SPRINT TP2 + Drill Press + 1/16 Drill Bit = Soft Reset No Case Removal

[KrazyKevin76]

Very simple mod. I've done it to mine. I've read it somewhere else though. It's just drilling a hole!!! Works like a charm. A regular drill will work fine to, as long as you can hold it steady.

[gpracer1]

Originally Posted by KrazyKevin76

Very simple mod. I've done it to mine. I've read it somewhere else though. It's just drilling a hole!!! Works like a charm. A regular drill will work fine to, as long as you can hold it steady.

Drill press was second choice.....my stupid Ryobi 18 volt cordless would not clamp down on the small drill bit.

[8notime]

Very funny! Personally, I just push the end key to shut the device down and soft reset that way. It's rare I would pull the battery cover off to push the button.

[LilRico]

Wow! That came out looking great.... I'm glad they sell the Sprint back over on ebay...

[docprego]

How did you so perfectly place the hole?

[gpracer1]

Originally Posted by docprego

How did you so perfectly place the hole?

I took off the cover like in the second pic and measured the distance, then poked the cover with a scribe (like an ice pick) then drilled it. Its actually about 1mm to far to the back but it's close enough.

[stanglifemike]

Nice work man and thanks for the pic!!

[themuffinman]

I am really thinking about doing this right now but I just know I will find a way to f this up.

[Mr_Alexander]

Here I did it using my Rotary Tool. Unfortunately the Verizon version also covers the reset button. I did it by measuring from the edge of the Vol - button & the inside edge of the cover. I still ended up a bit too high & too far left....I drilled by hand. Not too bad though.





(I took these pictures w/my TP1 so I could upload them quickly.)

[Dragon2]

Originally Posted by gpracer1

I noticed the T-Mobile back case has a hole for the stylus to do a soft reset, but the Sprint does not ??WTF?

Now mine does

wierd how sprints version has the volume rockers build into the battery cover...