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[rch-13z]

it lights up but is just white.... you can hear the clicks when you unlock the phone & also I've remembered the exact spot you need to touch to get the Ipod to work....

 

[nathanVY]

Hey Mate, Thankyou for a more sensible question.
Problem with the iPod touches, they are a hell of alot harder to replace the Digitiser, We have attempted a few at work and they have clips on the inside, that basically break, we have broken most touches attempting this, so we not longer try to repair them. Sorry. And the headphone jack is another complex one we also dont do as removing the glass brakes them .
Apple are great for making everything impossible to repair.

No worries lol. May give it a go myself, and Just get a replacement home button,frame, digister everything. and replace the screen as well. Is the screen glued in and plug in connectors?

Whats hard about the audio jack? It may need need replace possibly just a loose joint or something.

 

[edals]

it lights up but is just white.... you can hear the clicks when you unlock the phone & also I've remembered the exact spot you need to touch to get the Ipod to work....

Generally in most cases if the screen is just white its the Controller board in the iPhone. As the backlights in the screen still work, But the COntroller board is no longer providing video to the screen. We have never had a screen fail to just white its always been the board in the phone.

 

[edals]

No worries lol. May give it a go myself, and Just get a replacement home button,frame, digister everything. and replace the screen as well. Is the screen glued in and plug in connectors?

Whats hard about the audio jack? It may need need replace possibly just a loose joint or something.

Theres nothing hard about the audio jack as such, its just we dont just do the audio jack as you damage the screen removing it. But since your removing the screen thats already broken should be no drama, i would pull it apart first, see what you break and dont break, then order the parts you need. You can visit Your Page Title, and go to youtube and check out some how tos on pulling them apart
No The Screen is not glued in or the screen, Just normal Connectors and clips

 

[nathanVY]

Theres nothing hard about the audio jack as such, its just we dont just do the audio jack as you damage the screen removing it. But since your removing the screen thats already broken should be no drama, i would pull it apart first, see what you break and dont break, then order the parts you need. You can visit Your Page Title, and go to youtube and check out some how tos on pulling them apart
No The Screen is not glued in or the screen, Just normal Connectors and clips

Awesome! thanks heaps for that, whats the best place to order parts from? ebay? How is the audio jack connected? any soldering ?


edit: just looked at the site, will order from there.

 

[nathanVY]

Just ordered all the parts off ebay, $54 in total. For the entire LCD & Glass assembly, the screen its-self, digitiser glass, mid frame & home button assembly. Also ordered the audio jack replacement and flex cable and the opening tools.

Do you know if its easy to replace the once shiny backing?

 

[sleepa]

Hey mate, I have a 3 year old macbook, The only issue it has is it has stopped reading and writing CD's. DVD's work fine to read and write. Just want to know if that is an easy fix or if the drive needs to be replaced. Cheers.

 

[edals]

Just ordered all the parts off ebay, $54 in total. For the entire LCD & Glass assembly, the screen its-self, digitiser glass, mid frame & home button assembly. Also ordered the audio jack replacement and flex cable and the opening tools.

Do you know if its easy to replace the once shiny backing?

It can be a problem replacing the backing from memory the Battery is glued to the inside of it, and you risk puncturing the battery trying to pry it up.
no soldering involved. You got a bargin at $54

 

[edals]

Hey mate, I have a 3 year old macbook, The only issue it has is it has stopped reading and writing CD's. DVD's work fine to read and write. Just want to know if that is an easy fix or if the drive needs to be replaced. Cheers.

Hey Mate,

Does the drive just eject the CDs? Failing to read them? If so yes the Laser has failed and is unable to read that type of media. We know its not a communication issue as it reads DVDs. So It would need to be replaced.

You can find a new drive here, We have used a few of these at work and they are fine. Its not too much of a task to replace. Or you could go for a external USB DVD drive, Cheaper option

Internal
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External
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[sleepa]

Hey Mate,

Does the drive just eject the CDs? Failing to read them? If so yes the Laser has failed and is unable to read that type of media. We know its not a communication issue as it reads DVDs. So It would need to be replaced.

You can find a new drive here, We have used a few of these at work and they are fine. Its not too much of a task to replace. Or you could go for a external USB DVD drive, Cheaper option

Internal
Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Burners - Internal Burners - MacBook Pro Aluminium and MacBook Plastic (Black and White) Optical Drives - Apple GWA-4080M Internal 8x DVD/CD Superdrive for all MacBook and MacBook Pro 15" - MacFixit Australia - Shop For Apple Macintosh

External
Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Burners - External Burners - MacFixit / Panasonic MacDrive Superdrive DVD DUAL LAYER USB BURNER - Great With Apple MacBook Air - MacFixit Australia - Shop For Apple Macintosh Accessories, Apple Mac Upgrades, MacBook and MacBook Pro Bat

Yeah, just ejects them. Thanks for the links. I might get the external drive coz I only need it for ripping cds.