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Our Apple iPhone still works

Our Apple iPhone still works
After taking our last photo, it took me another 20 minutes to reassemble and power on the unit. Unfortunately, the iPhone presented me with the dreaded Apple "white screen of death"--commonly seen on dead iPods.

As I have a perfect record of cracking open gadgets and putting them back together in working order, I wasn't about to let the iPhone get the better of me. I had no confirmation, but I hoped that the error was caused by the main PCB having been separated from the battery. I tried various button combinations to "hard reset" the phone, but the problem persisted. I would press the Sleep/Wake button and the screen would power on but be completely white. I connected the iPhone to the USB power adapter and powered it one--white screen. I connected the iPhone to the laptop with iTunes. iTunes recognized the phone and could see the iPhone's memory, but the white screen continued to stare me in the face. We tried to update the phone's software through iTunes, but the process failed. I cycled the unit's power at least three dozen times. I disconnected and reconnected the internal ribbon cables. Nothing I did worked.

In a last-ditch effort, I searched the Web for the iPhone hard reset procedure. The instructions I located told me to hold down the Home button (large button on the iPhone's front cover) and the Sleep/Wake button for several seconds. The white screen should appear and then an Apple logo. I had tried this exact button combination several times, but I figured I would give it one last go.

I began holding the buttons. Immediately the dreaded white screen returned. I continued holding the buttons for another 5-10 seconds, and the white screen disappeared. This had happened before and I didn't have much faith the white screen wouldn't return. I held the buttons for another 5-10 seconds hoping the iPhone would return to the land of the living. And suddenly, the silver Apple logo appeared on the black screen. Within a few minutes our cracked-open iPhone was up and running again. w00t!
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RE: Apple iPhone completely disassembled (Cracking open the Apple iPhone)
Hi there.

I switched the screen to my iphone and now the home button doesnt work. I've re-assembled my iphone several times and is always the same.

I also restored it and it didnt work either. Any sugestions?

Thanks!... (Read the rest)
Posted by: eliordz79 Posted on: 07/03/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Old school...  olePigeon | 07/03/07
Paper clip...  GeoNorth | 07/06/07
Wish I had that kind of money  GuidingLight | 07/03/07
Not his personal one, I'm sure  CobraA1 | 07/03/07
Message has been deleted.  ballmerrules@... | 07/03/07
Doesn't look like $500 or $600 worth of materials  Protector | 07/05/07
All costs walk on two legs  conradswartz | 07/05/07
Ever been to a restaurant?  Steve4Fluff | 07/05/07
As a matter of fact....  eljorgisimo | 07/05/07
You are also buying new technology...  Flying Pig | 07/05/07
Doesn't look like $500 or $600 worth of materials  DennisErnst | 07/05/07
"you will loose all data on the phone" - NO  ejhonda | 07/05/07
"you will loose all data"  lge@... | 07/05/07
Grammarian strikes  GeoNorth | 07/06/07
Apple IPhone  fischbachtal@... | 07/05/07
Ouch - Thanks for catching that one - typo fixed  Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic | 07/05/07
More typos  Mr_Dave | 07/05/07
Yes, there are a few typos in this feature  fuzzy2k | 07/05/07
How About?  blackjack861@... | 07/05/07
Loose  dcconlee@... | 07/05/07
Battery good for 18 months, what then?  MattiasW | 07/05/07
You brought me to the brink...  Hey_Joe | 07/05/07
Well Done! That was fun!  ChatoYSugar@... | 07/05/07
where is the 8gig drive? (nt)  wessonjoe | 07/05/07
Memory doesn't necessarily mean there's a drive.  Flying Pig | 07/05/07
Leave them wanting... 3G,800x480,battery life  jsharsky-3@... | 07/05/07
Hhmmmm...  ZenaPrincess | 07/05/07
Price Break  RobtAlan | 07/05/07
Price Break  RobtAlan | 07/05/07
nice !!!!  greeb_z@... | 07/05/07
What siz was it?  Hempman | 07/05/07
outside=awsome, inside=awful!  srikanth.sridharan@... | 07/05/07
why put it back together?  nogods | 07/06/07
Not 50, about $265  Species8472 | 07/06/07
Really cool  Nobu_z | 07/06/07
apple iphone  rashidmobilelab | 11/03/07
RE: Apple iPhone completely disassembled (Cracking open the Apple iPhone)  eliordz79 | 07/03/08

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