[GUIDE/DISCUSSION] How to Disassemble Prime / GPS, WiFi, Light Bleed "Fixes"
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I second that - I have the same green camera issue and due to the unlocked tablet - the czech ASUS wont RMA it
That is illegal in the us. Go to small claims court, you can easily win. Bad faith honoring warranty. Plenty of precedent. Courts have ruled already that you have a legal right to unlock or own your device. The auto industry has tried this same thing with modifying your car, changing your own oil, doing your own repairs etc and the courts ruled that unless they can prove 100% that what you did caused the exact issue that they have to honor the factory warranty.
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Does anyone know if the rear cover from the TF300T(plastic) fits on the Prime? Would be an easy solution to the primes overall problem of the metal rear cover reducing signal levels. I have both here and the 300 crushes the prime as far as wifi and gps. If it does fit, I would order one for the Prime in a heartbeat.
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Don't know about the 300 and 700 (imagine they're no different really), but with the Prime everything but the screen, digitizer, and glass is attached to the backplate. Wouldn't be easy to do the swap even if they did fit, if it was Asus wouldn't have flopped (the 201) like they did.
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Having had great success fixing my primes wifi/gps issue with a kind of intrusive method (but it does not show after). I can with confidence say that it is not necessary to replace any part of the prime to get acceptable wifi/ mediocre gps reception. I cant speak to bluetooth fallout but would love to tackle green camera if anybody in northeast ohio wants to let me try.
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By doing that and enhancing the connection between the foamy grounding material and the actual antenna ground points. I used desoldering material (flat braided wire) from radio shack http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/211/solderwick001.jpg/sr=1 I used this because there is not a lot of space there and it is flat. 12-15 db improvement everywhere.
desoldering material
It would be great if you can have a pic of the placement of the desoldering material. Thank you.
It would be great if you can have a pic of the placement of the desoldering material. Thank you.
It would be great if you can have a pic of the placement of the desoldering material. Thank you.
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29685066&postcount=1085
If anyone has their tablet apart, can you take some close ups of a couple of details that might relate to the screen cracking issue?
1) Location of clips securing screen support to backplate (particularly in relation to the ASUS logo on the front, and the clips in the hinge.
2) Mounting screws for the glass in the front panel.
I'm reluctant to dismantle mine in its current state, and so far as I can tell the photos in the thread so far are really focusing on the antenna issues.
1) Location of clips securing screen support to backplate (particularly in relation to the ASUS logo on the front, and the clips in the hinge.
2) Mounting screws for the glass in the front panel.
I'm reluctant to dismantle mine in its current state, and so far as I can tell the photos in the thread so far are really focusing on the antenna issues.
There are some very nice high res pictures in this article http://www.anandtech.com/show/5286/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime-teardown
This MOD has improved WIFI reception
I have tried this modification from whycali for a few days. It is improved WIFI reception on my Prime. If I were to give the improvement a score, from the scale of 1 to 10, 10 being MOST IMPROVED, my score would be between 6 and 7. Keep in mind that the WIFI issue a design flaw by ASUS. The improvement balances between functionality and ecstatic. It is a best mod that I can find so far.
THANK YOU whycali for the pictures. They are very clear, and better than a thousand words .
I have tried this modification from whycali for a few days. It is improved WIFI reception on my Prime. If I were to give the improvement a score, from the scale of 1 to 10, 10 being MOST IMPROVED, my score would be between 6 and 7. Keep in mind that the WIFI issue a design flaw by ASUS. The improvement balances between functionality and ecstatic. It is a best mod that I can find so far.
THANK YOU whycali for the pictures
. They are very clear, and better than a thousand words .I have tried this modification from whycali for a few days. It is improved WIFI reception on my Prime. If I were to give the improvement a score, from the scale of 1 to 10, 10 being MOST IMPROVED, my score would be between 6 and 7. Keep in mind that the WIFI issue a design flaw by ASUS. The improvement balances between functionality and ecstatic. It is a best mod that I can find so far.
THANK YOU whycali for the pictures
Do you have any before / after wifi strength scores to share by any chance ???
How long did it take, was it hard?
for me wifi improved 12-15 db. It takes about as long as it takes to get your prime open and closed with a little time in between to place the wire very carefully try not to put it back together with any sticking out.
Unfortunately, I did not capture anything before.
It is through general observation from WIFI Analyzer and SPEED TEST. It took me less than 30 minutes, but I did hours of reading before opening my Prime. I had practice changing the battery of my iPhone 3GS (I know these are bad words in this forum)
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Hi everyone,
I just made the prime mod with 3 antennas, the wireless' signal is better but not so much and the gps still doesn't work. Maybe, I made a mistake somewhere. What kind of wires and welds did u used ?
I just made the prime mod with 3 antennas, the wireless' signal is better but not so much and the gps still doesn't work. Maybe, I made a mistake somewhere. What kind of wires and welds did u used ?
They cover the ports where the dock locks in and also cover the locks that hold the bottom edge of the prime in place. yes you can put them back and since I have a dock I threw them out.
Powerplug
Hi all,
new here. But I'm afraid you guys are my last option for help
One way or another my wife managed to break the powerplug on the tf201. I have the impression that a few pins are broken/bent.
