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I bought my xda in working condition a few days ago from somebody I know. It's a month old, and worked fine for a day. I left it on while I went out and when I got back it was off. I assumed the batteries were dead and placed it in the charger.
When I got back, it was still dead. It wouldn't turn on. I have not tried to flash or tamper with my device in any way...
Here's what i've discovered so far:
- Soft and hard resets do nothing.
- When in the cradle, the charge lights do not come on.
- Bootlogger works, so the screen is alright and there is power to the device.
- I don't quite understand the stylus in the sim card issue, and how it damages the device. Since it's been broken, I have put the stylus in and pressed down the switch (I was told to and even the woman in the O2 shop did it when i took it in! lol). But as far as I can tell the reason you're not meant to is because you can break the switch - however the phone will only go into bootlogger mode with the switch depressed (the sim card door closed) so I assume that means I haven't broken the switch in any way. Also, I didn't touch the switch before this trouble started.
- I can connect with my device via activesync and browse the windows folder, etc.
So as far as I can tell - it isn't the sim card slot switch, it isn't the screen, it isn't the cradle, it isn't the battery, and there is no problem as far as connecting with my computer.
But my device still won't turn on when I press the on/off switch and hard and soft resets have no effect.
Please help me/give me suggestions/tell me if it's truly french connectioned so i can go batter the guy I got it from for my money.
This phone cost me 2 months wages and I waited forever and drove 600 miles to get it. And it stopped working after a day. It's proper depressing lol.
Oh alos, if the phone is fc'd, will the factory be able to repair it for me if I pay (i'm not sure I have the receipt for guarantee). If anyone knows, thanks.
Thanks a lot in advance;
Mat.
i don't understand how you can browse the windows folder via active sync if you cannot turn it on.
have you tried a different sim card. ie was your 'friend' using it on o2 or something different.
the switch beside the sim card slot is a detector ie if the door is open - no power if the door is closed - power. possibly if the switch is broken - no power.
as to a factory repair - pass. it depends on the damage.
ian
cheers - but the switch doesn't seem to be broken - because i can boot into bootlogger mode with the door shut, but not with it open. which suggests to me that the switch is alive and well. i've no idea what's wrong with it. gonna have to be a factory repair unless flashing the rom from bootlogger mode might help... that's the only thing i can see might be wrong with it.
There's no sim card in it, i haven't bought one for it yet. I don't know what network he used it on, but the phone came from europe.
I can browse the folder via activesync on my pc - when i go into the connect mode on bootlogger.
MaT.
mr_mat_cool said:
There's no sim card in it, i haven't bought one for it yet. I don't know what network he used it on, but the phone came from europe.MaT.
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this is the answer to your problem, no sim card no power, if the 'phone is unblocked then any will do if not try any anyway, you never know.
ian
phone always worked before without a sim card. i'll try it though, thanks.
mat.
no mate, still not working with a sim card - the phone is unlocked..
:-( thanks anyway;
mat.
What is being displayed on the screen during your resets soft or hard (details please)?
You say the bootloader is working, Right! So do us a favor and check your GSM and report what it says.
To get to the GSM settings "while in bootloader mode" just press the Calender button.
Looking forward to your reply,
sorry, i'm slightly technically challenged, but i'm getting there.
if i take the device from its cradle and perform a soft reset, the green and red hang up/answer lights come on together for a few seconds and then go off. nothing else happens and i cannot turn on the device. if i try to, nothing happens at all.
If I perform a hard reset, aboslutely nothing at all happens except that I have to put the device back into its cradle and take it out again if i want to do a soft reset. If i do a soft reset straight after a hard reset, it does nothing (the lights don't even come on).
if i load bootloader, it says "GSM ERROR" where it says "GSM OK". I assume this is because I have no sim card in my device.
Well, i'm finding out things as I write -it seems to behave differently every time. I put it in bootloader mode to find out my gsm settings, and placed it in the cradle whilst it was loading... and it said "GSM OK". I soft resetted, the lights came on for a couple seconds and i'm back to where i started.
