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[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
what is the part, can you give me the link.

I figured out that it is a 30 PIN FPC connector with either .5/1 mm gap ( i am not sure on the gap)

I am looking at this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360658092041?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181142395733?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

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The One S / V uses different number of pins - the one in HTC One is 30 Pins and i had compared it to HTC One X which was 25 and i am sure One S/V is lower in pin count.

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well, the local guys if they had experience on opening the HTC One before can easily change it. The separation of the housing is the difficult part.

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I have not really seen the glue there at all. i was told by someone on the forum that there is but i don't believe so.

There are 3 locks on either side which clicks out when you remove it.

If there was a glue, there is no chance that it cannot be removed without heat and i have done it without any heat and so have others.

I guess it needs some technique and lot of patience, i really was able to take it out without damaging the housing, i just screwed up in the easy place of removing cables :crying:

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if its under warranty better give it to HTC, its better off.
[One (M7) General] jobbynooker:
Fpc connector

Parts4repair has the LCD and digitizer connectors available now for under $2
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
Thank a lot Mate!!!
[One (M7) General] pandemikXtwstd:
Just a note guys. It takes me professionally half an hour to do a full screen and body replacement. The first time I learned that there are frame clips on the left and right sides. I always start from the left fire ( power button side) with a low gague guitar pic. (.5) and the back casing is off in seconds. I don't ever take off grills due to the fact that you will have to replace them. Its cheaper for the client aka you Guys for me to replace the mid frame with the grilles attached rather than try and transplant grills or remount them.

Just take it from someone who has done this a good 30 times now. Guitar picks are magic!
[One (M7) General] tabasco:
Fine! I did it starting from volume button side with heat and some opening tools. But anyway it not so easy. I'll try next from left:}
[One (M7) General] jobbynooker:
Any ideas on who I can get to do the FPC connector replacement? It seems like a pretty daunting task unless you have any advice.
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
its definitely not a DIY item for me.. going to get a trust-able person doing it for me.

This is the main-board and killing it is going to ruin you further.

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yeah keeping the grills is a very good idea..

i am sorry i seem to not understand when you say this, can you expand?

If you could record a video of your opening, thats going to be very helpful :) thanks a lot!
[One (M7) General] mm79k:
I wonder how many S***s and F***s were said during the process :D

Good work man
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
lol
[One (M7) General] pandemikXtwstd:
On Sunday I'll film me prying it open with my guitar pick. Thing is there's a bunch of clip points on the left and right. With those clip points out the bend angle takes all the top and bottom clip out and the right goes down and don't need to do the right side

Edit: don't know how good the video will be I'll be taking it with my moto x
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
Thanks
[One (M7) General] lgeveuser:
waiting game

first off thanks for all the updates so far

my wifes phone microphone aint working I need to open it myself. any updates soon?
[One (M7) General] lgeveuser:
waiting game

actually I found this video

youtube.com/watch?v=qZFAsgjCunc[/url]
[One (M7) General] tabasco:
Both sides are crashed! This is not a solution. To start using volume button side only is much more safer for it.

The panel remains usable with some small scratches in volume button area.
[One (M7) General] lgeveuser:
cool

sounds like this guy also had a hard time but most of the damage was done by the customer before him. im going to wait on a update video to attempt it myself.
[One (M7) General] tabasco:
I'm also waiting for this update:) Actually, there is 4 strong locks on left side and just 3 on right.
[One (M7) General] Dredd73:
Unless the USB port is failing, I would not contemplate repair. The phone can not be disassembled without some form of damage (I am yet to see someone prove me wrong)

If the phone is new, I would almost suggest that you do it as a warranty repair.
[One (M7) General] Dredd73:
Hate to say this, it is practically impossible to open the case without damage, the polycarbonate sides are fragile when any pressure is applied to pry the case open.

I watched the clip and while it is an admirable effort, it isn't what I would call a great success of zero-damage opening and would not want it re-used post repair.

Also, there is a small amount of adhesive on some phones. My case needed some effort to pull the case apart.

Any case opening DIY repair should consider a new back case.
[One (M7) General] pewpewbangbang:
Really interested in a video on how you take the phone apart as it seems like a very good method with zero damage.
[One (M7) General] godutch:
maybe you guys short put some money together and buy the htc one disassembly/assembly tool. I don' t know how much it costs but it exists and apparently it makes repairing the htc one one of the easiests jobs there is...
[One (M7) General] tabasco:
If there is no any copy of this tool on eBay:) ...so maybe this is some equipment with 2 items or more
[One (M7) General] pewpewbangbang:
Are you talking about the special tool HTC has apparently to make repairs in minutes?

