steveshacks ([info]steveshacks) wrote,
@ 2006-02-22 20:59:00
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Zire 71 Resurrection
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[info]omegaprime00
2006-02-24 12:28 am UTC (link)
Holy fuck lol

I want to build something now. Mind you it won't be like that In fact it may kill things ALL THE BETTER !

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[info]veronikamufox
2008-07-16 06:26 am UTC (link)
He was blown the fuck away, like, “Holy shit, it’s like you were there. ” It brought some of his friends to tears.

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Nice...tape?
(Anonymous)
2006-02-26 01:23 am UTC (link)
Didn't have a box to put this thing into? What happened to the original case?

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Re: Nice...tape?
[info]diraddo
2006-02-26 01:41 am UTC (link)
The original case was destroyed in a fit of rage during disassembly. I'm actually in the process of re-attaching the USB lines (for a future LCD-screen project) and then I will put it back in it's original case.

I would also like to add that the small power button and photo slider switch are very easy to break, so be careful with those.

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Re: Nice...tape?
[info]digger90ls
2007-05-19 04:13 am UTC (link)
I appreciate your advice about the photo slider switch ...unfortunately its a bit late: while replacing the battery in my Zire 71, I accidentally "broke" the switch ...the little metal cover came off, and the tiny spring and small heart-shaped plastic piece came out. Can't seem to figure out how to put it back together. I'm sure if someone could show a photo, or diagram of how the pieces go back together, I could re-assemble it. Anyone???? Thanks in advance.

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[info]carriesabec
2008-07-17 10:37 am UTC (link)
I put it back in the original box and put it into a suitcase that I then brought on as my carry-on item.

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Resurrection II
[info]edelam
2006-03-26 02:59 am UTC (link)
I was able to resurrect my Zire 71 using your info. My problem was a broken off ribbon connector at the Motherboard. I soldered wires from the 5VDC and Ground connections on the motherbord directly to the ribbon cable (these have conductors wide enough to solder to on the ribbon cable). Other intentions are to solder USB jumpers from the motherboard to the diodes on the ribbon cable and also jumpers to the speaker. Thanks for your help! Ed

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Re: Resurrection II
[info]diraddo
2006-03-26 03:12 am UTC (link)
You are very welcome and thank you for sharing this info!

-Steve

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Re: Resurrection II
(Anonymous)
2006-05-05 11:05 am UTC (link)
Would it be possible to resurrect a zire71 that has had no power in it for 2 years? i wanna do this. have been searching the web for a way to fix it ever since that stupid molex cable broke. Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou......

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Re: Resurrection II
(Anonymous)
2006-05-05 12:22 pm UTC (link)
i got mine working YAY

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[info]annatasip
2008-07-16 05:18 pm UTC (link)
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hey
(Anonymous)
2006-05-05 11:59 am UTC (link)
wazzzz up

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Re: How about Zire 72
(Anonymous)
2006-08-12 06:49 am UTC (link)
It's really nice to know that somebody can do great things. I wonder if there is somebody who can help me fix the speaker of my zire 72. I would really appreciate if somebody can.

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(Anonymous)
2006-09-20 04:53 am UTC (link)
Omg... spyware annoying advertisin spreading random person....

Anyway, I want to ask you, how do you "trace the lines? I want to be able to do that.

I have a Zire 71 that I've been using for over 4 years on an almost daily basis. Surprisingly, it's still alive, and I recently opened it to fix the speaker and joystick.

I want to learn how to "trace the lines" since that sounds applicable to any hardware hack.

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[info]steveshacks
2006-10-14 12:52 pm UTC (link)
'Tracing the lines' is a little tricky for me to explain, but it is rather simple. For example, I wanted to know what each pin on the molex cable did, so I followed each line one by one until I found where it led to.
I.e, the last two lines led directly to the speaker and nowhere else, so they must be the main speaker connection.

Ps. Forgive the lateness of my reply. :)

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help
[info]krazycazy
2007-08-14 08:43 pm UTC (link)
you seem to know your doing and i need some help hopeully you can help me.
Im going to attempt to replace the LCD screen because it was cracked with the LCD from a older tungsten. Do you think you might be able to give me some tips?

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or...
[info]krazycazy
2007-08-14 08:44 pm UTC (link)
if you still have that thing is there anyway i can get it off you?

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Re: or...
[info]stevediraddo
2007-08-17 08:40 am UTC (link)
as far as i know - i dont know much because i only ever owned one of these - the screens are designed to match their device. i'm not sure. you have to definitely match the size, features, resolution, and color, but the connections may be different. if they are the same, i'm sure it would work just fine. fabricating your own connection would be damn near impossible, unless you had a really big magnifying glass, a microscopic soldering iron, and some months of free time.

i would gladly send you mine if i still had it, but unfortunately it's screen and other innards (probably from not being in its proper case) aquired some damage. first the power button broke, then the screen got permanant red lines across it, then the unit completely failed, possibly from a short. as a result the device was blown up and discarded.

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[info]krazycazy
2007-08-17 09:11 am UTC (link)
*snap*
well thanks anyways man i really apperciate it.
Once i get an LCD ill tell you how it went. I was bidding via ebay for the tungston and i had it but at the last second the guy withdrew the auction :/

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Re: or...
[info]krazycazy
2007-08-17 09:14 am UTC (link)
oh and i was talking to a girl on line who replaced her zire 71 screen with an old tungston thats where i picked up the idea

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[info]stevediraddo
2007-08-17 08:47 am UTC (link)
How the hell did my hack get buttfucked by ad-spam?

if any comments get deleted or have been ignored for some time forgive me.. i was in between places to live :P

*deletes ad-spam*

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Thank You for site
(Anonymous)
2007-08-26 12:54 pm UTC (link)
Thank you for your site. I have found here much useful information.
Good site ! ;)

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Snx for you job!
(Anonymous)
2008-03-23 07:56 am UTC (link)
Snx for you job!
It has very much helped me!

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zire 72 video input
(Anonymous)
2008-05-13 02:40 am UTC (link)
Does anyone know of a a way to feed video into a Zire 72? It seems like a cool thing to be able to watch tv on if you could get it to. thanks

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Re: zire 72 video input
[info]steveshacks
2008-05-18 04:22 pm UTC (link)
Impossible. Even if you could interface it with say a saa7134 decoder chip, theres no way the device can decode such a high-bandwidth signal in realtime.

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Hello
(Anonymous)
2008-08-24 02:48 am UTC (link)
I'm new here, just wanted to say hello and introduce myself.

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