Replace the Touch Screen (Digitizer) on a Palm TX

Step 4 Disconnect the old digitizer

The digitizer is connected to the screen hardware by one little four pin connector underneath some protective tape. Carefully peel back the tape just enough to uncover the wires and the connector. The connector itself is a small bit of plastic that consists of a white guide for the wires and a black clamp (thanks to user JOHNDWARD1 for pointing out that this clamp is sometimes not black, but should still pop upwards). Once you uncovered everything, simply slip your fingernail or a prybar under the back of the black part and pull up. It will fold up, releasing the wires. Make sure to keep the tape folded back so you can install the new digitizer.

Comments

[Greengas]

Would like to second cc1868's comments - I just successfully breathed new life into my TX for the total sum of $7.98 for the digitizer off Ebay. Only two comments -I had a bear of a time figuring out where to put a small screwdriver so I could unlatch the digitizer connector (the black connector/clamp under the clear tape and the silver top tape) - I finally got it open when I came down from the TOP of the Palm, with my screwdriver pointing down to the bottom of the digitizer - and gently lifted the black clamp up and rotating it perpendicular to the LCD. There's just enough room under it to slide the new connector in and then latch it down. After that, I found that if you put the TOP section of the TX on the circuit board, after the lcd display is sitting properly in the front of the case, the assembly goes a lot easier and it keeps the power button in place while you lower the circuity board and the TX top into the front case. After that, the back has to be put on bottom first, then rotated into position, and pressure has to be firmly applied at 4 different points, two on one side and two on the other, between the screws - until you hear the "click" of the back latching in.
Other than that, it was painless. Thanks much for posting this information and the great photos!

[cc1868]

Wow these instructions are great. Very helpful, wish I had found them last night. I ruined a new digitizer trying to install the new wires, didn't realize the clamp pulled up and I broke the new wires trying to shove them in. The rest of the take down and install was really easy. Will try again once I get a new digitizer.

[depotdevoid]

Thanks cc1868, too bad you didn't find this earlier!  Good luck next time around!