(So far I couldn't find a picture anywere how the pins should be on the power socket itself, so not 100% sure)
As a result it does not charge anymore of course.
The cable itself is still ok (managed to put the pins straight again, as they were also bent...)
If I use the cable to connect it with my PC , instant crash. So must be a short somewhere...
Anyone any experience changing that power plug? As I feel a very expensive repair coming up if I have to send it somewhere...
Any suggestions / ideas ?
Thanks!
Hi all,
new here. But I'm afraid you guys are my last option for help
One way or another my wife managed to break the powerplug on the tf201. I have the impression that a few pins are broken/bent.
(So far I couldn't find a picture anywere how the pins should be on the power socket itself, so not 100% sure)
As a result it does not charge anymore of course.
The cable itself is still ok (managed to put the pins straight again, as they were also bent...)
If I use the cable to connect it with my PC , instant crash. So must be a short somewhere...
Anyone any experience changing that power plug? As I feel a very expensive repair coming up if I have to send it somewhere...
Any suggestions / ideas ?
Thanks!
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15MODIFICATIONS (& DISCUSSION THEREOF)
Please do not try using the cover as the antenna as it's gounded - even if it wasn't, this device was not made with that in mind
BEFORE ANY SOLDERING OR OTHER HARD TAMPERING, PLEASE TURN THE POWER TO YOUR MOTHERBOARD OFF
ANYTHING CLOSER THAN 1/4" TO 1/2" TO THE BACKPLATE OF THE PRIME WILL EXPERIENCE THE SAME SIGNAL DEGRADATION AS OUR CURRENT STOCK ANTENNA - BE IT INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL
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mystkrh said:I have a GPS repeater in my hanger at work, and I placed my transformer prime right under the unit with my phone in that spot all gps signals are ~50 in GPS tester. You can see in the pictures one is ok, I personaly think there is an AGC problem in the GPS receiver, and to test it I padded the signal with a anti static bad (we use this method to troubleshot gps antennas on aircraft) and when I did that you can see the 2nd photo of the best signal I think anyone has ever seen on a prime.
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i just placed a static bag over the unit, I didn't put it in a static bag
AGC is Auto Gain Control its adjust the gain high at low signals and lowers the gain at high signals. If you have a strong signal with to much gain the signal will become unusable. I'm a avionics tech, I deal with radio's, gps rx's and that kinda stuff alot.
The pogo pin connection could be a problem but, but I really doubt it, they are getting a bad wrap in this whole thing. They really are not that bad of a connection as long as they compressed slightly when making contact.
The thing I worry about is the affect of the exposed signal with no shielding on the pogo pin at 1575mhz it doesn't take much to have a problem with reception.
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This has been confirmed to not work. I'm not sure about newer models or their claims to better WiFi.
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http://www.mightygps.com/oem/dielectricantenna.htm
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/36037716592...:IT&_trksid=p398 4.m1439.l2649#ht_1295wt_1139
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Really, I don't think this would do well. You'd really need antenna large(thick) enough for the GHz frequencies.buxtahuda said:
14[GUIDE/DISCUSSION] How to Disassemble Prime / GPS, WiFi, Light Bleed "Fixes"
HOW TO DISASSEMBLE THE ASUS TRANSFORMER PRIME
!!!DO NOT APPLY A HEAT GUN TO YOUR PRIME!!!
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Original credit to Erusman and his bravery to be the first among many to disassemble his Prime in search for the answers we all want. Click his name, keep up with OP, and give THANKS!
Additional credit to jdudb, wgr73, Doktaphex, jupppo, Wordlywisewiz, aznmode, and all other commentators and contributors.
THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL/DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY! MYSELF AND ALL CONTRIBUTORS TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DEVICES HARMED WHILE TRYING TO RECREATE THE FOLLOWING SCENARIOS/MODIFICATIONS
I DID NOT PERFORM NOR OTHERWISE CONTRIBUTE TO ANY OF THIS WORK - PLEASE GIVE THANKS WHERE IT'S DUE
I think the correct way of opening is from the bottom first. Unlatch the 2 bottom latch first then work your way up from the side.
The catches are operated through the dock slots and are there for all to see.
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LIGHT BLEED "FIX" - THIS MAY OR MAY NOT ALLEVIATE YOUR LIGHT BLEED ISSUES
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To reiterate, THIS MAY OR MAY NOT ALLEVIATE YOUR LIGHT BLEED ISSUES
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WHAT TO DO IF YOUR SCREEN BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE OR DISPLAYS STATIC
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2Hey there,
this thread is so full of win that I had to write about it for the XDA Portal.
You can find it here:
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...ts-a-tear-down-along-with-wifi-and-gps-fixes/
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. This is gonna help a bunch of people as I hear WiFi and GPS is a big problem for a lot of you guys.
1Awesome job! Thanks buxtahuda!
Now I can concentrate on drinking beer and watching the Super bowl
To quote a famous philosopher:
Beer, beer, beer.... bed, bed, bed!
Homer J. Simpson1
slight pinching pressure on that spot while you try to move the latch may relieve the pressure that is keeping that latch stuck.