Confused!! Thanks for all your help though
mat.
note: for some reason, after taking the device from its cradle or placing it in, after a period of about a minute, the device chimes. i've no idea why or what it's trying to tell me. (the red and green hang up/call lights also come on for a second when this happens)
alright, update...
if i go into bootloader mode, and at the screen where it says "wait" i put the device into the cradle, and take it straight out again, the device says "GSM OK" (maybe it confuses it.)
Otherwise, the device says "GSM ERROR".
Mat
i managed to get onto the flash menu, and copy "BOOT TO SD", and then i went into bootloader mode and downloaded it from the sd card and it said succesful, cold reset to complete...
my device is now in the cradle, the buttons are doing nothing when pressed and the call.hangup lights are permanently on.
if i press the calendar button, a menu comes up saying...
UTLITIES
===GSM OFF===
DEBUG/CALI.
GSM TURN ON
GSM TURN OFF
GSM RESET
GSM 900
GSM 1900
GSM 900 / 1800
GSM RECAL
GSM NORMAL
this is really confusing me. i think i need to take this thing to O2.
yes? no?
thanks again;
Mat.
"GSM Error" seems to indicate there's something trashed with your radio stack. I had this same problem this week with a failed update to the T-Mobile 6.24 radio stack. Even with no SIM card inserted, you should still get "GSM OK". The only time I saw "GSM ERROR" was while the radio stack was hosed.
Try this: First, take out your SIM card, and in the menu you describe above, choose TURN GSM OFF. Then, reflash the ROM via the SD/bootloader method (look for the thread in the ROM Updates forum for help). I recommend the 4.00.05 ROM (Windows Mobile 2003 from 02). Once that's done, you need to get it to boot into the OS. With a corrupt radio stack, this can take 15-20 minutes or more. Do a soft reset, then let it sit for at least 30 minutes or so, and see if it boots into the OS.
Once you are in the OS, you should be able to connect via activesync, and re-flash your radio stack. I don't know what carrier you're on, but I'd suggest getting the latest radio stack update for your carrier's network, and not using a radio stack for another network.
It's a long shot, but I think if you can successfully re-flash your radio stack, you might be back in business.
Good luck!
JoshB
you are god mate :wink: .
First thing i'm gonna try is squaling like a girl for somebody else (O2 or an independant company) to fix it for me. Failing that, i'll try your method and anything else anybody suggests... Failing that i'll tell people it's some kind of space age weapon and hold up a bank for the money for a new one :lol:
here's what technical support said:
"It doesn't sound like anything I've come across before in the past. What I would suggest is for you to call the XDA warranty line anyway on the off chance that they can give you some advice."
Thanks a lot;
Mat.
NEWSFLASH! Took my phone from the cradle, put it back in and the orange charger light came on... This is weird as i've done nothing to it. It seems to be recovering bit by bit as if it got wet and is drying out or something... but it didn't get wet. I hope this helps somebody, someone else must be having the same problem. I read about one other guy who's phone has gone tits up, and even though his problem is different from mine, it seemed to be caused by the same thing - just leaving the phone on until the batteries died.
Mat.
aaaannnndd it's gone again. no charging light. it's weird, like my phone just decided it didn't wanna work for me any more and stopped.
i'll take it to get it repaired, see what they say. if not, it'll make a nice paperweight or maybe i can flog it to some blind kid
Mat.
My friend's xda2 is currently dead, won't power, red light when charging. He said all he did was take his sim card out and put in a sim card of his friend when he was in Prague and the unit just died.
I have been playing with it, changed batteries, etc, and nothing.. anyone else have this happen, any ideas or is it going back to the factory for him?
Thanks!
zabes64 said:
My friend's xda2 is currently dead, won't power, red light when charging. He said all he did was take his sim card out and put in a sim card of his friend when he was in Prague and the unit just died.
I have been playing with it, changed batteries, etc, and nothing.. anyone else have this happen, any ideas or is it going back to the factory for him?
Thanks!