As far as I know, no more information on it was leaked after that one article when the HTC one was announced.
[One (M7) General] lgeveuser:
Well most videos show people heating it up however , a lot of people confirm its been done with guitar picks, so im not convinced it requires a special tool
[One (M7) General] pewpewbangbang:
Yea I know everyone uses guitar picks....I'm interested in what the guy does differently. He says he found this area on the left side that helps disassemble the phone much faster and better.
[One (M7) General] lgeveuser:
Is that where the volume is located
[One (M7) General] pewpewbangbang:
No, volume is on the right side.
[One (M7) General] godutch:
I read a comment on a dutch forum from someone working in a repair center about how easy it was to (dis)assemble the one with this tool.
[One (M7) General] lgeveuser:
seems to be easier to make a gap on the power button side but after that its like its stuck at the clip after the sim card and theres not enough gap to pass even a razor blade.

Crazy idea but, Did anyone try to make a gap on power button and sliding a pair of reverse tweezers, not that it would give any pressure on the screen itself those clips arent that big its just hard to get because of the no gap
[One (M7) General] lgeveuser:
any updates when or if you can make the video?
[One (M7) General] pandemikXtwstd:
Doing tonight. I have it dissasmbled already right now. I accidentally ripped the antenna connector last I was working on it trying to make my speaker stop buzzing. Sad story I'll put it together loosely and make a full video tonight

Edit1: Scratch that girlfriend is feeling unwell. I am linking a video of me doing it very .... Poorly let's say from my moto x.

This is just to show proof of concept no damage was done to the phone

Edit 2:

So. I will make a video with a proper camera when my new daughter board comes in. As I have already parted my casing several times I shall note that for the glue if your body is glued together I always use a hot compress(like the microwavable ones full of beads) and leave it sitting on the phones for the length of a full commercial break. Its like magic. Video is 1 minute long and just finishing uploading

Edit 3: if you can learn through observation here's my proof of concept https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQt9Gm5Uwgc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[One (M7) General] lgeveuser:
I think the hot compress trick is the only thing im not doing, ill try it tonight
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
Did you remove it like that from scratch or is that after a few disassembles? I am flat out annoyed that HTC didn't offer the Black model to us canadians, so I ordered a new back and full scree speaker grill front.. just need to swap out the guts. Ideally i would like to not destroy the silver but in all honesty, I really hate the silver :)
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
I guess it's a dead thread..
[One (M7) General] frost2007:
Leaning towards paying the $300 to get the screen and digitizer replacement done professionally now... Little glass shards in my fingers are getting annoying. Still holding out for a HD video if possible peoples!
[One (M7) General] xorgu:
sorry, did you make your speaker stop buzzing??
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
I just got my replacement parts, looking at it, the hot compress must soften the plastic sides enough to allow a bit of flex.

I'm waiting until my 1 year is up then i'm swapping it over to black. I'm pretty confident I can do it and keep the silver casing in one piece.

As it stands, i'll be sending it out next week again for repair. Wonder if I can send them my black parts and get them to swap it?
[One (M7) General] Dredd73:
Unless you are confident, there is a lot that can go wrong, but it is not impossible. To repair it is basically a reverse of the tear down. There are almost no shortcuts and I had to remove all parts down to the speakers etc.

You would find that the $300 almost two thirds is parts so it is $100 for the labour and having the tools.
[One (M7) General] Dredd73:
I guess for most the prospect of a repair is all too hard. A lot of people on this thread have talked about repair, but so far I have only found myself committing and winning.
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
I would do it tonight if my one didn't have so many problems covered under warranty. Its been out 3 times since May, its going back out next week, camera appears to have an issue internally that causes it to jump out of focus, almost like its out of alignment.

Come may 2014 I'll rip this thing apart And swap it over to black.

I have a good idea of how its made and assembled... Might buy another back frame and mid frame and tear it apart to test.
[One (M7) General] Dredd73:
Good luck, go to my original post for the parts you will need. If you do undertake it you will need a new screen/midplane and rear cover. I don't believe anyone (HTC included) can remove the rear cover without some form of damage that spoils the aesthetics.
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
Yeah, I already have the back and screen with midframe. Id be surprised is HTC damaged anything on repairs.. Mines been out 3 times and that damned scratch on the top grill has always been there... When it got back the second time it seemed to fit tighter than before.
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
so i had a broken digitizer and for that purpose had opened the phone and had damaged my display FPC connector. Recently i got the connector re-soldered and reassembly the phone with a new front panel/digitizer/screen, however it did not work and i have a different problem... the display does not turn on :(

The phone charges fine and the indicator showed all signs(like blinking red/red/green) and then when i press power button, the LED indicator goes off which shows some kind of boot happening, but nothing on the display... i checked with broken/ digitizer/display and the same thing happened.

when i searched this behavior i found few other members have similar problems with HTC One X and they used a technique to flash bright light on the Light sensor when booting the phone. That does not seem to work either.

