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Help on dismantling S700i |
ehosin
Joined: May 30, 2005
Posts: 25
From: London N1, UK
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Hello,
I have a rather nasty crack on the plastic bit covering the screen on my s700i, as you can see below:
- I have found a replacement housing for it on ebay.
However I am not too sure as to what kind of screwdriver I need to crack open the S700i in order to replace the housing...
Here are some photos of the screw bits which need opening.
From what I gather, a Torx T6 screwdriver is needed to open the S700i, but the S700i screws seem (+) shaped whereas the T6 appears to be star shaped?
I should be grateful if anyone could possibly shed any light on this.
Thanks
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axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
Posts: > 500
From: Londinium
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You can find helpfull advice on dismantling a S700 in THIS thread and you can find a complete guide HERE in pictures although the site is in chinese.
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mysh
Joined: Dec 04, 2005
Posts: 176
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Oddly enough i only replied to a post on hofo about this last night. Anyway...
I've opened up my old s700i, it doesn't use torx screws, but plain philips head ( + shaped) screws, so you can just precision screwdrivers.
It's pretty simple to do, but do pay special attention to the two grey cables connecting the screen and joystick to the main housing. They go through the centre of the swivel hinge. (next bit copied straight from my other post, how lazy..)
The two cables are semi-twisted together, you want to remember exactly how they cross over when you take it apart, so that when you put it back together, the swivel can turn 180 degrees in both directions without straining the cables.
Also, as there are two identical cables, there are two identical slots in the main phone housing, one for each cable. One of the cable end connectors will have a blue dot on it, note which slot you unplug it from, so that you don't plug the cables into the wrong slots when you put it back together.
This is the guide i used, written for the s710a, it's very detailed and essentially foolproof:
http://www.globalmob.net/cms/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=57&forum=5
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sailaab
Joined: May 19, 2005
Posts: > 500
From: India
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Think this is a rough English translation of a link posted above
http://babelfish.altavista.co[....].cn/f/mobile/0411/12/46616.htm
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Besides what has been told already...
And IF you are replacing EVERYthing..
Watch out for.. These will test your Patience/ Skill..
- The small "spring" that sits n makes the unlock slider work...
- The metal strip (connector) in lower half will need to be removed
(its needed for the mic) & put in new housing.. I found it bit tacky
as I am very clumsy
- The Lens cover/ slider tab (camera) that came with mine (I bought it in India itself .. mostly Chinese make) were fcuked up.
These if used.. might not slide/ close in properly n leave a gap.
In that case.. better use the original metal rim n plastic..
Also the volume (side buttons) might not be as smooth if the whole body isn't properly set..
Working in a non cluttered area is advis'ble
I dint find the damn spring that jumped out from the slider (unlock).. still
it kind of works but without the spring action..
Make sure that a small white notch that is jutting out (on the PCB) that the slider pushes IS in right possion "BEFORE" setting the cabinet from the keypad side Pardon my sloppy language.. I mean.. in the lower half.. the side of the cabinet that has the keypad
All The Best n Do tell How it went
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