Screen dead zone

[jfmoseley410]

I'm brand new to Droids and to this forum as well. I've spent some time today reading and searching through the various posts but have not found a description of my issue. I will say that I suspect that it is a hardware failure of some sort.

The problem I am having is dead zone. A portion of the left section of my screen does not respond to touch. Consequentially, any button or icon that is in that section does not respond as well. What I am doing in the interim is switching to a wide view, which moves some of the icons into another zone. This does nothing of course for the menu button, which simply does nothing at all.

As I stated earlier, I suspect, or fear may be a better word, that this is a hardware failure and nothing sort of repair or replacement will suffice. What I am hoping is that someone out there has found either a cure or a work around that would allow me to have the necessary menu button. It is very hard to do anything with applications without it.

Thank you for any suggestions!

Jon

[droidphone23]

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[droidphone23]

That is probably a malfuntion in the system so if you havn't already then go to your local verizon store and ask them to do a system reboot as this may delete all your apps it may help but I make no promises that it will work because I've seen an adroid phone not work with the reboot. Hope this helped.

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[louy99]

Sounds like a broken digitizer to me. They sell those online but it involves taking the whole phone apart. If you've had the phone less than a year or have insurance, id take it to Verizon and get a replacement

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[jfmoseley410]

Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, I bought this phone off Craigslist so I am sure the warranty will not be honored. How difficult is it to replace a digitizer?

[louy99]

IMO, difficult. I've seen people on this forum try it with success and some with no success. I'm sure with the right tools and knowledge it can be done with no problems.

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[louy99]

Here is a digitizer removal of a Droid 1. Pretty much the same phone.

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[jfmoseley410]

Thank you for your candor. After viewing the disassembly video I am certain I will not be able to perform this surgery successfully. I will have to live with my circumstance until I can replace the phone. Thank you so much for your advice. It was exactly what I was looking for.

[JobMcKee]

Hey guys, I am new here but certainly not new to hardware. I just finished replacing the digitizer on my friend's Droid, because he broke the front glass (digitizer). So, I took the WHOLE THING apart, and put it back together. (My original goal was to replace the power button and digitizer.) So, I was elated when the power button worked on the first press. However...
Previously, about 40% of the screen, bottom right, was a dead zone. IS a dead zone; even after a brand-new digitizer. I am a bid sad; what else could cause a dead zone in a digitizer, besides the touchscreen?! Maybe the logic board?

I don't mean to resurrect a dead thread, but I would appreciate any input, or at least am glad to leave this bit of advice:
dead zones aren't always the digitizer (sadly).
I'd take it to Verizon and let them refurb it. That's what I'm doing tomorrow!