Very well done. I have had screen alignment issues lately, where certain parts of my screen are aligned wrong. If I draw a straight line in notes, It comes out with a bit of a wave to it. If I have to go through the screen alignment dialog it gets stuck in a loop and I have to use software via the desktop to skip it. Your tutorial is the only thing that gave me the guts to tear apart my $$$$ Axim and mess around with stuff. I took it apart and successfully put it back together, but my problem wasn't solved. Can anyone diagnose my problem?
Also, I know that if I replace anything it will likely be the digitalizer, and not the whole screen assembly. Is this doable at home or will I likely have to send it to Pocket PC techs for something complex and uberprecice like that?\
Any recomendations on where to buy a replacement screen (if it is cheaper than sending to PPC techs to have digitalizer replaced) or a dizgitalizer itself? I forgot to mention that I am a poor college student, and cheaper is better. I don't care if your suggestion is to find a broken ax, buy it and rip the digitalizer out of it!
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Very well done. I have had screen alignment issues lately, where certain parts of my screen are aligned wrong. If I draw a straight line in notes, It comes out with a bit of a wave to it. If I have to go through the screen alignment dialog it gets stuck in a loop and I have to use software via the desktop to skip it. Your tutorial is the only thing that gave me the guts to tear apart my $$$$ Axim and mess around with stuff. I took it apart and successfully put it back together, but my problem wasn't solved. Can anyone diagnose my problem?
Also, I know that if I replace anything it will likely be the digitalizer, and not the whole screen assembly. Is this doable at home or will I likely have to send it to Pocket PC techs for something complex and uberprecice like that?\
Any recomendations on where to buy a replacement screen (if it is cheaper than sending to PPC techs to have digitalizer replaced) or a dizgitalizer itself? I forgot to mention that I am a poor college student, and cheaper is better. I don't care if your suggestion is to find a broken ax, buy it and rip the digitalizer out of it!
I have a dead 50 with excellent screen. However, it wouldn't work for you since you have a 'v' model and the dim's are different. I gathered that from your avatar details. If you don't have a 'v', then let me know and I can setu you up. I do have a 'v' screen, but it has about 9 areas of persistent stylus use wear.
For testing purposes, you're welcome to that screen if you like for a cheap price.
Great Video, I just watched it and it seems to make disassembling an axim a breeze! Thanks!
I just bought a used axim x51v on ebay and the speakers dead. I wondered if I could check up on it (or even replace it?), but I couldn't see it in the video. Does anybody know where the speaker is and if it could help to open my axim up?
I watched this video, and finally received a T5 screwdriver bit in the mail. The guy who sold the new screen on Ebay sent a T6, which is one size too large for disassembling my X51v. However, I checked the screen against the one in my unit, and the part numbers are the same, so it seems good. There is, unfortunately, quite a bit of dust on the new screen, but it has two screen protectors on it, so it should be ok.
I took it apart earlier today, just for a trial, and it wasn't very difficult. I'll wait to install the new LCD+touchscreen until I have a few consecutive hours of free time.
do you still have the video of taking the axim x50 apart. My axim stopped working and will not cut on at all now so I think I need to take it apart to check for a loose wire.
Thanks,
Brian
do you still have the video of taking the axim x50 apart. My axim stopped working and will not cut on at all now so I think I need to take it apart to check for a loose wire.
Thanks,
Brian
Make sure the battery cover is latched down tight.
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do you still have the video of taking the axim x50 apart. My axim stopped working and will not cut on at all now so I think I need to take it apart to check for a loose wire.
Thanks,
Brian
Did you read the entire thread? Post #14 has the link.
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Did you read the entire thread? Post #14 has the link.
Good catch. I forgot to mention that. Wrapped up in trying to give him a simple solution to his problem. :)
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Awesome video! I have known about this thread since it began but for some reason never checked it out until now. :rolling: I recently sent my x51v to PPC Techs for the RAM upgrade along with a head phone jack replacement and back up battery replacement. They were extremely friendly. I was able to talk to the people who were working on my unit a total of three times in the process and they were great. also they basically only charged me for parts for the jack and the battery since I got the upgrade. I can't promise that they would do that for everyone but none the less they will probably give a good price break if you have multiple services done. But....... there are some problems. They forgot to replace the back up battery and I caught it because in the email they sent me that service wasn't listed. I called them real quick and they took care of it. I think that they might have rushed that job so they could get my unit back in the mail that day or something and they forgot to put one of the top screws in and I think that the ribbon cable to the buttons on the bottom might have been insecurely attached since they don't always work now and the speaker didn't work for two weeks after I got it back. After this video I now have the confidence that I can master these problems!
The reason I mention all of this is because there are so many people in this thread asking about things like replacing the headphone jack. Unless you are highly skilled with a soldering iron and have one that is small enough to do the job I would recommend you send it to PPC Techs. It doesn't cost much (especially if you save your pennies and do the right thing by also getting the RAM upgrade:approve:). If you look at the motherboard in the video you will see that the headphone jack is right up next to the CF/SD card slot and I personally wouldn't want to even try to remove it much less try soldering in such a small space (several millimeters).
do you still have the video of taking the axim x50 apart. My axim stopped working and will not cut on at all now so I think I need to take it apart to check for a loose wire.
Thanks,
Brian
I can put the video back to it's original location as in the first post.
That shouldn't take too long; I'll re-post when the link is alive once again.
I keep getting a "Video Not available at this time" error when I try to view it.
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