Does anyone have any ideas? I think i have destroyed something during the dis-assembly.
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
Sounds like when you damaged the connector, it may have pulled a lead, or damaged more of the board.

Possibly sell on ebay "As Is"?
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
Given the phone to my phone guy as of now.. he is currently not sure on what to do..

I don't know how much ebay will yield me if i sell as is ...
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
Could feign ignorance and say you have no idea what happened, it just won't power on the screen, possibly get $300-$400.

Sell it as is.
[One (M7) General] rashaunny:
Thats stupid and dishonest; you prob won't get much less for it if you sell it as is and say the problem anyhow.

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I bought mine off Ebay with a cracked screen Sprint version for $230 bought the digitizer then when I got it realized it was the LCD too; bought the LCD $70 replaced it all no problems heatgun was helpful though. stay away form the camera. Tried hooking it up to 5 Sprint MVNOs RingPlus was the only I could but it has been fantastic with them, $10/month for 4g LTE where I live and 400 min of voice, 300mg data only 2 cents after; I use gvoice for texts and the LTE only kicks on when my wifi goes out i.e. when exercising outside or driving.

It is doable but the plastic tools help, the updown button was the only point of concern ad a little up towards the camera when i was taking off the case and I may have damaged the ribbon; but i did not. When prying off the case after removing the volume up/down button insert your very flat prytool (I used stamp tweezers with a tiny tape around so as not to mar the cover) into the gap at the bottom of the button opening and angle it away from the camera and about 1cm into the device then pry while it is still hot on the edges. That area did not close all the way maybe .5-1mm gap but just above the volume buttons so just about 3cm portion of the case the rest looks great. Be sure not to bend the contacts for the 8 or so antennas on the rear case.

-Ryan
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
Sorry, but the world is dishonest. You can do as you like, if you want to make someone else and warm and fuzy, tell it as is, if you want to actually recoup some cost, feign ignorance. I've been doing things for others for a long time, it got me no where, now it's time to protect me and mine.

Flame as you will.
[One (M7) General] homer285:
You had better believe it is possible, I have done it!

Pry left side first with plastic tool, middle housing pops out easily with no damage to Poly injected moldings, I did it this way as shown in this thread. I have replaced my silver housing with black and the result is perfect. Anyone need a near perfect silver/white housing can contact me by PM(the front speaker grill has a tiny dent, really tiny and nothing to do with disassembley).
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
What tool did you use? Can you post a picture? Did you use any head at all?

Mine is currently either going to be replaced by HTC or sent out for repair. I'll swap the casings when my warranty is up..
[One (M7) General] homer285:
I used various thickness guitar picks and a massive spadger(no pun I aint joking or being dirty) that resembles a plaster(dry wall) trowel available on ebay or many online shops.
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
I'll assume the trowel was a plastic putty knife.. I'll give it a try with the spare frame and back I bought.
[One (M7) General] ekabon:
Guys, I've got my screen cracked but it looks its just the digitizer that has been damaged. So I was just wondering how do I separate it from the actual screen? Thanks in advance ;)
[One (M7) General] lordemil:
so you can replace the back cover with making much damage to the other parts? As i have a crack on the camera glass.
[One (M7) General] s1imch4anc3:
ok ive recently also replaced the full screen and housing to my HTC one (M7) and am having the issue of it not turning on. i like to consider myself experienced in phone repairs so i know everythiing is hooked up right. i got my replacement parts from the same website the op did, disassembled the phone while the parts were in route after about a week they got here and i reassembled the phone. i tried to power it on and nothing happened i figured the battery died i plugged it in and the red LED started flashing i waited for a while and tried to power it on again once the red LED was solid the red LED went off and nothing even trying to plug the phone back in the LED didnt even come back on. i tried all variants of button combinations and the only response i got was the 2 soft keys flash endlessly until i release the power button. i unhooked the battery connector, put it back, plugged it up. the red LED came back on flashing after multiple tries of button combos and hours of charging the LED has turned green (im assuming at full power) now when trying a normal power up the vibrator shakes once like its trying to come on However plugging it up to my pc shows the device software failed to install and my pc sees it as a CD drive not a mass storage ive also tried all the variants of button combinations while at "full charge" (green LED solid) and get all the same reaction. ive read multiple threads on multiple forums and am at a loss this is my attempt at an answer BTW the phone is completely stock in software no rooting attempted or S-off nothing just plain phone not coming on any reply is appreciated
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
That's exactly the same problem i have too. just that i had broken the LCD connector and managed to solder the FPC connector however ended up in the same issue.. This issue has been observed on One X also. The solution which worked for One X guys seems to be flashing a bright light at the light sensor during powering the phone on. This solution did not work for me, but do try this just in case.
[One (M7) General] s1imch4anc3:
i tried the bright light thing using my G2's back LED light still kinda blinded from it so i know it was bright enough but when i hit the power button the vibrator motor kicked but still nothing else thanks anyway for the reply...all help is appreciated

