Keyboard flashes and he signal light is orange - Treo Forum

mbrown67 · 10-26-2006, 04:50 PM

I tried to search but have not has any luck. I hope someone has had this problem before..

bought a Treo 650 with a "broken touch screen." The screen worked fine but the touch part would not work. I tried to realign the cable but nothing. I noticed that the cable on the screen had several indentures and figured that might be my problem. So I reassembled the phone, only this time nothing. I was not that worried, figured I just had the cable out of alignment. So I waited until I received my new screen and installed it. Again, nothing. I checked the cable several times and nothing changed. I plugged in my charger, hoping my battery was dead and then an orange light at the top (signal) and my keyboard flashes fast. I looked at the keyboard cable and it has a crack in it (on the very edge) but not all the way through the cable, so I am wondering if either my mainboard took a dump or my keyboard cable could be an issue.

Has anyone had a similar problem?

Thanks!

Matt

forgot · 10-26-2006, 05:48 PM

Haven't seen any problems like that here yet. When you say you tried to "realign the cable" , did you mean the cable for the digitizer? Also, when you say your keyboard cable "has a crack in it" do you mean at the connection, or on the cable itself?

mbrown67 · 10-26-2006, 10:24 PM

The main cable on the screen that connects to the mainboard. When I did that I hoped that the touch screen problem was caused by a mis-aligned cable. I was able to have the phone turn back on but still no touch screen, so I tried again and then it was blank. I just figured I would wait until I received my screen.

The crack is on the keyboard cable itself. I looked at it further and it is on a line (i believe a wire). I am not sure if this can cause the phone not to turn on?

The orange light is where the signal light usually blinks. The light flashes when I hook up my charger.

Could the keyboard cable cause this problem?

forgot · 11-11-2006, 02:08 PM

Did this ever get fixed?

mbrown67 · 11-12-2006, 11:16 PM

No, not yet. I am stumped.

mbrown67 · 11-21-2006, 06:12 PM

Well I got it figured out. abc_kid had a similar issue and he solved it. I did not push the display cable in far enough. When I inserted it with some (little) force it still did not seat all the way back all though it felt like it did. I tried with more force and the cable slid back a little more then my horror ended. The Treo turned on and works perfectly now!

forgot · 11-22-2006, 01:58 PM

Woot! Glad to hear it got fixed, and thanks for the update!

10-26-2006, 04:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
mbrown67 A Few Questions.... Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Keyboard flashes and he signal light is orange I tried to search but have not has any luck. I hope someone has had this problem before.. bought a Treo 650 with a "broken touch screen." The screen worked fine but the touch part would not work. I tried to realign the cable but nothing. I noticed that the cable on the screen had several indentures and figured that might be my problem. So I reassembled the phone, only this time nothing. I was not that worried, figured I just had the cable out of alignment. So I waited until I received my new screen and installed it. Again, nothing. I checked the cable several times and nothing changed. I plugged in my charger, hoping my battery was dead and then an orange light at the top (signal) and my keyboard flashes fast. I looked at the keyboard cable and it has a crack in it (on the very edge) but not all the way through the cable, so I am wondering if either my mainboard took a dump or my keyboard cable could be an issue. Has anyone had a similar problem? Thanks! Matt

11-11-2006, 02:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
forgot Huh? I'm sorry, what?! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Woodlands, TX (north of Houston) My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: Vista Posts: 3,551 Thanks: 258 Thanked 243 Times in 205 Posts	Did this ever get fixed? __________________ Don't drink the water, fish have sex in it.

11-22-2006, 01:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
forgot Huh? I'm sorry, what?! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Woodlands, TX (north of Houston) My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: Vista Posts: 3,551 Thanks: 258 Thanked 243 Times in 205 Posts	Woot! Glad to hear it got fixed, and thanks for the update! __________________ Don't drink the water, fish have sex in it.

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10-26-2006, 05:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
forgot Huh? I'm sorry, what?! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The Woodlands, TX (north of Houston) My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: Vista Posts: 3,551 Thanks: 258 Thanked 243 Times in 205 Posts	Haven't seen any problems like that here yet. When you say you tried to "realign the cable" , did you mean the cable for the digitizer? Also, when you say your keyboard cable "has a crack in it" do you mean at the connection, or on the cable itself?

10-26-2006, 10:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
mbrown67 A Few Questions.... Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The main cable on the screen that connects to the mainboard. When I did that I hoped that the touch screen problem was caused by a mis-aligned cable. I was able to have the phone turn back on but still no touch screen, so I tried again and then it was blank. I just figured I would wait until I received my screen. The crack is on the keyboard cable itself. I looked at it further and it is on a line (i believe a wire). I am not sure if this can cause the phone not to turn on? The orange light is where the signal light usually blinks. The light flashes when I hook up my charger. Could the keyboard cable cause this problem?

11-12-2006, 11:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
mbrown67 A Few Questions.... Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	No, not yet. I am stumped.

11-21-2006, 06:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
mbrown67 A Few Questions.... Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well I got it figured out. abc_kid had a similar issue and he solved it. I did not push the display cable in far enough. When I inserted it with some (little) force it still did not seat all the way back all though it felt like it did. I tried with more force and the cable slid back a little more then my horror ended. The Treo turned on and works perfectly now!

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