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  • Answer to: Is the iPod Touch's (1st Gen) Display compatible to iPhone 2G?

    that won't work - the parts are not interchangeable

  • Answer to: Exchange the Ethernet card

    the ethernet card is only a chip on the mainboard - it's not possible to replace it with a plug and play solution Guide Step 14 in particular

  • Answer to: Spilled wine back in '09. Lots of repairs needed. Worth it?

    i corrected the category for the mbp i think that it might not be that expensive here are the ifixit prices... aiport card 79,95 battery 109,95 keyboard 99,95 superdrive 149,95 but i'm pretty sure that you have many other options for those parts ebay.com airport card around 11 battery 26 (but this might be a pretty crappy battery) keyboard 30 suerdrive 40 those are all "buy it now" prices - auction prices can be lower.....

  • Answer to: Found two schematics for MacBook, trying to figure out correct one

    buying something stolen?? no, that should not be an option: read this and this and snoop a little bit around ;-)

  • Answer to: part divice effect Soldering

    nothing to solder there - it's an emi shield - the phone would even work without that shield (but that would not the best idea)

  • Answer to: Headphone jack doesn't work and volume buttons dont function?

    open the phone and check the connector from the headphone jack assembly - sometimes it's not properly seated. but it could be damaged too i would check the resistors near the connector on the logicboard - had a few phones with broken resistors! (would that check before you order a new assembly) replacing the plastic case is easy if you already stripped almost everything - but as i mentioned earlier - try to get it fixed first and then order parts - they are too expensive - especially when the rest wont work....

  • Answer to: Touchscreen wont respond when I try to unlock phone...?

    hi matt, i would use the motherboard guide (click) and check all the connections inside the phone - most likely is a connection poped out of the socket - but it's also possible that the soldering of a chip got damaged - but as i said - check the connections first - good luck

  • Answer to: How to upgrade firmware

    that's easy - get samsung kies here: CLICK ME install it, run it, connect the phone and kies will install the upgrade

  • Answer to: ps3 still in ylod

    do you have a crappy/dead motherboard to make a few test? if so, use that to determine the time/heat/ distance you would need to melt the solder. usse the dead board, point the heat gun on some smaller parts, watch the solder - when it looks more "shiny" - it should be molten (don't forget to keep an eye on the time it took to melt!) - then go to the next part - a bga ic - there should be a few on a common motherboad - make the same thing - but you won't see anything whats under the ic - but you should keep an eye on the surrounding parts (shiny!) - in case of a dead board - you could also try to "move" the ic a little bit (way less than a mm!!) - if the solder is molten - it should move slightly (don't try that on a board that should be repaired - it would most likely kill it) - same thing as before - keep an eye on the time! - now you sould be able to determine the heat an the time it would take to reflow the chip on the ps3. i always use soldering flux for those kind of repair! good luck

  • Answer to: Can I change the back cover on the iPad 3G?

    replacing the backcover isn't easy - you have to remove everything maybe you should think about something like that: Marware ConvertibleShell for iPad

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