Hey everyone, Thanks again for the on-going replies in this thread, your feedback gave me many options. But if you don't mind me going a little off topic, I have another problem... Now can someone suggest ways on how to get my NW-HD5 working again? Not only does the screen not work but now the disk drive doesn't even spin up. Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, let me explain... I started out this thread by asking for LCD remote options because my LCD cracked. I was hoping to breathe new life into my HD5. You all gave me great suggestions about what to use and your personal experiences. Not that those responses weren't heard, but I still felt like I could fix the LCD, or at least replace it. So I opened the HD5 up to take a look around, being careful not to fully take it apart, so I could put it back together. I mainly looked at the LCD connection to see if I could replace it with a working color LCD from an old Sony Ericsson cell phone. The connections looked similar, so that gave me hope. I put the HD5 back together for the time being, and it worked okay (audio only with backlit LCD, no text). I waited a couple more days, before I decided to give it a shot. I fully disassembled both the HD5 and SE cell phone (by way of dissasembly instructions found on this site and the web), and compared both LCDs/connections, both still looked similar. So I connected the SE LCD into the HD5 LCD "port" and locked it down. But the ribbon's end wouldn't stay in place. If I pulled it just a little bit, it would disconnect. So, then I tried to power it up without yanking on the ribbon (with battery installed), but that still didn't work. So, I gave it a try, and it didn't work out, I had nothing to lose right? Wrong, I put it back together the way I (thought) I took it apart with battery installed, screws an all. I tried to power it up, but I got nothing, no backlight, not even a spin of the hard disk. Now, I'm not sure what I did wrong. The only significant thing that I can think of that might have done this is I broke the soldered (sp?) connection between the LCD housing and the HD5's main board. I'm not sure if anyone is familiar with what I am talking about, but if someone does, could that be the cause of the power outage? That is the only forceful disconnection that I did while taking the HD5 apart. For those of you who have reassembled an HD5, after a look around or a HD upgrade/replacement, please let me know of any possible solutions to my problem. I know that at this point with the LCD already damaged, to do anymore work on the player, is pretty much a lost cause. But for those who are willing to help and wouldn't mind going into a little depth for the cause/repair, your time and your input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance... (Thanks also for taking the time out to read this long-winded reply.)