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Have you tried doing a Hard Reset? By holding POWER+SOFTRESET.... One day I thought my MDA 2 is dead also playing PocketMVP then suddenly just go blank, no lights, reset doesn't work, try to put on a cradle but no lights that saying its charging so I did a HARD RESET and it came back to life... Wheeew! that scared me..
Guys does anyoneknows if doing a SOFT RESET bad for the device?
How about HARD RESET is it good or bad if you always have to do it?
I hope this revive you device.
Well like I said its for a friend, so I'm not going to kill myself over this, but if I can fix it for him, great! I tried the hard reset, tried taking the battery out, nothing, I guess I can try and run down the reserve on it and maybe after like 30 mins the thing will come to life?...
fingers crossed
Have you tried fiddling with the little red sliding switch inside the battery compartment? I have seen some posts that indicate some of these switches are a bit flakey. If the switch was not actually switching from backup to main battery, I can see how this behavior could be manifested.
Give it a try . . . what can it hurt?
my phone is restarting all the time .when i put Sim card in phone and i turn it on.it restart again.and when i take Sim card out and turn it on again it went off.i dont know what should i do.help me.
i have remove memory card(take out) again this problem.reset factory again this problem.help me
If even after Hard Reset your device keep turning off an on; it seems to bee a hardware problem sir.
but in some times it stay on after some restarting.is there any other way?
with restart problems always check the battery pins carefully.
what do you mean check pin?please describe it for me.i think pins are correct.
have you tryed reflash rom??
maybe you've deleted some sistem file!
pins should look like THIS
but they bend easily, especially if you lift the battery out perpendicular to the side, because they catch on the slightly raised plastic edge that surrounds the connector plates on the battery.
geppo1975 said:
have you tryed re flash Rom??
maybe you've deleted some system file!
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in my computer there is a virus that make my text bold.after a day that i had connected my phone to my computer this happened.do you think that this virus is problem?
If it is still under warranty, send it to your nearest HTC service center.
it is not warranty and it is very expensive to take it to my nearest HTC service center.because they told me how much it costs to reinstall a new Rom
This was my question before I converted it into a tutorial:
Sorry if this question was posted before (I did ask this in the NOOB-FRIENDLY thread, but didn't get a constructive answer)
My Xperia Neo V dropped into water.
Dried it with rice for a whole day and turned it on. Success! Was able to even play games.
Then I sent it for charging. (Battery was 8%)
5 mins later, it died.
Responds by entering flashmode after blinking red LEDs (3 I think), so I flashed stock.
Still couldn't start, so I sent it for charging (No response either after some hours)
I abandoned it and switched to a Galaxy Ace...until now....
Connected it to PC a month later.
It blinks red LED continuously, unplugged it and plugged it to a charger. No LED response whatsoever.
Plugged to PC again and POOF! Magic.
Detected by PC as my old MT11i :'D
LED is green, can do file exploration. Buttons are lit, vibrates when I press shutter button. No sound with the volume buttons
So the verdict...
CAN I STILL REVIVE MY NEO V?
IS MY DISPLAY DAMAGED?
This tutorial was made possible by @xange and @georgeiulian89. Thanks!
Usually when you drop your phone, you would be doomed. Or so you thought. With this tutorial, you can save A LOT of money buying a new phone or repairing the wet phone!
HOWEVER, I CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT YOUR PHONE CAN REVIVE. THIS WORKED FOR ME (SHALLOW DIP IN WATER). YOU MIGHT ALSO NEED A NEW BATTERY (IF YOU THINK YOU CAN REVIVE IT)
Steps(suggested by xange, proved):
1. Remove your phone from the water source IMMEDIATELY! (duh) DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWITCH IT ON OR PRESS ANY BUTTON.
2.Remove the battery, SIM and micro SD cards.
3.Dry the body with a dry cloth. Try not to use tissue paper as it will leave residue.
4.Disassemble the phone, all the way to the motherboard. I used a small slotted screwdriver (the one with only one edge)as there are screws shaped like stars. If you have that type of screwdriver you can use it. Similar disassembly video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ginuDIeNCs8
WARNING: INTERNAL PARTS ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO STATIC, METAL,ETC. BE CAREFUL. ALSO REMOVE THE CONNECTIONS TO THE FRONT COVER AND DIGITIZER (display) BEFORE REMOVING THEM.
