[Q] Help - I fried My S3 - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Ok, let me start with what I did. I plugged my S3 into my car, via the micro usb, and when I did, the screen went black. Tried using the power button, but to no avail. S3 would not turn on, no led, no boot up, Nothing. Took S3 to local phone repair shop and the informed me that the motherboard / main board was shorted out in two places. What caused that?
My real question is, since they said they could not repair my S3, what are my options for getting it repaired? Send to Samsung? Are there other repair shops that can fix my S3?
Thanks in advance for any help and advice given.

I think you can swap the mother board ib think I have one for sprint was tools is the same board as tmobile
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DAD12345 said:
I think you can swap the mother board ib think I have one for sprint was tools is the same board as tmobile
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Where would I get the board from?

vip546 said:
Where would I get the board from?
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ebay!!

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i727 brick

hello there, im indonesian i had bought skyrocket that bricked. i had brought to repair with jtag box but my skyrocket still brick..
anybody please help me, what other alternative solution with my skyrocket.. thx b4
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anugrahlando said:
hello there, im indonesian i had bought skyrocket that bricked. i had brought to repair with jtag box but my skyrocket still brick..
anybody please help me, what other alternative solution with my skyrocket.. thx b4
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If a jtag box didn't work, I think it might be gone. What did you do to it?
Board fried?
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whosgotlag said:
If a jtag box didn't work, I think it might be gone. What did you do to it?
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i didnt do anything with it. it just low battery and then turn off, i tried to charging there was no charging indicator. i charged it for 2 hours, skyrocket became hot. i tried to turn on it but there is same consition, cant start as usual. i bring that to jtag box service, technician said that he cant service my skyrocket. now, i want to sold it, sold if the buyer want with that skyrocket's condition.
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Most tag services won't take it there are only a small handfull that do skyrockets search the q&a its there SEARCH I COMMAND IT
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xcrazydx said:
Board fried?
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i think so... any idea? which hardware i should buy to solve my skyrocket problem....
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anugrahlando said:
i didnt do anything with it. it just low battery and then turn off, i tried to charging there was no charging indicator. i charged it for 2 hours, skyrocket became hot. i tried to turn on it but there is same consition, cant start as usual. i bring that to jtag box service, technician said that he cant service my skyrocket. now, i want to sold it, sold if the buyer want with that skyrocket's condition.
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how much do u want for it, where do u live
anugrahlando said:
i think so... any idea? which hardware i should buy to solve my skyrocket problem....
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So the Jtag guy wouldn't service it, or tried to and failed? I would just send it to mobiletechvideos.
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I would be concerned with what caused this problem to begin with. Even if you pay to jtag it and it comes back to life if it bricked on its on like you said what would keep it from doing it again? Jtag might get it unbricked but if you have other problems they are still gonna be there when it comes alive.... I agree with xcrazydx mobiletech videos is great. If josh can't fix it then its unrepairable and cannot be fixed. Just search mobile tech videos in Google and contact josh with your problem and he will tell you what to do. I used him to fix a dead USB port on my old captive and he done a great job after others told me it could not be fixed he did it....
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have you try to force the download mode ?
if not look on the forum you got a thread about like 25 method to try
i found the link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351224

