[Q] Successfully bricked a TF700 - Asus Transformer TF700

I am pleased and proud to announce (note heavy sarcasm) that I have successfully found a way to brick your 700. Here's the story:
My 700 is unlocked and rooted. Latest bootloader and TWRP 2.5 installed. I've been a huge Chromi-x fan and was attempting to flash new 5.0 version (I've flashed this device probably 50 times with no problems whatsoever). Midway through selecting options in Aroma installer, I got distracted by a domestic crisis and set tablet aside.
Battery ran down to zero, nil, naught.
Now tablet will not charge, will not boot with long press on power button, will not boot with pinhole reset.
I think he's dead, Jim.
Any ideas? Cause I'm really sad here...

How long have you tried charging it?

_that said:
How long have you tried charging it?
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Days. I know the charger is good - it charges the dock, and I've tried a different charger as well.

casaverde said:
Days. I know the charger is good - it charges the dock, and I've tried a different charger as well.
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When you plug in with your charger, do you see the amber light next to the power button? That light indicates that your table is charging.

LetMeKnow said:
When you plug in with your charger, do you see the amber light next to the power button? That light indicates that your table is charging.
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No. Dark as night.

casaverde said:
No. Dark as night.
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Your tablet is not charging. You may need to find out why your tablet does not charge. Your tablet may be fine. It just needs power to turn on. you can try using different charger or cable. You can also check your tablet charge port or clean it brush or air compressor.. Good luuck..

I think it's not charging because I lobotomized it when I did not complete the flash process before it ran out of power. I seems like it doesn't have enough brain power to even know how to charge itself. I'm POSITIVE the charger, cable, etc are good - I've tested two different sets, and both will illuminate the light on the dock, but not on the tab.
Any more ideas?

casaverde said:
I think it's not charging because I lobotomized it when I did not complete the flash process before it ran out of power. I seems like it doesn't have enough brain power to even know how to charge itself. I'm POSITIVE the charger, cable, etc are good - I've tested two different sets, and both will illuminate the light on the dock, but not on the tab.
Any more ideas?
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If charging from the wall wart doesn't work, how about trickle charging it from a PC overnight. Just make sure the PC doesn't hibernate or goes to sleep mode. Only thing pops into my mind...
Good luck!
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casaverde said:
I think it's not charging because I lobotomized it when I did not complete the flash process before it ran out of power.
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You didn't start the flashing process yet - as long as you are selecting options in Aroma, nothing is written to storage. So your complete operating system should still be there. Or did you deliberately wipe it before?
berndblb said:
If charging from the wall wart doesn't work, how about trickle charging it from a PC overnight. Just make sure the PC doesn't hibernate or goes to sleep mode.
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Good idea, I'd try that. Mine charges even if the PC is in sleep mode, but that may depend on the PC.

_that said:
You didn't start the flashing process yet - as long as you are selecting options in Aroma, nothing is written to storage. So your complete operating system should still be there. Or did you deliberately wipe it before?
Good idea, I'd try that. Mine charges even if the PC is in sleep mode, but that may depend on the PC.
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How did it go?
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Wont charge since ICS update

