[oneglory]

Hi guys, First of all, let me recommend that you don't take this thing apart if you don't have to. The plastic tabs are fragile and there is a lot of very strong double sided tape used to keep this thing together (which IMHO is a good thing cause it adds to the solidity of the unit overall)In short, its a bitch to get apart.and so, without further ado:

[oneglory]

[oneglory]

[mingnon]

GREAT pics

[oneglory]

You'll notice there is a harness in the upper left hand corner (with screen facing towards you) that is labeled "com4"

[MinionOfEckerd]

Nice set of insides, haha

[StoneDog]

If anybody decides to do this you need to be super careful... it doesn't look like the circuit card assembly is conformal coated which means that ESD (Elecro-Static Discharge) is a bigger problem than normal. Just make sure you're grounded.

[oneglory]

i like to live dangerously.

[roydk740]

Nice job. Love that geeky stuff. Look well done. Thanks for being the brave one.

[roydk740]

Hay, I just noticed, is that a damn tiny battery near the cpu. Great, couldn't have put it in a better place.

[oneglory]

[quote name='roydk740;26688]Hay' date=' I just noticed, is that a damn tiny battery near the cpu. Great, couldn't have put it in a better place.[/QUOTE'] yup, little button battery.

[oneglory]

so that barcode/part number on the PCB is useless...must be an internal thing.

[clockworx]

Now let's see some hot novel-on-novel action:pAnyways, it looks like our wireless is a standard mini PCI. Anyone know a better Mini PCI we can shove in there that has good android (or linux) support?

[oneglory]

[quote name='clockworx;26704]Now let's see some hot novel-on-novel action:pAnyways' date=' it looks like our wireless is a standard mini PCI. Anyone know a better Mini PCI we can shove in there that has good android (or linux) support?[/QUOTE'] I was just looking into this!

[clockworx]

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I was just looking into this!

Actually, we still have a spare aux antenna on the card. Wonder how much that could help. Maybe try to run an aux around the perimeter somewhere?

[stoic]

Was there anything connected to CON4?

[oneglory]

[quote name='clockworx;26709]Actually' date=' we still have a spare aux antenna on the card. Wonder how much that could help. Maybe try to run an aux around the perimeter somewhere?[/QUOTE']Yes, that is a great idea. [QUOTE=stoic;26711]Was there anything connected to CON4?[/QUOTE]nope - empty...development connection perhaps?

[oneglory]

for anyone that wants to take a closer look here are the high res:http://www.filedropper.com/novel 28mb

[swasam]

Thanks! I think PDN is little heavy. Is there any dead weight that i can remove from it? may be the metal plate under the battery? any idea?

[oneglory]

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Thanks! I think PDN is little heavy. Is there any dead weight that i can remove from it? may be the metal plate under the battery? any idea?

nope that metal plate is part of that grayish plastic assembly. The weight is coming from the battery and screen.