I posted video and pics of the scratched digitizer on my 690. So i ordered a new digitizer. I also wanted to experiment with the 690 rom/ram and the compatiblity with a 680e. So i got a working 690 motherboard with the ROM/RAM chip on it. Last but not least, i liked the extra bottom part that the 680e has. Yes it blocks your access to the CF slot. But i dont remove my memory cards once i put them in the palmtop
(usually
). So for me pop a 512mb or 1gb CF into that slot and put the bottom on and anything else i need will be using the PCMCIA or im using Active Sync with the palmtop hooked up to a PC.
So next week i should have these parts. If the 680e and 690 rom/ram thing doesnt work. Then ill simply just upgrade the 680e to a 690 using the 690 motherboard. Ive really looked at these two models and im almost positive these are using the SAME motherboards. Other than having to pop off a plastic cover on the 680e where the modem would be on the 680 and 690, its a fit. Same with the bottom piece of the 680e fitting on a 690. The screen scratches are bad looking when the unit is off and where its scratched you can tell someone was a BIG Solitare fan haha. But with the unit on, i cant see the scratches. But the 690's Digitizer has issues when trying to press things on the screen with the stylus. Thats the main reason im replacing the part. If it was just the scratches, id have left it alone.
In the future i am also going to look into getting the extended battery packs for both units. The 690 battery pack was not so good, so i rebuilt that ones battery pack and it gets great battery life. But the extended batteries going by HP get up to 18-21 hours worth of battery, that sounds good to me. :-
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Huge shout out to usedhandhelds.com for all there patience and help into making this happen. Also huge shout out as always to the folks here @ HPCfactor for always being willing to answer questions and in general just pointing all of us in the right direction. :-
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I will be doing videos of most of this but my digital camera's battery is messed up, so i ordered a new battery that should be here on Monday. Right now the camera is only getting 10mins of video recording before the low battery indicator pops up and the camera turns it self off. But ill def make sure i get some videos and pics and i post them on here.
I just maybe one of the first people to upgrade a 680e to a 690 using a 690 board inside a 680e enclosure, and i have not seen the 680e bottom piece on any other 690s ive seen either. Breaking all the rules with this one ! :-
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Cheers mates :-
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Edit:
Oh and by the way, if your rebuilding battery packs, check this out.
BAttery Spot Welder
This made the whole process that much easier. :-
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Edited by WallyB110 2024-02-25 4:45 AM