EDIT: i just tried plugging it back into my pc and its saying

Android Phone X Device Unplugged

MTP USB X Failed

My HTC little green check

Mass Storage little green check

however the phone still responds to button combinations and all other symptoms the same

EDIT 2: for kicks i put my sim card in the m7 while powered off, then tried to normally boot the phone as usual the vibrator kicked and nothing else so i ran a test to see if the phone was reading the sim after waiting about 2 minutes so that the phone had surely made it through the boot process i tried calling the phone and it gave me the usual prompt message as if my phone was off
[One (M7) General] tabasco:
Seems like a damage on board. Try to disassemble it again, use only plastic tools.
[One (M7) General] s1imch4anc3:
I've taken it apart 3 times to ensure all connections are solid, but im starting to believe the phone thinks its being shorted out or just not excepting the replacement part...it would be different if it worked like normal but the screen didnt come on but the multiple symptoms and signs make me think there can be something done
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
We might get answers from HTC service center guys.. If anyone has friends in htc authorized service, do please help us with this problem. It seems to be quite common, or wonder if it is a kind of protection mode or something

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Same results for test two too.. I had this behavior on my phone too. Had no choice other than to give the mobile to a mobile service engineer who is a friend of mine and asked if to see if he can do anything on it.
[One (M7) General] s1imch4anc3:
well im just about to give up on this but i figured id make one last installment of symptoms:

i finally just put the back on the phone and started trying button combinations i ran across a post on another forum that said holding both volume keys and the power button, for a couple minutes, while the phone is off calibrates the power switch board (watever that is) and the phone should turn on normally after that. when i did this the phone started vibrating in a pattern like: buzz.....buzz.....buzz....buzz after the 2 minutes i let go and tried to power the phone on and the soft keys just started flashing like before.

im asking anyone with a working HTC one M7 to please test these things to see if u get any kind of the same result holding the power button continuously while off to see if the soft keys blink...and see if hold the volume keys and power button down continuously also while the phone is off will make it vibrate in a pattern like i mentioned.

thanks to all and anyone that will test this for me
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
Mate I know that holding the power button and volume down for ten seconds will hard reboot the phone. I am not really sure about buzz buzz buzz buzz.. Seems to be some bootloader thingy . let me check and report back
[One (M7) General] Magpir:
yes it works. .. knew it long ago.
[One (M7) General] s1imch4anc3:
Wat works holding the volume keys and power button for 2 minutes?
[One (M7) General] console modr:
ive been a user of this form for a while just not a registered member so i am new to the form but not the electronics field. i recently bought a htc one to repair and use for my self. the one i bought had light scratches and blown speakers upper and lower.

i seen your post thought id share about my disassemble of this phone. i assumed this phone would have been harder to open then it was due to what i have seen and read on the forms. i would have reused the original screen all it had was light scratches but i had bought a whole new screen assembly because i assumed it would get damaged during the disassembly sadly these screens are around $80...

i used a small exacto knife by gently sliding it between the screen and back cover, sharp side facing away and keeping the handle it almost level with the side of the case. got to have steady hands to keep the blade just inside the edge of the casing, this cuts adheavise at the separation point and gently separates the casing as you go around the phone. also none of the ribbon cables, buttons, antenna, ir blaster or sim slot cables lay anywhere near this seem inside the phone so no worry's about cutting them.

in about 20 mins with no damage a complete dis assembly , just separating the back cover one took about 8mins..

just my two cents on this htc one disassembly
[One (M7) General] MediumWell:
had the blinking home button problem at first, but i flex the mainboard abit a its working now. i think the flash memory got detached when heated it up too much.
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
that is a possibility...
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
I am going to try that. I was reluctant to take it apart but since I got a note 3 i see no reason not to try. will wait till warranty is done, mid may, and swap it to black.
[One (M7) General] MediumWell:
lol yea actually its was the screen cable (the longer black flex cable) just remove the battery cable, remove the screen cable then plug back the screen cable lastly the battery. i always put the battery last.
[One (M7) General] layoup:
Someone could me explain which tools I have to use to remove outer shell
[One (M7) General] Iz3man:
Either the mysterious HTC one tear down tool that, for some odd reason, has never been seen OR a spudger/thin pry tool/knife... anything thin and strong enough to fit between the screen and lower half and pry them apart.

Google for videos to see what others have used.
[One (M7) General] layoup:
Thanks a lot for your answer, with a little knife I have bended the white plastic border in order to put a guitar pic and with this method I succeded to remove the outer shell. I have to change the sim holder so now I wonder if I have to pull off the main motherboard to pull off the little upper logic board ?