My tf101 stopped charging when I updated to ics. After the first rom I flashed wouldn't recognize being connected to my computer via usb for storage I downloaded and flashed the version from this threat (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334673). The usb storage works fine now but my device won't charge at all while it's on. I know it won't charge with the screen on connected to the pc. But this isn't that. Even plugged into the wall it will not charge unless the device is turned off completely. If it's off and I plug it into the wall it boots up and doesn't charge, I have to manually shut it down while it's connected to the wall charger.
Any ideas? Any help is appreciated.
dismaljester said:
My tf101 stopped charging when I updated to ics. After the first rom I flashed wouldn't recognize being connected to my computer via usb for storage I downloaded and flashed the version from this threat (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334673). The usb storage works fine now but my device won't charge at all while it's on. I know it won't charge with the screen on connected to the pc. But this isn't that. Even plugged into the wall it will not charge unless the device is turned off completely. If it's off and I plug it into the wall it boots up and doesn't charge, I have to manually shut it down while it's connected to the wall charger.
Any ideas? Any help is appreciated.
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I was having that too. I was like wtf.. Lol I found that plugging it in and then maually turning of the screen, and then unplugging it and then plugging it back in would turn the screen back on and then it would charge while screen was on. I thought my cord was die'n. Lol
I'm having this to. what's the cause. what's the fix. what the hell....
after nandroiding revolver 4.00, I wiped and flashed EOS nightly. then it wouldny charge. I super wiped with script and restored nandroid and still no go unless I shut down manually. i m starting to think excessive flashing is detrimental to this thing. I already have issues with speakers between OS's out of the blue.
anyway why no charge? help is appreciated.
My dock doesnt even charge. Cant get the tab to boot up
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JJnJ said:
My dock doesnt even charge. Cant get the tab to boot up
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Have you tried trickle charging from your PC?
That will not work
I've had trouble with mine picking up that the charger has been plugged in as well. I'm happy to get ics but Asus does need to update some of the bugs.
Hi,
I have a TF101 as well. I cannot get the screen or dock to charge. I've tried everything suggested on this thread but to no avail.
I really need a solution to this. I've switch off the tablet for now since it's down to 18%. I've not tried the erase data option yet, does anyone know if this would help at all?
Thanks for any suggestions you might have.
iMy tablet would only charge when off after flashing an ics rom. After much research and near nervous breakdown, I did a lot of research. Mostly on asustransformerforum where there is an extensive thread about this. Since it would charge, just when off, clearly it wasn't the device, firmware (cuz if flashed different roms) or the cable.
With help from the aforementioned forum, I realizd it was the charging brick.
I went to best buy and got a dynex universal camera and camcorder charger that is adjustable to 11.0 v, which is the minimum that the tab will recognize while on.
It is now charging. Charger was 30$
Hope this helps
angelvenom said:
Hi,
I have a TF101 as well. I cannot get the screen or dock to charge. I've tried everything suggested on this thread but to no avail.
I really need a solution to this. I've switch off the tablet for now since it's down to 18%. I've not tried the erase data option yet, does anyone know if this would help at all?
Thanks for any suggestions you might have.
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I checked the voltage on my charger and made sure the cables were ok - fiddly job. After they checked out ok (as I was certain they would) I did the full factory reset and cold booted a couple of times.
All of a sudden it just started charging as normal. Yay!
I can only assume it was an app that was causing the issue though i have no idea which one it may have been.
If in doubt - factory reset - is the way to go it seems.