LCD broken - Need info/guide on replacement

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Okay friends. Found a supplier laptopscreen.com
The issue is, there is no manual or video guide available. Did anyone successfully done DIY replacement of LCD or digitizer? Is it required to remove the PCB s and components for detaching the LCD from digitizer?
Any info appreciated. Thanks
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Kept the tablet TF300T in my car back seat.
My friend sit over and broken the LCD. The touch panel is ok, which I checked with hdmi out. Do someone know where shall I find a replacement screen from any reliable source?
Any bricked tablet if available for sale is welcome for my purpose.
Thanks
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Haha your friend shud be footing the bill. Try a google search and if you havent already, contact asus.
Id rather have asus fix it for a higher cost than someone else.
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keynith said:
Haha your friend shud be footing the bill. Try a google search and if you havent already, contact asus.
Id rather have asus fix it for a higher cost than someone else.
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Thanks. But my friend is not much rich to bear that much. So, I have to.
Anyways, i'm from Dubai. I asked Asus and they charge almost equal to the price of a used tablet here. That's Dirhams.1300=~$350.
So looking for some online supplier. I have some knowledge to fix it myself. Just need the LCD.
I found only one on eBay but that's costly also
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Your almost better off buying a new unit, my man. Unless the lcds from another asus model is compatible, which would most likely be the 700, which would be the same price.
****t id be hitting up that indoor ski resort if i lived their.
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Change the title of your thread to reflect your wish to purchase a bricked, non returnable unit for the screen.
Good Luck!
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Your almost better off buying a new unit, my man. Unless the lcds from another asus model is compatible, which would most likely be the 700, which would be the same price.
****t id be hitting up that indoor ski resort if i lived their.
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Thanks. I'm in Middle East
tobdaryl said:
Change the title of your thread to reflect your wish to purchase a bricked, non returnable unit for the screen.
Good Luck!
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Thanks. Done
Claim it on your home insurance?
mcall_r said:
Claim it on your home insurance?
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Thanks. Not possible.
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Okay friends. Found a supplier laptopscreen.com
The issue is, there is no manual or video guide available. Did anyone successfully done DIY replacement of LCD or digitizer? Is it required to remove the PCB s and components for detaching the LCD from digitizer?
Any info appreciated. Thanks
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[Q] Flashed Wrong Rom

Well I accidentally flashed a GS3 rom on my skyrocket and I'm pretty sure its bricked. The phone stays black and doesn't appear to power on at all. I am unable to get into recovery or download mode to flash in odin. The flash was a clean install and I had formatted both my emmc and usb mounts.
My question is should I bother taking it in to att or will they know that I've had it rooted? Or should I just bite the bullet and send it in for a jtag and pay around $70?
If it won't power on it could be any number of things from AT&T's perspective. It's worth a shot to see what they say.
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warranty it, just play stupid and say it wont turn on and you dont know why, and dont mention anything about flashing a rom
Definitely a hard brick. I'd take it to AT&T first, tell them you were in the middle of the firmware update (act dumb) and the phone just turned off and wouldn't turn back on. I've heard stories (see edit below) of AT&T-owned stores calling corporate for guidance as AT&T's update was implicated, then just pulling out a new phone and handing it over well after the 14/30 days are up. More likely, they'll refer you to Sammy to have it warrantied out. Nothing to lose by trying at least the AT&T store first, as a one-day turnaround and free replacement is a better deal than waiting for Sammy to do their thing and send you a refurb, or spending the money on JTAG.
Edit: Stories. That's it. Haven't seen it happen. Your mileage may vary.
Thanks everyone. I'll head to att tomorrow and give it a shot. Will report back with outcome.
Take it to att if its still under warranty and play dumb. If it won't turn on they won't know its rooted or other ROMs have been put on. I'm sending this from a phone that was replaced under the same circumstances you're in:thumbup:
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jd1639 said:
Take it to att if its still under warranty and play dumb. If it won't turn on they won't know its rooted or other ROMs have been put on. I'm sending this from a phone that was replaced under the same circumstances you're in:thumbup:
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Thanks for your response. Unfortunately I am out of warranty. I've had the phone for almomst a year now.
If it's under a year you're OK. Mine had a month to go. Got a 90 day warranty on the new phoneso got a two month extended warranty with the new phone
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jd1639 said:
If it's under a year you're OK. Mine had a month to go. Got a 90 day warranty on the new phoneso got a two month extended warranty with the new phone
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Went to ATT and they swapped my phone out for a new one. Thanks everyone!
SeaDonkey said:
Went to ATT and they swapped my phone out for a new one. Thanks everyone!
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Nice! Out of curiosity, what did you say? Turned off and won't turn back on? You can answer via PM if you think they might see or anything.
That's it. They tried to turn it on, called a tech guy, still couldn't get download mode and that was it. Just don't talk and use short answers to the questions. Take the sd card out, of course. They send a refurb'd phone, less the back and battery. You then send the old phone back in a prepaid envelope that comes with the re furb. Pretty painless
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That's it. They tried to turn it on, called a tech guy, still couldn't get download mode and that was it. Just don't talk and use short answers to the questions. Take the sd card out, of course. They send a refurb'd phone, less the back and battery. You then send the old phone back in a prepaid envelope that comes with the re furb. Pretty painless
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Even if it is out of warranty?
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It has to be within warranty period.
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droidbabyxda said:
Even if it is out of warranty?
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Of course not, it has to be in the warranty period.
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jd1639 said:
That's it. They tried to turn it on, called a tech guy, still couldn't get download mode and that was it. Just don't talk and use short answers to the questions. Take the sd card out, of course. They send a refurb'd phone, less the back and battery. You then send the old phone back in a prepaid envelope that comes with the re furb. Pretty painless
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Exactly. I told them it froze up during the official update and wouldn't turn back on. Just played stupid. The funny thing is that I accidentally left my sd card in it and I know that I had a folder on there named "rom_flashing" lol. I got very nervous when they saw the sd card, swapped it in the new phone and booted it up. I told them I was in a hurry and took the phone then bounced out. :good:
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Went to ATT and they swapped my phone out for a new one. Thanks everyone!
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:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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[Q] Help! My Galaxy seems ruined !

