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Transblam32

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Aug 21, 2010
14
0
First off I have a Iphone 3gs that got water damage...

Everything works now except the LCD screen. When the phone is on all i see is a

blank white screen(no apple logo while turning it on), but i can slide to unlock the phone, play music, and hear the phone lock when the sleep button is pressed. I have replaced the LCD but am not sure that the new one was faulty or not. Also i placed the motherboard in 91% alcohol through out the night for any corrosion that i could not see. I am not sure if I should replace the LCD again or if it is connector 1 corroded or what...

Anyone please let me know!! I will appreciate it a lot
 

chargit

macrumors 6502a
Jan 17, 2010
924
2
Evansville, In
make sure the connectors are not corroded first off. make sure the connector is snapped in perfectly. then hold the home button and the on/off button at the same time until you see the apple logo. this should reset it.
 

Transblam32

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Aug 21, 2010
14
0
It looks like there might be some corrosion on the connector one spot toward the bottom right. I left it in alcohol over night and tried to use a toothbrush to get it off but it is still there any ideas??
 

anthony.nicaud

macrumors newbie
Mar 11, 2010
4
0
Singapore
similar problem, different/unknown cause!

Alright, I cant really find any other post or thread similar to what i am trying to find but this is the closest! PLEASE HELP ME!

I have an iPhone 3G S for going on 6 months and I have never dropped it,gotten it wet, thrown it at the wall, and/or jostled it in any way. It's had a screen protector and case around it for most of its "life"
recently, I had updated to iOS 4.1 and i dont know if this is connected to the os update but my phone suddenly got this "White screen of death" but, everything works, iTunes, iPod, interface all works. and when I do the soft reset / hard reset the screen works again, that is until the screen sleeps, then when i turn it back on, POOF, white again. I tried restoring it..to no avail. :(
anybody else get this?
 

chargit

macrumors 6502a
Jan 17, 2010
924
2
Evansville, In
Alright, I cant really find any other post or thread similar to what i am trying to find but this is the closest! PLEASE HELP ME!

I have an iPhone 3G S for going on 6 months and I have never dropped it,gotten it wet, thrown it at the wall, and/or jostled it in any way. It's had a screen protector and case around it for most of its "life"
recently, I had updated to iOS 4.1 and i dont know if this is connected to the os update but my phone suddenly got this "White screen of death" but, everything works, iTunes, iPod, interface all works. and when I do the soft reset / hard reset the screen works again, that is until the screen sleeps, then when i turn it back on, POOF, white again. I tried restoring it..to no avail. :(
anybody else get this?


your lcd is bad but you are in luck! I had the exact same thing (word for word) happen to me a few weeks ago. I called apple and told them what was going on and this was after the 4.0.1 update. they had me send in the phone and they replaced it!
 
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