Help my atrix 2 no longer powres on

i was trying to go back to GB 2.3.5 using the fastboot files throw rsdlite 1st three steps where ok then rebooted and never started back by the way battery is full
now the phone dosnt power on at all
any help here
Return from 2.3.6?
Did you do replace.zip?
Have you tried Return to Stock 2.3.5 Fastboot SCRIPT?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1539167
ali_azz said:
i was trying to go back to GB 2.3.5 using the fastboot files throw rsdlite 1st three steps where ok then rebooted and never started back by the way battery is full
now the phone dosnt power on at all
any help here
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Is it a possibility that the phone is on but the screen is not?
Check to see if the computer will recognize it.
Have you tried the 3 button combo to get to fastboot to see if it'll turn on?
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PhoenixNghi said:
Return from 2.3.6?
Did you do replace.zip?
Have you tried Return to Stock 2.3.5 Fastboot SCRIPT?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1539167
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no i used the old one
matt99017d said:
Is it a possibility that the phone is on but the screen is not?
Check to see if the computer will recognize it.
Have you tried the 3 button combo to get to fastboot to see if it'll turn on?
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i tried them all but no use not conecting and no three button fastboot
and no warranty im out usa
any help here plz
plug it into a wall charger, the one that came with it, or better yet one that is more powerful and let it sit for a while then try to hold the volume buttons to get to fastboot or recovery where you can let it sit and charge fully before flashing anything. If it will not charge off the wall you will have to use the Macgyver method that involves splicing a cable to charge the battery directly. It is really quite easy to do, so don't worry. Essentially you just need to get power to the phone so you can flash then charge the battery. take a usb cable (make sure it is not your only micro usb for the phone, any old usb cable will work but you will need a normal one too) and cut the end off. strip the red and black wires a few millimeters and get those to contact between the battery + and - (red to + black to -)and the terminals on the phone with the battery in and plug that into your computer. MAKE SURE YOU ONLY TOUCH TO THE CORRECT TERMINALS OR YOU WILL LIKELY FRY YOUR PHONE AND/OR BATTERY. get into fastboot, plug in a normal usb cable leaving the direct to battery one, and flash as fast as possible, the 5 volts is a bit much to charge the battery with and could damage it if left for a long time. once you are up and running again remove the macgyver cable and charge it up normally. I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF THIS HURTS YOUR PHONE.!!!!
sorry but the method did not work
but when i connect my atrix 2 to the computer the white lite at the top right corner is on that's all device is not detected any help here
ali_azz said:
sorry but the method did not work
but when i connect my atrix 2 to the computer the white lite at the top right corner is on that's all device is not detected any help here
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You can try buying a charger for the battery on ebay that can charge it out of the phone. If you have a multimeter test the battery voltage and see if it is at or above the listed voltage (3.7 i think), that will tell you if it is charged or not.
ali_azz said:
sorry but the method did not work
but when i connect my atrix 2 to the computer the white lite at the top right corner is on that's all device is not detected any help here
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You need to micguyver the battery to charge. I had the same problem.go down to AT&T and swap a battery out to see if it works?
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Take the battery out and plug it into the charger, then insert the battery while still on the charger. You should see the battery icon come up on the screen, power up holding the volume up and down buttons and it should boot into the menu giving you the fastboot option, choose fastboot then flash using RSD
thank you all for your kind replays but nothing worked for me
i even borrowed a fully charged battery from my friend but nothing worked
i think my phone is dead .
ali_azz said:
thank you all for your kind replays but nothing worked for me
i even borrowed a fully charged battery from my friend but nothing worked
i think my phone is dead .
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------------- Have you found any solution ?
The same happened to me and the white light in the upper right corner is lit when the phone is connected to my laptop via USB. No response or any light or anything while even connected to power source through charger. No one , two volume button combination working.
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------------- Have you found any solution ?
The same happened to me and the white light in the upper right corner is lit when the phone is connected to my laptop via USB. No response or any light or anything while even connected to power source through charger. No one , two volume button combination working.
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Have u tried this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892026
Trail and error is the only way I learn. Running sv6 with a little flavor
mybabloo said:
------------- Have you found any solution ?
The same happened to me and the white light in the upper right corner is lit when the phone is connected to my laptop via USB. No response or any light or anything while even connected to power source through charger. No one , two volume button combination working.
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You may also have a bad USB cable. They do have a lifespan, as with anything else (I've gone through 2 or so in 10 months) especially if used/plugged in and out from your phone to USB to charger more than an average user may.
Also, if you're battery is very low and is on the verge of a shutoff, your laptop's USB might not be adequate to give enough voltage/mA to the battery to charge it -and more so if it actually does shut off. The charging time depends on the charging current. Wall charger is around 850-1000ma, USB is usually around 500ma (for some older PC laptops, it could be as low as 200ma) That said, charging from a wall outlet power source will be (or should be) faster than vis USB to PC charging. The MB865's battery capacity is generally around 1735mA, so 1735Ă·1000= 1.73 hours to full charge from full discharge.
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mybabloo said:
------------- Have you found any solution ?
The same happened to me and the white light in the upper right corner is lit when the phone is connected to my laptop via USB. No response or any light or anything while even connected to power source through charger. No one , two volume button combination working.
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dunno if this will help, there was this one time when I was playing scramble and suddenly the phone switched off and just wouldnt turn back on. Tried charging it and a white notification light was turned on continuosly without any of the general charging screen notificatn (battery indicator)
What helped me was tht I removed the batt, set it back, charged it for an hour or so, turned off the charger and tried to turn it back again, luckily it worked out for me. See it it helps.
Couple things: one as apex said, charge with the stock charger if possible. If you only have a PC, DO NOT use a front USB slot. As they are lower power slots than the rear ones.
Also, try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28384402
Make sure that if jims post helps you to hit the thanks button for him.
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I have the same problem as him, thus I guess it's hard brick not 100% sure as Jim helped me out with some things but still i'm out of luck..
Found the reason rsd showing me these 3 errors, somewhy the drivers installed by Motorola Manager done some troubles, so I installed the PDAnet drivers (shows as 'ADB interface' now) and all the proccess went fine, even though the previous failed.

[Q] Did I just brick my Evita One X?

