?

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Posted 24 October 2007 - 12:40 PM

Cheers for the guides...... most useful.

One question.... I have one component which I am unable to figure out the location of.

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Its made from rubber and has a small slot in the right hand face as you look at the image that looks as though should accommodate some sort of lug. It also has the number "27" on it.

Anybody help ???

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Posted 07 November 2007 - 05:49 PM

View PostKippax, on Oct 24 2007, 12:40, said:

Cheers for the guides...... most useful.

One question.... I have one component which I am unable to figure out the location of.

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Its made from rubber and has a small slot in the right hand face as you look at the image that looks as though should accommodate some sort of lug. It also has the number "27" on it.

Anybody help ???



It's microphone rubber cap, you'll find rectangular componet with a hole in the midle of it. cap the rubber

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