I bought a Galaxy S Glide (I think the same as the Blaze) from an outlet in Hong Kong on import from Canada (on boot it says "Rogers" so I can assume it's from Canada).
After using it for a week it suddenly stopped using the network and said that I need a lock code.
I went back to the shop where I bought it and they said they couldn't do anything immediately and would I like a replacement, which seemed like a nice thing to do.
However, after a couple of days I notice a glitch on the screen happen a couple of times.
I refused to believe it was a big problem (because it was my new phone right!) within a week the screen started to totally crash to the point that it would freeze in the boot up process.
You can see a picture attached of how the screen looks after I managed to do a hard reset.
When it starts to go like this, you cant do anything with it.
The guy at the shop wont change it or refund it, he claims I dropped it.
Samsung Hong Kong don't support it because it's from Canada and the only shop that knows what to do with it is the guy that sold it to me.
I'm taking the guy to the small claims court, but I'd rather have a fixed phone.
Any ideas please?
That's not the Blaze but seems like a mytouch I have that got water damaged and the screen started turning off when I pulled out keyboard. So check that if not maybe screen is messing up or a connector perhaps
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I don't know where to post this question then
I asked this question once already in another thread and they recommended I ask here, I don't know.
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I asked this question once already in another thread and they recommended I ask here, I don't know.
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Check the model number under the battery also check the while stickers to see if they are red because if they are activated the. The phone is water damaged and is probably hardware detective
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erikmm said:
That's not the Blaze but seems like a mytouch I have that got water damaged and the screen started turning off when I pulled out keyboard. So check that if not maybe screen is messing up or a connector perhaps
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It could be my touch or the blaze relay. Good luck
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That would be the captivate glide
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repost?
can I move this thread to another part of the forum, or should I re-post it again ? (I can't see an option to)
ps: thank for your help
signed ...... worried to multiple post the same thing (sorry)