I do apologize for filling up this forum with yet another "Did I brick..." question, but I'm really at my wits end and need some guidance.
This morning I decided to update my kernel to ElementalX 5.0. Prior to this I was using the 4.5b kernel and had no issues, but I wanted to move to the stable release and hadn't had any issues in the past. I have ViperXL 3.2.3 installed on this as well. I have yet to apply S-Off as I haven't had any real issues at the time and wanted to wait for the weekend when I had enough time to dedicate to the process (life is hectic blah blah blah).
I downloaded and installed the 5.0 kernel as I had previously, making a nandroid prior to the install. I decided to try some of the overclocks/undervolts that everyone raves about so during the install I chose the 2.1GHz overclock (because I can always step it down if it gets flaky, right?) as well as overclocking the GPU and undervolting to 850. I also went with zRAM as usual. After this was done and the phone rebooted twice (a common occurrence) I was brought to the window where Android was optimizing my apps. After that completed, I was brought to my home screen where I saw the clock and everything else. It looked like yet another successful install....and then the phone went black. Since then I have been unable to get it to boot. Pressing and holding the Power + Volume Down does nothing. I've held it for over a minute and no blinking capacitive lights or anything. The charge light does not come on when it's plugged in and, while my computer first tried to install the drivers when I plugged it in, I received an error saying the device was unplugged and no matter what I do I cannot get it to try to install again. Device Manager doesn't show it as being plugged in and it no longer comes up in Windows Explorer. Prior to the install the batter was at 83% and I have had it plugged in now for almost 20 minutes and still the charge light has not illuminated.
I never thought it would be possible to kill this phone, but I think I successfully did. Does anyone have any insight, suggestions, or helpful pointers. Yes, I know this was a risk I took doing this and I am not going to bemoan the fact that I did this to myself...I just really want to know if it's possible to resurrect this phone.
HTC OneXL
Hboot 1.14
S-On
Leave it plugged in to a wall charger for a while
a box of kittens said:
Leave it plugged in to a wall charger for a while
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So do that as opposed to plugging it into a PC? Asking since I don't have a cube with me at the moment and will need to run home at lunch to grab one if the case.
Yes into the wall charger...and hold power for thirty seconds does anything light up?
As for my own experience I have had trouble getting my phone to reboot or get into the bootloader when it plugged in. The charger seems to keep the phone turned on while it charging. Try unplugging it from the charger and try again.
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This happened to me too, but I got it to reboot by holding down the power button. What's happened is that the phone thinks the battery is dead. When it comes back up, you'll probably show 1% charge. Somehow or another, the battery monitor data gets corrupted. I think it's related to the general battery data bug that's plagued this phone from the beginning.
Your phone clearly can't handle 2.1 and undervolting (I increased my voltage to run 2.1). Bump up the voltage when you get it back up.
Pdj7969 said:
So do that as opposed to plugging it into a PC?
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Definitely. The wall charger is much faster than USB from a computer.
IT LIVES!!!!
I ran home and grabbed my wall charger and brought it back to work. I plugged the phone into the charger and let it sit. After about 2 minutes, the charging LED lit up. I gave it about 15 minutes and then tried to power it on but it was no go, turning off the charging light and not doing anything, so I let it charge for another 30. When I thought it should be good and ready, I decided to go ahead and attempt to boot into the bootloader, as my fear was that the undervolt and massive overclock would most likely bring me back to square one. Holding down Power and Volume Down, I said a silent prayer to the device gods.....and the capacitive buttons began flashing.
Once I got into the bootloader, I quickly booted into TWRP, cleared cache and Dalvik, and then reinstalled ElementalX 5, this time choosing the stock voltage and not overclocking the GPU. I kept the overclock at 2.1 because, like I said before, if the phone is flaky, I can dial back the speed and restore functionality. I like the idea of having the option to go balls-to-the-walls if I WANT to, but not necessarily will I go that route.
After the lengthy kernel install and the normal 2 boots, I was met with my beautiful Viper lock screen. Thank you guys so much for the insight into needing to charge from the wall instead of the PC. I never imagined the computer would refuse provide a charge to it if it was completely dead (or the phone thought it was completely dead...once I got into TWRP it stated battery life was 86%). I am calibrating the battery now as I just realized it hasn't been done in probably 6 ROM installs.....derp!
Since this issue is resolved now, the thread can be closed. Thanks again, all!
Pdj7969 said:
I never imagined the computer would refuse provide a charge to it if it was completely dead
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USB charging might still work, it would just take a lot longer. Some folks have had to plug there wall charger for hours or overnight, even on the wall charger, to get their phone booted again. So the wall charger is just better since its faster.
redpoint73 said:
USB charging might still work, it would just take a lot longer. Some folks have had to plug there wall charger for hours or overnight, even on the wall charger, to get their phone booted again. So the wall charger is just better since its faster.
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And it may have, but the thing I noticed in the 90 or so minutes it was connected to my work PC was that the phone was the coldest it had ever been since I got it, meaning that the usual warmth caused by charging was not present at all. I did notice in Device Manager that when I plugged in the phone, it would register the phone as an HID (Human Input Device) and then it would disappear, only to reappear again and then disappear once more. This would happen non-stop until I disconnected it, so perhaps that's why it didn't charge at all during the time it was plugged into the computer? In any event, good ol' wall current supplied the juice necessary to bring this sucker back to life, so I'll file this info in my memory banks and make sure I have a wall charger at my desk from now on.

