Replaced Dell Streak Screen tonight.

refthemc · Feb 20, 2011

My cousin and I went through the process of replacing the screen on his Streak tonight, the screen was so bad that it was blurry/shaky on one side and the other side was slowly being blacked out. In the end everything worked out perfectly, and my cousin is back to being one proud father, I mean streak owner.

2 Observations:
- The Phone is really only held together by Glue and Pressure. C'mon Dell...

Shoutouts:
- iFixit your awesome
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/1
- ulfses your "Helpful Links/Tips" were in short, a Gold Mine.
http://android.modaco.com/content/d...co-com/322624/im-replacing-my-cracked-screen/
- eBay seller big_is your awesome as well, the part (Glass + LCD) did not take 2 months to get here like some other Hong Kong sellers, it was here in a week! (We're in Los Angeles, CA)
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Mini-5-Tab...188706?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item5d2c3d88a2

Advice:
- iFixit didn't include this but the front of the screen (Gorilla Glass + LCD) literally detaches from the rest of the phone once the ribbons are unclipped, there is SO MUCH GLUE that you wouldn't realize it but it does. Also we used a box cutter to remove the Gorilla Glass from the LCD first, for us it was like slicing cake because we were merely slicing the glue that held it together on the edges. Once the Glass was off, removing the LCD from the phone was easy.

Hope this helps!

circuitravi · Feb 20, 2011

nice work

good information.... thanks!

fone_fanatic · Feb 21, 2011

good job! love the pizza break. nothing like working with intricate electronics and greasy fingers

shinydesert · Feb 21, 2011

Very nice,thank you for sharing this.I think it should be a sticky thread.

collingall · Feb 21, 2011

Now I feel a little better about my streak knowing there are replaxemnt parts

Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

vn33 · Feb 21, 2011

Good job ... thanks for sharing

Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

fventura03 · Feb 28, 2011

thanks, just ordered one @ $102.00, hope it comes before the 17th when I go on vacation...

stamosda · Mar 9, 2011

Hello to all!
Does none has bought this item from ebay?

'' cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Mini-5-Tabl...item5d2c3d88a2 ''

it's good item?it's original dell?

thanx!

BrokenPixel · Mar 9, 2011

stamosda said:
Hello to all!
Does none has bought this item from ebay?

'' cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Mini-5-Tabl...item5d2c3d88a2 ''

it's good item?it's original dell?

thanx!

Ask the seller, thats why you have an "Ask seller a question" LINK.

seahorseman · Mar 10, 2011

When you placed the new LCD in the phone with the old Gorilla Glass, did you glue the 2 back together?
If so, what glue product did you use?

refthemc · Mar 10, 2011

seahorseman said:
When you placed the new LCD in the phone with the old Gorilla Glass, did you glue the 2 back together?
If so, what glue product did you use?

The new LCD came with the New Gorilla glass piece already attached, its basically the whole screen including the glass. Double check with the seller your buying from before you purchase but the link posted in the original post should be adequate. Hope this helps.

stamosda · Mar 11, 2011

youtube.com/watch?v=vxcib-ricec

adonis_fiend · Mar 11, 2011

Hi, I ordered the dell streak screen on ebay, got it delivered yesterday. Opened my dell streak, replaced the old(broken) screen with the new one, but now my device isn't booting. When you switch it on, it shows dell logo and after that its just showing black screen. I have even tried factory resetting the device, but no use. What should I do now?

refthemc · Mar 11, 2011

adonis_fiend said:
Hi, I ordered the dell streak screen on ebay, got it delivered yesterday. Opened my dell streak, replaced the old(broken) screen with the new one, but now my device isn't booting. When you switch it on, it shows dell logo and after that its just showing black screen. I have even tried factory resetting the device, but no use. What should I do now?

I would double check and make sure all the ribbons and clips were put back together correctly. They're so small it could get tricky, hope this helps!

adonis_fiend · Mar 12, 2011

refthemc said:
I would double check and make sure all the ribbons and clips were put back together correctly. They're so small it could get tricky, hope this helps!

Hi, Thanks for replying, but I have checked all the cables. Everything is ok but again when I am powering on the device, it shows dell logo and after that the screen goes black.

stamosda · Mar 12, 2011

hi

adonis_fiend said:
Hi, Thanks for replying, but I have checked all the cables. Everything is ok but again when I am powering on the device, it shows dell logo and after that the screen goes black.

I had the same problem with my iphone! I replaced the screen and touch,the screen opens but stuck to the apple logo. The part to blame for this, was the touch digitizer.
When I disconnect the touch conector the phone start!See if your cell phone start without connecting the touch connector!

adonis_fiend · Mar 13, 2011

stamosda said:
I had the same problem with my iphone! I replaced the screen and touch,the screen opens but stuck to the apple logo. The part to blame for this, was the touch digitizer.
When I disconnect the touch conector the phone start!See if your cell phone start without connecting the touch connector!

No dude...This also didn't solved my problem

fventura03 · Mar 13, 2011

stamosda said:
I had the same problem with my iphone! I replaced the screen and touch,the screen opens but stuck to the apple logo. The part to blame for this, was the touch digitizer.
When I disconnect the touch conector the phone start!See if your cell phone start without connecting the touch connector!

apple logo?? sounds like you had bigger issues, lol

refthemc · Mar 13, 2011

adonis_fiend said:
Hi, Thanks for replying, but I have checked all the cables. Everything is ok but again when I am powering on the device, it shows dell logo and after that the screen goes black.

If it shows the Dell logo I'm assuming the screen was installed correctly, maybe you took off the Internal SD card and forgot to put it back? I'm not sure but I would go from there. Maybe even try booting into recovery and go from there as well? Hope this helps.

lunixx · Mar 16, 2011

@all

please

how can me say witch function has the connector ( white 12 pin) by the left side of the SIM Card / SD Card ? (for better orientaion: a inductive coil with stamp : 1R0 on top is direct beside)

what is the symtome if the connector / ribboncable is damaged ?

thanks a lot

lunixx

so sorry i have no permisson to post img

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