Comments on: Nokia E71 Screen A Little Dusty? DIY Temporary Fix

By: Rainbow in a box

Rainbow in a box — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:01:00 +0000

I solved this problem of the dust about a year ago. I had a alot of dust on my screen, I unclipped the front just as you show above, if you look at the back of the front cover you see black foam tape, I just bought the same tape from a craft shop and applied it over the existing foam, alot of it did need cutting away with a craft knife, that was the fiddly part, took me about 15 mins. It worked, a year has passed no dust.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:50:00 +0000

I accidently dropped my phone under running water. With your help, I was able to dry it out completely both front and back. Thank you so much

By: Oleg

Oleg — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:17:50 +0000

did u check it out, if service centers have the foam for sale?

By: Oleg

Oleg — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:15:50 +0000

Woow! Thanks a million , the only problem was to find a t5 screwdriver)) So now, i delayed the Galaxy purchase for another half year))

By: martyndavies

martyndavies — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:47:11 +0000

How to clean the dust out of your Nokia E71 display. Nice. http://bit.ly/c5ljrz

By: martyndavies

martyndavies — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:44:40 +0000

Thanks very much. That had been annoying me with my E71. I’m happy to have it clean again.

By: Will Tungpagasit

Will Tungpagasit — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:18:54 +0000

cleaned the dust off my Nokie E71X screen from the inside – DIY guide: http://bit.ly/c5ljrz
Thank god!

By: cube_ice

cube_ice — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:26:06 +0000

http://tinyurl.com/5jbmnd
Nokia E71 Screen A Little Dusty? DIY Temporary Fix | Gear Diary

By: sat444

sat444 — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:05:13 +0000

can any one i cant send txt messege from my e71. it says failed and close some application then try.

By: williammanning

williammanning — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:33:58 +0000

I guess the dust under the screen is a common thing. It is fixable, just a pain in the ass. Oh well: http://bit.ly/5XP18

By: goldsbrough

goldsbrough — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:42:22 +0000

Relieved my Nokia e71 still works after taking it apart to remove the dust from behind the screen. Fix: http://is.gd/2o8d3

By: iuriss

iuriss — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:33:08 +0000

@e71fanatics clean it! Takes 10 min, I clean mine every week, T5 driver http://tinyurl.com/5jbmnd

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:09:51 +0000

Thanks for this how to! I also have dust particles under my screen after about a month. They are most obvious and annoying in direct sunlight.

On my phone they seem to get in through the gap between the keyboard and the screen. The protective foam is not perfectly sealed to the lcd at that place.

I think a way to solve it would be to have some kind of sticky foam instead of it just being pressed againt the lcd. I could glue it but I’m afraid the glue will drip on the visible part of the lcd.

Anyway this post goes into my favourites! If it becomes too much I can just clean it out.

By: georgevdbeek

georgevdbeek — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:11:15 +0000

@robevans Here’s how to remove dust from under the E71 screen: http://tinyurl.com/5jbmnd use at your own risk

By: georgevdbeek

georgevdbeek — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:06:49 +0000

@rodburns Here’s how to remove the dust from under the screen of your E71, use it at your own risk: http://tinyurl.com/5jbmnd

By: SNAKEYES69

SNAKEYES69 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:45:24 +0000

DAMN, I LOVE YOU MAN…YOU JUST SAVED ME 60 BUCKS!!!

By: Gerard

Gerard — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:15:51 +0000

Great temporary fix. Used a T4 screwdriver which was good enough to remove the 4 screws but I over tightened the bottom left screw when putting it all back together. Now my shift and 'z' keys are pretty much jammed and the T4 can't get the screw out again. Urgh!! Have to buy a T5 now.

By: vodokotlic

vodokotlic — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:35:19 +0000

Idea of augmenting the foam screen seal got me thinking. I wonder would it be possible to put on double layer of this foam and still be able to put it back together.
I haven't oppened my device yet so I'm just guessing this could work.
I presume that nokia care points should have it in stock (the foam seal).

By: E71 User

E71 User — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:44:16 +0000

Be careful when you guys try to put the front panel back in place. On the right side of the phone (where the volume keys are located), is a thin strip that connects the volume keys and the mute key to the main board. This can very easily get cut if you don't put the panel back properly.

The correct way to do it is by first sliding the top hinges back on and then gently wiggling the for holder in place on the keyboard panel.

Be careful!

By: Johan Moeys

Johan Moeys — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:05:51 +0000

Great advise and thanks for the pictures. It worked out just great!

By: Saso Maric

Saso Maric — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:21:41 +0000

Hi there,

my device is 4 weeks old i got it new… and already i have 3 big! chunks of dust under the screen … i try to fight it by using a white theme (it helps) but still quite a minus on otherwise a great device.

regards S.

By: frenchmeat

frenchmeat — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:42:54 +0000

Brotherman! This is also exactly what I’ve been looking for; some sort of breakdown of how to properly open up the phone without screwing it up and finding out for myself. The e71 is an amazing device, but the dust is the BIG problem with it. WHY NOKIA do you always have one GLARING ISSUE with your otherwise perfect devices? Ah well such is the price of innovation and early adopters.

I’ve gone ahead and cleaned out the phone. Its been 2 days and I’ve already got some nice dust forming again. If you are able to find a way to augment the foam safely please do let us know. I will keep this bookmarked and check back again later. Thanks for this helpful guide man I will be cleaning out my screen on the weekends regularly now (lol)

By: ibzc

ibzc — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:02:02 +0000

This is so awesome! I was looking for this exact type of thing yesterday and had no luck, decided to try again this morning and this is exactly what I needed, thanks heaps!!!