Cannot start or power on

Something really strange happened.
Yesterday, when i was using my tf700, everything was fine. i connected the tf700 to my computer and dragged couple movies in to watch later. Batter was around 30% so i plugged into a wall charge to charge so i can use later. after half an hour, went back and tried using it. it won't turn on! tried connecting it to my computer, my computer can't recognize it. Tried connecting to the wall charge, the charge light didn't turn orange. Tried using my tf300 cable to see if it's cable issue, still no luck. Tried using reset button on top of HDMI port, no luck. Tried volume down or volume up plus power to reboot, no luck. I think it's dead....Only had it for a year..
Worst of all, it's unlocked, rooted to a custom ROM. So no warranty. I tried googling and searching on XDA, not that many people encountered this issue. Any luck on saving it?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks!!!
kc73837 said:
Something really strange happened.
Yesterday, when i was using my tf700, everything was fine. i connected the tf700 to my computer and dragged couple movies in to watch later. Batter was around 30% so i plugged into a wall charge to charge so i can use later. after half an hour, went back and tried using it. it won't turn on! tried connecting it to my computer, my computer can't recognize it. Tried connecting to the wall charge, the charge light didn't turn orange. Tried using my tf300 cable to see if it's cable issue, still no luck. Tried using reset button on top of HDMI port, no luck. Tried volume down or volume up plus power to reboot, no luck. I think it's dead....Only had it for a year..
Worst of all, it's unlocked, rooted to a custom ROM. So no warranty. I tried googling and searching on XDA, not that many people encountered this issue. Any luck on saving it?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks!!!
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It looks like your battery on your device totally drain and either your charger or cable or your tab connector is bad so your device can't be charged. If you can narrow down the issue, then you can get helps faster.. Good luck...:fingers-crossed:
LetMeKnow said:
It looks like your battery on your device totally drain and either your charger or cable or your tab connector is bad so your device can't be charged. If you can narrow down the issue, then you can get helps faster.. Good luck...:fingers-crossed:
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Thanks LetMeKnow for the quick response. I'm pretty sure it's not the cable or the charger because i tested with my TF300 cable and charger. But how can i tell if it's the connector?
Thanks!
Mine did the exact same thing. It is just completely dead. I'm totally at a loss as to what to do. Anyone know of a way to force this thing to wake up?
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aleitch said:
Mine did the exact same thing. It is just completely dead. I'm totally at a loss as to what to do. Anyone know of a way to force this thing to wake up?
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Same issue here. Just charged mine up(yes it charges), but it will not turn on. It had been sitting for a while so I assumed it just needed a charge. Fully charged until light went green. Tablet will not do anything.
gottahavit said:
Same issue here. Just charged mine up(yes it charges), but it will not turn on. It had been sitting for a while so I assumed it just needed a charge. Fully charged until light went green. Tablet will not do anything.
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You could give this a shot...
Hold both power button + volume up for about 10 seconds. You should feel a first vibration and continue holding them until you feel the second vibration. As soon as you feel the second vibration, you need to release the volume up button and keep holding the power button until you feel the third vibration and release the power button.. At this point, your device should boot into your system..
You may want to try a few times for it to work..good luck and please report back..:fingers-crossed:
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You could give this a shot...
Hold both power button + volume up for about 10 seconds. You should feel a first vibration and continue holding them until you feel the second vibration. As soon as you feel the second vibration, you need to release the volume up button and keep holding the power button until you feel the third vibration and release the power button.. At this point, your device should boot into your system..
You may want to try a few times for it to work..good luck and please report back..:fingers-crossed:
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Yeah I've tried that and the reset button, but get no vibrations. I guess I'll wait for the battery to full discharge again and then see if it will work. Otherwise I guess I'm SOL. No idea what happened.
I tried letting it sit unplugged for a couple of days to completely discharge the battery and then plugged it in to let it charge. No lights, no vibrations• nothing. I'm giving up ans just ordered a Samsung Note Tablet 10.1 2014 Edition, 32GB. When I get it I'll root it so I can use Titanium Backup to restore my data files. I never planned on this tablet just dying like this. It's only a little over a year old. I was thinking of upgrading to Asus's new TF701 but I'm done with them.
Good luck with yours. Hope it springs to life for you.
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This is by far the worst Asus experience i ever had. I used to buy their products quite a bit, and i am completely disappointed in their products now. They create a tablet so slow that is almost usable so many users to need unlock and install custom ROMs. Therefore, void the warranty. Then provide such bad quality that it fails not even after 1 full year. (1 week till a year) Then is going to charge me $300 to have them fix it. I can buy a new one for that price.
Anybody out there as frustrated with Asus products as I am?

