HTC HD7 Memory upgrade

WARNING : this tutorial needs you to open up your smartphone completely, and may invalidate your warranty. If you upgrade your HD7, you do it at your own risk !!

Read this tutorial entirely before starting. !!! This memory change will completely erase the contents of your phone. Backup it !!!


Thanks to Wolfman017 at XDA-developers.com

You will need the following tools :


- A HTC HD7 (yeah, easy...)


- A Sandisk MicroSD 32 GB Card : Warning !! Ony some references are compatible. Check the compatibility list at the end of this tutorial. 


- A Torx screwdriver - Size : 0.4


- A little plastic card, like a fidelity card (small size)


- Tweezers




- A piece of paper

Remove the battery cover, the battery itself, and you SIM card : 

Now, you need to remove the bottom cover. To do this, insert the plastic card inside, and pull upside gently. It will be a little hard, just do it quietly until it "clics". Do the same on the other side, and finish removing the cover :

 

Take the screwdriver. At minimum, you will need to remove the 3 screws marked by red arrows. Personaly, I remove the 3 screws marked by the green arrows too for more confort. One of the screws is hidden by a VOID sticker (which unvalidates the warranty if you remove it). Either you don't remove this sticker, the other black screws will scratched by the screwdriver, and you will lose warranty in all cases.

Now, pull the plastic framework upside with your finger, to get access to the MicroSD card reader :

 

The MicroSD card is protected by a "metallic" sticker. Unstick it, and tear it below the plastic framework. You cannot remove it completely :

 

If you don't want to be annoyed by this sticker, place your piece of paper on it. Now push the memory card in his reader with the tweezers : you will here a clic. Release, the card will be ejected :

 

Take the MicroSD card with the tweezers, and remove it :

 

There you are. Now insert your brand new memory card, and reassemble your phone following the previous steps.

Once your phone is reassembled, put your SIM card, the battery, and close the cover.
To turn it on, push the two volume buttons, and keep them pushed while pressing the Power button :

 

Keep the volume buttons pressed until you see this message :

 

Press the Down Volume button to confirm the Hard reset :

 

Press again the Down Volume button to restart the phone. Follow the Windows Phone configuration wizard, then reboot your phone again (just a simple reboot).
And "voilà" ! A HTC HD7 with full memory !!! 

Updated on 28th April 2011 :
Compatible 32GB card :
- Sandisk SDSDQ-032G-J35 (Class 4 - Asian market)
- Sandisk SDSDQM-032G-B35 (Class 2 or Class 4)

Avoid these references :
- Sandisk SDSDQ-032G-E11M (Class 2 or 4)

[Thanks to Wolfman017 at XDA-developers.com]

Windows Phone 7 shortcuts

Original article

By Damian Koh, CNET Asia (click here)

Basic controls

How to	Shortcut
Unlock phone	Slide up on the locked screen to key in passcode.
Set ringing mode to silent	Press the volume button to silence the ringer; press the power button to silence ringer and switch off screen.
Set ringing mode to vibrate	Press the volume button and tap on the Ringer icon.
Display the status bar	Tap the top edge of the screen.
Return to home screen	Press the Start button.
Open a context-specific menu	Tap and hold on the screen.
Pin a Live tile on home screen	Tap and hold on the screen to bring up "pin to start" option. This works for applications, pictures, songs, map locations, favorite Web sites, OneNote notes and contacts.
Unpin a Live tile on home screen	Tap and hold on the screen to highlight the tile then select the unpin icon on the top right corner.
Rearrange tiles on the home screen	Tap and hold on the screen to highlight the tile then move is to desired location.
Do a voice search	Press and hold the Start button. Typical commands include "call name", "call phone number", "find search term" and "openapplication".
Access advanced options	Tap on the row of three dots at the bottom of the screen.
Quickly call someone from phone history	Tap the Call icon to call the person at the current number.
Jump to a letter in contacts	In People, tap any letter in the colored box and then the desired letter in the alphabet grid.
To bring up in-call options	Tap on the Down arrow to access the speakerphone, mute, hold and add call options.

Messaging

How to	Shortcut
Access common punctuation symbols	Tap and hold the period button and slide your finger to any of the /, :, ", &, + or - punctuation.
Activate onscreen cursor	Tap and hold the screen near the text you want to change.
Delete multiple emails	Tap on the far left of an email to bring up the check boxes.
To quickly add a period	Tap Space twice.
Turn on Caps lock	Tap and hold or double-tap the Shift key. Tap once more to turn it off.
Replace word you've type	Tap on the word to bring up the suggested list.
Send a multimedia message	Tap on the Attach button to pick a photo or start the camera for a new picture.

Web browser

How to	Shortcut
Zoom in/zoom out on Web page	Pinch/reverse pinch or double-tap to zoom in on a particular section.
Bookmark a Web page	Tap on the Star icon with a + sign.
Toggle between multiple windows	Tap on the multiple page icon.
Access common domain names	Tap and hold .com button and slide your finger to any of the .org, .edu and .net selections.

Multimedia

How to	Shortcut
Zoom in/zoom out when viewing photos	Pinch/reverse pinch or double-tap.
Share photos via email/SMS/or upload to Facebook/SkyDrive	Tap and hold the picture or tap More and select the Share option.
Access music playback controls	Press the volume key to bring up a mini player control.
Activate the camera when phone is locked	Press and hold the camera shutter.