Great tut.... pics say 1000 words hey.
Well done.
Now I just got to have the guts to do the mod and find the screen.

Nice photo guide, i think it will be very useful to all of us.
Just one thing: i prefer soldering the 5V cable on the front face of the mother board close to the webcam connector,cause that point doesn't consume power on stand by(the usb 5v power does )

very nice

jcmoon, my controller to panel wires are red, white, green, black.

which colors corresponds with Y-, X-, Y+, X+?

fawad wrote:

So, does that mean if we use the above photos, we'll use the 5V point that always has power running, even when the system is off. This would really kill the battery, wouldn't it?
It would really nice if someone can post photos of places one can derive 5V other than from the USB above.

I'm going to use this power source(Jkk's advice)
http://bp2.blogger.com/_ZKlSQm2j7TI/SGv … touch1.jpg

Last edited by konidair (2008-07-25 2:54:44 am)

i think they are on only on stand by and not when the pc is off. once (with and older bios) i had noticed my mini usb bluetoth led was flashing after i turned my eee900 off(it was on battery), but not with the new bios

fawad wrote:

Oh great.. then I have to update my bios.. It still gives power to my mouse when off so I have to unplug it..
If thats the case then there is no harm in taking power from the USB..

before you update your bios, i'll check mine with a BT dongle tonight.  i've 0804 bios on my machine.  i'll see if the ports are powered .

G

true but if you follow this guide it will consume power in standby.

Would it be ok to follow this guide and just use jkk's alternative power source?

For those of you that know of the problem with these panels cracking when tightening the screen screws, i have a sugestion that might help.

One thing you could do to prevent a crack, could be to shave the edges of the screen bezel which is pushing against the screen.
Like this:


This is obviously dramatasized, but you get the idea.

Another thing is to remove the metal frame around the LCD, to give a little more clearence.

I have no idea if it would work, but since the panel is fragille, one might have to take extra precausions when fitting it.

Last edited by coninsan (2008-07-26 7:59:41 am)

mrglass2626 wrote:

If I use the 5v from the Right USB does that stop it from working externally? Is there any limitation from using this aside from the power drain in stby?

My screen is on order, will update my experience with it in due course.

Anybody done a mod to incorporate a stylus in the casing or anything like that??

thats a cool idea, but i think you would need to cut or mod the case in order to do that

Georgy wrote:

Hi everyone, I just bought a 900 and i want to do the touchscreen mod, but i have never done something that involves soldering or taking apart a laptop. What does it mean to insulate the controller to prevent shortage? Is that like putting some sort of antistatic on it? And do you just tape it down to the wifi module to keep it in place? I haven't bought a touchscreen so i'm just doing some prereading, and does the 900 have the problem of possibly breaking the screen from the bezels or something like that?

get the solderless kit so you'll only have to have guts to crack open the case.
insulating is to prevent shortage while it's on. by using anti-static like tape

moonshine wrote:

twe90kid wrote:

Georgy wrote:

Hi everyone, I just bought a 900 and i want to do the touchscreen mod, but i have never done something that involves soldering or taking apart a laptop. What does it mean to insulate the controller to prevent shortage? Is that like putting some sort of antistatic on it? And do you just tape it down to the wifi module to keep it in place? I haven't bought a touchscreen so i'm just doing some prereading, and does the 900 have the problem of possibly breaking the screen from the bezels or something like that?

get the solderless kit so you'll only have to have guts to crack open the case.
insulating is to prevent shortage while it's on. by using anti-static like tape

is there a solderless lit for the 900 yet? i didn't think it was out yet.

if it is, can you post a link?

g

give it a week or week and half. fido said it should be out within those time