5.Direct a blowing fan to all the internal parts to dry them. Keep the screws and parts in an accessible area. Leave it for 30 minutes. DO NOT DRY IT WITH A HAIRDRYER. YOU ARE JUST TRYING TO SCREW YOUR PHONE.
6.Reassemble the phone and insert the battery ONLY. NOTE: Make sure the ribbon connector is clean before connected, if dust (or any tiny electric conductor) sticks on the connector while connecting them, you will have high chancesof damaging the phone. Then, switch on the phone. If not,
A) CHARGE IT: Your phone battery might be 100% dead(until normal charging can't power it on). For me I pressed and held the Back button while plugging the charger into the phone (Flashmode). The LED should blink red and eventually, green. This is when normal charging starts.
B) REPLACE THE BATTERY: You'll need to do so especially when the (once)white area near the connectors of the battery has turned red, indicating battery damage.
C) SEND IT TO A (optional: AUTHORIZED) SERVICE CENTER: Out of luck. This is the furthest I can help.
ALTERNATIVE DRYING METHODS:
A)PUT IT IN RICE FOR A DAY: NO, Asians won't come to repair your phone. Rice acts like silica, which absorbs moisture like sponge. I suggest you disassemble the phone first as rice might get into the small holes around your phone.
B)SOAK IN ALCOHOL, THEN PUT IT OUT: Disassemble it first, too. Though I haven't tried this method, there are those who have proved it to work.
C) RADIATOR DRYING (suggested by georgeiulian89): I've turned it off,i've removed the back cover, took out the battery, sim card and sd card, and i've put the phone on the radiator (i've put a towel between the phone and the radiator and i've placed the phone on the towel). I've left the phone about two hours to dry, and then i've inserted back the sim, sd card and the battery and turned it on.
C)DRY IT WITH A HAIRDRYER: NO. RISKY METHOD. Water will evaporate, then condense back somewhere once you've done hairdrying your phone it will condense back. I tried it and it condensed on my phone's camera lens. (It's a hairdryer, not a phonedryer!)
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Hope this tutorial helps those out there whose phones have went swimming (or diving)
THANK ME IF I HELPED
Jessss
Sent from my Xperia Neo V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
karanrajkapur said:
Jessss
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If you mean yes, then HOW?
fenzo3 said:
If you mean yes, then HOW?
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What i believe is you've broken your battery and i didn't get anything what you asking about the display. It doesn't light up or what???
Sent from my Xperia Neo V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I dropped my Xperia Neo into water for 3 times, yet still operable, i mean, it survived 3 times of dropped into a pail of water, NO JOKES! .
What you should do is, the moment you dropped your phone into water, pick it out of water immediately, open the back cover and take out the battery immediately to prevent further electric short circuit. You will need some small tool to open every single screw to get the mother board come out (careful when unplug those ribbon sockets, if it breaks, you may have to pay to replace it) and dry (using hair dryer?) every single spot in the phone, except the screen, the screen should be tightly seal and should have no water enter into it. maybe the rubber physical buttons you have to take out and dry it too. (DON'T open the screen no matter what happen, unless water really enters the screen, or else the dust enter and stick at the screen you will have a REALLY HARD TIME { i mean it } to clean those dust out of the screen) confirm everything is dried and then assemble it. (from here onwards, it is a luck test whether you still able to save your phone or not, a line between hell and heaven) Put in your battery, It is normal you may not able to turn on your phone at first, give it a charge about 20 minutes and leave it there (red LED may blink repeat-ly for a while and you will not able to turn it on, just leave it) then switch it on, If you still can't turn it on, try change the battery. If symptom persist, god bless you, i tried my best helping you. ( it means it may not 100% probability to save your phone, but it is a way i did to save my phone)
Eventhough my phone survived dropping into water for 3 times, but it has some problems now, a random one, the phones get really really hot for no reasons for a short period (about 1 hour to 2 days) the heat comes from the motherboard after my inspection, maybe some water droplet enter into the chips and causing electric short circuit?
