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Q: Is it a bad dock connector?

Again I'm back to the iPhone 3GS. I'm a hobbyist with tech, and I REALLY want to get this phone working. Just gonna jump right in. The phone almost never will charge, if I try to restore it 90% of the time it fails, and often it's completely dead except when I plug it in and press my ear to the phone there is a repetitive discharge-like tick sound and sometimes some weird long or short beeeep or beaaeaeap sounds. Hmm... I have successfully restored it several times, so it isn't software/firmware. Now... Dock connector or logic board? or bad connection?

iPhone 3GS, iOS 6.1.3, messed up, missing bottom screws

Posted on Oct 18, 2015 6:32 AM

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Q: Is it a bad dock connector?

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  • by Meg St._Clair,Solvedanswer

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Oct 18, 2015 6:45 AM in response to I_like_Vintage_PCs
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    Oct 18, 2015 6:45 AM in response to I_like_Vintage_PCs

    As Apple doesn't consider iPhones to have any user-serviciable parts, this really isn't the best forum for your sort of question. As I understand it, iFixit.com has forums. That might be a better venue.

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    I_like_Vintage_PCs I_like_Vintage_PCs Oct 18, 2015 6:39 PM in response to Meg St._Clair
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    Oct 18, 2015 6:39 PM in response to Meg St._Clair

    I got this the last time I asked a similar question. I just assumed whoever answered my question was bored or something. Guess not. I know that it has no user serviceable parts... but I am a bit of a hacker-ish hobbyist. Thank you, I'll try iFixit.com

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Oct 18, 2015 6:48 PM in response to I_like_Vintage_PCs
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    Oct 18, 2015 6:48 PM in response to I_like_Vintage_PCs

    I_like_Vintage_PCs wrote:

     

    but I am a bit of a hacker-ish hobbyist.

    I'm sure there are lots of sites out that there that focus on that area of interest. Good luck.

     

    And I wasn't bored the last time, either. Just trying to point you in a better direction.

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    I_like_Vintage_PCs I_like_Vintage_PCs Oct 20, 2015 5:22 AM in response to Meg St._Clair
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    Oct 20, 2015 5:22 AM in response to Meg St._Clair

    Sorry. I didn't realize that was you. However, you seems to be right. This is a bit in depth, and I may or may not have done something that would've voided it's warranty, anyway (if it wasn't 5 years out of date.) I will try iFixit. Need to order a logic board and dock connector. Thanks again

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Oct 20, 2015 6:01 AM in response to I_like_Vintage_PCs
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    Oct 20, 2015 6:01 AM in response to I_like_Vintage_PCs

     

  • by Lawrence Finch,Helpful

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Oct 20, 2015 12:59 PM in response to I_like_Vintage_PCs
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    Oct 20, 2015 12:59 PM in response to I_like_Vintage_PCs

    I_like_Vintage_PCs wrote:

     

    Sorry. I didn't realize that was you. However, you seems to be right. This is a bit in depth, and I may or may not have done something that would've voided it's warranty, anyway (if it wasn't 5 years out of date.) I will try iFixit. Need to order a logic board and dock connector. Thanks again

    Apple doesn't sell parts, so any part that you buy was salvaged from another iPhone and its condition will be unknown. Logic boards in particular are a real issue, because the device ID is on the logic board, so there's a good chance that a replacement logic board will be activation locked, and thus unusable. There is no way to bypass activation lock on the device, as the lock status is stored on Apple's activation servers, not in the phone.

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    I_like_Vintage_PCs I_like_Vintage_PCs Oct 20, 2015 1:09 PM in response to Lawrence Finch
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    Oct 20, 2015 1:09 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

    Thank you, I wasn't aware. Thank you. I did not know this but if I... uh... Do something that Apple may disregard, I technically can get around it. that is all I should say... I don't want to get in trouble with apple's EULA