Hard Brick?

I believe I have a hard brick, but not sure about diagnosis or options. I put my phone on the charger last night, and it was dead this morning. I have been able to get it to boot twice only for it to shut off immediately due to lack of charge. I have plugged the phone into 3 different USB chargers and none of them appear to be charging my phone, however they all work on my Nexus 7. There is no LED on to indicate it is charging as it normally would. I cannot get into recovery or download mode. Any suggestions?
A little background about my specific situation:
I have had my S3 since launch, and have had no issues with it. I have had it rooted since the bootloader was overcome, and have run custom ROMS ever since. Most recently, I have been running CM 11 with the latest nightly being from early Feb. (not sure which date). I have CWM installed, and up til this point, my phone was working fine. I did get occasional random reboots since the latest nightly that I flashed, but the phone remained completely functional.
EDIT: It is not a brick problem, it is a charging issue. I can charge my phone in the car, but not through a wall charger or connected to a pc. When plugging into a pc, it does not register anything at all.
solido888 said:
I believe I have a hard brick, but not sure about diagnosis or options. I put my phone on the charger last night, and it was dead this morning. I have been able to get it to boot twice only for it to shut off immediately due to lack of charge. I have plugged the phone into 3 different USB chargers and none of them appear to be charging my phone, however they all work on my Nexus 7. There is no LED on to indicate it is charging as it normally would. I cannot get into recovery or download mode. Any suggestions?
A little background about my specific situation:
I have had my S3 since launch, and have had no issues with it. I have had it rooted since the bootloader was overcome, and have run custom ROMS ever since. Most recently, I have been running CM 11 with the latest nightly being from early Feb. (not sure which date). I have CWM installed, and up til this point, my phone was working fine. I did get occasional random reboots since the latest nightly that I flashed, but the phone remained completely functional.
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It's possible that your usb port is bad, but try to clean the inner contacts of the port first. You could try to plug into your PC instead of wall charger see if it works. In anycase if it worked with PC, but not wall charger or both, you need to replace the usb board which can be purchase for cheap on Ebay.
buhohitr said:
It's possible that your usb port is bad, but try to clean the inner contacts of the port first. You could try to plug into your PC instead of wall charger see if it works. In anycase if it worked with PC, but not wall charger or both, you need to replace the usb board which can be purchase for cheap on Ebay.
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I have plugged into my PC as well, and it does not work. It does occasionally vibrate though...
solido888 said:
I have plugged into my PC as well, and it does not work. It does occasionally vibrate though...
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Do you have an external battery charger or a spare charged battery? Give it a try and see what happens.
snackwells said:
Do you have an external battery charger or a spare charged battery? Give it a try and see what happens.
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Unfortunately, I do not.
solido888 said:
Unfortunately, I do not.
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Do you know of someone who has an S3? Perhaps try swapping batteries with a charged one from a friend/associate, or test with a spare from a verizon store. At least then you can rule out a charging/USB charge port/battery issue vs something else
snackwells said:
Do you know of someone who has an S3? Perhaps try swapping batteries with a charged one from a friend/associate, or test with a spare from a verizon store.
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I don't know anyone. I am going to try and seek help at the verizon store, but they seem so useless whenever I go, and I think they will be more motivated to sell me a new phone.
Well I got my phone to work. I pulled the battery off and just cleaned out some of the dust that had collected. I assume it was just not getting a good connection. Thanks for the suggestions though
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solido888 said:
Well I got my phone to work. I pulled the battery off and just cleaned out some of the dust that had collected. I assume it was just not getting a good connection. Thanks for the suggestions though
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Turns out, it only worked on my car charger. The problem persists outside of my car. I cannot charge either through a wall outlet or on a USB cord connected to a PC. I have tried 2 instances of each all with their own cables. My car charger works fine though.
Anyone experience a similar problem? I am going to try and wipe and flash a new ROM, hoping that will fix it.

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