Question about root and unlock

I am getting an Alltel S III tomorrow that will work on the Verizon network, and I actually have 2 questions. I have a broken verizon s3 that I used a while back until I broke it, that's rooted, unlocked, and with a custom ROM. Can I pull the motherboard out of that phone and put it in the new one? And what root method would I follow to root the alltel version? Is it the same as Verizon? I'm hoping I can just swap mother boards and go. Thanks guys!
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blkhrt13 said:
I am getting an Alltel S III tomorrow that will work on the Verizon network, and I actually have 2 questions. I have a broken verizon s3 that I used a while back until I broke it, that's rooted, unlocked, and with a custom ROM. Can I pull the motherboard out of that phone and put it in the new one? And what root method would I follow to root the alltel version? Is it the same as Verizon? I'm hoping I can just swap mother boards and go. Thanks guys!
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If you swap the mainboard, then your Alltel S3 will be the broken one.
I got the Alltel s3 today, and I pulled off the back cover and saw that there was no sim slot. So I did the motherboard switch, and activated my sim card(I'm coming from the moto droid mini which takes a nano sim) and bam came up with signal and everything. Everything functions as it should.
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blkhrt13 said:
I got the Alltel s3 today, and I pulled off the back cover and saw that there was no sim slot. So I did the motherboard switch, and activated my sim card(I'm coming from the moto droid mini which takes a nano sim) and bam came up with signal and everything. Everything functions as it should.
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I still don't buy it. You took a mainboard from a bricked S3 and put that into your new Alltel S3 and everything works??
The OP mentioned that he broke the fone.. Not meaning he brick the fone. Prove us right or wrong on wat happened
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Didn't happen until there are pictures.
One more question why buy an alltell S3 instead of a vzw S3. If he still gonna use it on vzw network.
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I'm going to guess he got it for a great price.
Noooo lol I didn't brick my old s3, all I did was broke the glass and lcd display. Upon getting the alltel s3(on 4.3) I noticed it did not have a sim slot, so I went ahead with the motherboard swap. After installing my motherboard from my broken s3, I used had to use the MB cover from my old one because it had a cut out for the sim slot. Then I powered it on and presto. I basically just did a conplete screen replacement. Whenever you break a screen and have to have it replaced, they just pull your motherboard and put it basically into a new phone and it won't matter the branding. You'll have the Verizon guts on the inside. I'm sorry about the confusion guys, I should have explained a little better.
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Ok.. So is the atel s3 cheaper then the vzw s3
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Noooo lol I didn't brick my old s3, all I did was broke the glass and lcd display. Upon getting the alltel s3(on 4.3) I noticed it did not have a sim slot, so I went ahead with the motherboard swap. After installing my motherboard from my broken s3, I used had to use the MB cover from my old one because it had a cut out for the sim slot. Then I powered it on and presto. I basically just did a conplete screen replacement. Whenever you break a screen and have to have it replaced, they just pull your motherboard and put it basically into a new phone and it won't matter the branding. You'll have the Verizon guts on the inside. I'm sorry about the confusion guys, I should have explained a little better.
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OK, that makes sense since you only broke the digitizer...usually people just get another screen and pop it on. Everything would stay original, but got to give you credit for replacing the mainboard. You do have some skill there!
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OK, that makes sense since you only broke the digitizer...usually people just get another screen and pop it on. Everything would stay original, but got to give you credit for replacing the mainboard. You do have some skill there!
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I gotta tell you, my hands were shaking like a coke addicts who hasn't had a fix in about 3 hours. But I finally got it lol. Powered it in and they're was my old baked 4.2.2 rom and everything was beautiful! Lol
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Coke addicts hand don't shake.. Tweekers do lol.. Thats pretty cool u did that. Did u follow instructions or vid?
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Lol nevertheless. You get the point lol. And yeah I watched a couple videos, then when I actually went in and did it myself I was like omg this was too easy. I could do this all day long. So I may have found a way to make some money on the side lol.
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Lol nevertheless. You get the point lol. And yeah I watched a couple videos, then when I actually went in and did it myself I was like omg this was too easy. I could do this all day long. So I may have found a way to make some money on the side lol.
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You inspired me to open up my gs3 take the motherboard out and rip off my power button. You are right that was way to easy and now I can reboot! The bad part is I need to be plugged in to turn it on by entering download mode then decline instead of accept. I might solder a new switch some day but this is good enough for now. Thank you for giving me the confidence to do that!
My old job i work at a manufactured company for hospital devices we would build n repair. I can open those up and work on them. But when it comes to my fone. Im breaking sweat
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The Galaxy S III is the only phone I have done this on, so keep this in mind. But yes it was super easy. It was a lot less stressful than rooting and unlocking a device for the first time. ThePagel, I still have the motherboard for the Alltel S III, do you think you could use the power button from that? If so you're welcome to it!
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Okay guys I'm sorry but I had to do this. I went back in and pulled the motherboard again, took the black power button and volume rocker covers from my black S III and replaced the silver ones with the black. It looks pretty freaking awesome. Just thought I'd share. Lol
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I could use it but iI think I'm going to Frankenstein this phone. Thank you for the offer!

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