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Okay let me start off 1st, by saying use these techniques at your own risk... neither I nor anyone at AMJ or affliated with this thread are responsible for what you do w/ your device... use common sense when it comes to trying this stuff... and if you are still under warrenty of have inssurance it it may be advisible to try one of those alternative routes as these techniques may violate or void any such agreements you may have in place w/ your provider, retailer or manufacturer(especially if you botch something...lol). These techniques are inteded for advance users and those w/ actual in hand hardware experience so use at your own risk!!
Now that being said and I've scared off all the wusses...lol...J/K, lets begin!
Photo 1: Back cover and battery removed. The 4 screws are tiny torx T6 size. I picked up a handy little blue torx driver with 10 or 12 different sizes for $6 at Lowes.
Photo 2: Here's the 4 screws removed. Total excitement.
Step 3: Once the screws are out, if you press from inside the battery area you can push the keyboard up a bit on the corner. From there, slide a finger nail or knife along the gap and the keyboard will pop loose. Takes a bit of wiggling to get the back side off.
Step 4: Again, takes a bit of wiggling to get it all the way off. When you do, the cable towards the back may come loose but its easy to reattach and is circled in later pics.
Step 5: Here's the 3 trouble makers circled in red. The one in the center I've plastered with electrical tape to keep it attached since its popped off 3 times.
Extra pic 1: Here's the pieces detached so you can see.
Extra pic 2: Here's a possible reason why the middle one comes off so often. If you press against the inside where the battery goes it pushes against the ribbon cable that pops off so often. (edit: its sad that the little kid inside this 37 year old body says "haha, it looks like a penis" every time I see this pic.)
Hope you enjoyed my boredom and maybe it'll illuminate a tiny bit why the keyboards have issues. I'll try to answer any questions you still have after this. Above all... try this at YOUR OWN RISK.
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Alternative trouble shooting method #1
for those that are hesitant and not comfortable cracking open their precious touch pros a temp fix is...
flexing the left and right edges of the keyboard down while pushing the middle up, it starts typing again. If the keyboard backlight had shut off, it comes back on, and if it was lagging (or repeating text), then it starts typing what it missed (or stops repeating). Usually a temp and less permanant fix, but it can get the job done!
The idea behind this being the one of the cables right under the space bar could be loose, By flexing the keyboard you're just getting it to connect better, or, On the "flaky" strip, there are 4 contact points where, when the keyboard is attached and closed, touches metal to metal. Flexing the keyboard makes those metal to metal reconnection happen again. One could also try usinf a bit of electrical tape placed under the chord to make it thick, thus making it connect better automatically, hoping to prevent further need of "flexing" of your keyboard continually in the future.
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Alternative trouble shooting method #2
Take out the battery and pinch extremely hard on the space button to re-seat the keyboard cable....
(thanks to Ztripper for sharing this lil tidbit)
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Alternative trouble shooting method #3
I wanted to add one other option. I had my keyboard go out about 1-2 months ago. I tried all the options available, which are physical and they are great ideas. Try them, but if it doesn't work. Hard Reset your phone and it could be something software based. That was my situation. Something changed (registry, software, etc) it to where my keyboard would not light up at all. I played around and dealt with it for a couple of days and then was going to turn it into Sprint and see about getting another. I went to change it back to Sprint ROM and lock it back up, then all of a sudden... it worked just fine. I unlocked, got off the Sprint ROM, and was back up and running like nothing ever happened
THANKS TO forty01 FOR THIS FIX
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Thanks to Thedoctor1971, Neoshi, Skimmah at ppcgeeks: more info here
I will be adding more info and additional techniques and fixes as more become available!
Now that being said and I've scared off all the wusses...lol...J/K, lets begin!
Photo 1: Back cover and battery removed. The 4 screws are tiny torx T6 size. I picked up a handy little blue torx driver with 10 or 12 different sizes for $6 at Lowes.
Photo 2: Here's the 4 screws removed. Total excitement.
Step 3: Once the screws are out, if you press from inside the battery area you can push the keyboard up a bit on the corner. From there, slide a finger nail or knife along the gap and the keyboard will pop loose. Takes a bit of wiggling to get the back side off.
Step 4: Again, takes a bit of wiggling to get it all the way off. When you do, the cable towards the back may come loose but its easy to reattach and is circled in later pics.
Step 5: Here's the 3 trouble makers circled in red. The one in the center I've plastered with electrical tape to keep it attached since its popped off 3 times.
Extra pic 1: Here's the pieces detached so you can see.
Extra pic 2: Here's a possible reason why the middle one comes off so often. If you press against the inside where the battery goes it pushes against the ribbon cable that pops off so often. (edit: its sad that the little kid inside this 37 year old body says "haha, it looks like a penis" every time I see this pic.)
Hope you enjoyed my boredom and maybe it'll illuminate a tiny bit why the keyboards have issues. I'll try to answer any questions you still have after this. Above all... try this at YOUR OWN RISK.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Alternative trouble shooting method #1
for those that are hesitant and not comfortable cracking open their precious touch pros a temp fix is...
flexing the left and right edges of the keyboard down while pushing the middle up, it starts typing again. If the keyboard backlight had shut off, it comes back on, and if it was lagging (or repeating text), then it starts typing what it missed (or stops repeating). Usually a temp and less permanant fix, but it can get the job done!
The idea behind this being the one of the cables right under the space bar could be loose, By flexing the keyboard you're just getting it to connect better, or, On the "flaky" strip, there are 4 contact points where, when the keyboard is attached and closed, touches metal to metal. Flexing the keyboard makes those metal to metal reconnection happen again. One could also try usinf a bit of electrical tape placed under the chord to make it thick, thus making it connect better automatically, hoping to prevent further need of "flexing" of your keyboard continually in the future.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Alternative trouble shooting method #2
Take out the battery and pinch extremely hard on the space button to re-seat the keyboard cable....
(thanks to Ztripper for sharing this lil tidbit)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Alternative trouble shooting method #3
I wanted to add one other option. I had my keyboard go out about 1-2 months ago. I tried all the options available, which are physical and they are great ideas. Try them, but if it doesn't work. Hard Reset your phone and it could be something software based. That was my situation. Something changed (registry, software, etc) it to where my keyboard would not light up at all. I played around and dealt with it for a couple of days and then was going to turn it into Sprint and see about getting another. I went to change it back to Sprint ROM and lock it back up, then all of a sudden... it worked just fine. I unlocked, got off the Sprint ROM, and was back up and running like nothing ever happened
THANKS TO forty01 FOR THIS FIX
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Thanks to Thedoctor1971, Neoshi, Skimmah at ppcgeeks: more info here
I will be adding more info and additional techniques and fixes as more become available!
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