Good luck.
xange said:
I dropped my Xperia Neo into water for 3 times, yet still operable, i mean, it survived 3 times of dropped into a pail of water, NO JOKES! .
What you should do is, the moment you dropped your phone into water, pick it out of water immediately, open the back cover and take out the battery immediately to prevent further electric short circuit. You will need some small tool to open every single screw to get the mother board come out (careful when unplug those ribbon sockets, if it breaks, you may have to pay to replace it) and dry (using hair dryer?) every single spot in the phone, except the screen, the screen should be tightly seal and should have no water enter into it. maybe the rubber physical buttons you have to take out and dry it too. (DON'T open the screen no matter what happen, unless water really enters the screen, or else the dust enter and stick at the screen you will have a REALLY HARD TIME { i mean it } to clean those dust out of the screen) confirm everything is dried and then assemble it. (from here onwards, it is a luck test whether you still able to save your phone or not, a line between hell and heaven) Put in your battery, It is normal you may not able to turn on your phone at first, give it a charge about 20 minutes and leave it there (red LED may blink repeat-ly for a while and you will not able to turn it on, just leave it) then switch it on, If you still can't turn it on, try change the battery. If symptom persist, god bless you, i tried my best helping you. ( it means it may not 100% probability to save your phone, but it is a way i did to save my phone)
Eventhough my phone survived dropping into water for 3 times, but it has some problems now, a random one, the phones get really really hot for no reasons for a short period (about 1 hour to 2 days) the heat comes from the motherboard after my inspection, maybe some water droplet enter into the chips and causing electric short circuit?
Good luck.
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I followed a disassembly video for the Neo, but unfortunately the Neo V has a slightly different assembly, so I could not remove the screen to get access to the motherboard. Also, before I put it in rice, I tried to turn it on (Sony said it was water-resistant) after 12 hours in rice. The screen went all weird but I could hint the LegacyXperia kernel logo. That was before my phone booted up normally, and died upon charging.
For your heat problem, perhaps rust? Water should have evaporated from the heat and condensed everywhere in the motherboard.
Would soaking it in alcohol help?
fenzo3 said:
Sorry if this question was posted before (I did ask this in the NOOB-FRIENDLY thread, but didn't get a constructive answer)
My Xperia Neo V dropped into water.
Dried it with rice for a whole day and turned it on. Success! Was able to even play games.
Then I sent it for charging. (Battery was 8%)
5 mins later, it died.
Responds by entering flashmode after blinking red LEDs (3 I think), so I flashed stock.
Still couldn't start, so I sent it for charging (No response either after some hours)
I abandoned it and switched to a Galaxy Ace...until now....
Connected it to PC a month later.
It blinks red LED continuously, unplugged it and plugged it to a charger. No LED response whatsoever.
Plugged to PC again and POOF! Magic.
Detected by PC as my old MT11i :'D
LED is green, can do file exploration. Buttons are lit, vibrates when I press shutter button. No sound with the volume buttons
So the verdict...
CAN I STILL REVIVE MY NEO V?
IS MY DISPLAY DAMAGED?
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I guess that it's a problem with the battery, not with the display (probably the battery has been short-circuited). I dropped my phone (Xperia Neo) in water 3 days ago. I've took it out after about 10-15 seconds (this was the time until i've realised that it dropped). The phone was still working fine, it didn't shut down by itself. What i did: I've turned it off,i've removed the back cover, took out the battery, sim card and sd card, and i've put the phone on the radiator (i've put a towel between the phone and the radiator and i've placed the phone on the towel). I've left the phone about two hours to dry, and then i've inserted back the sim, sd card and the battery and turned it on. Gues what: it works without any problem, just like before the incident. You should check the water damage indicator on the battery (it's a white strip near the connectors of the battery). If it's white, the phone don't have any problem, but if it's pink or red, the phone was damaged by the water. Mine it's white, with some very little pink on the edge (before it was completely white).
georgeiulian89 said:
I guess that it's a problem with the battery, not with the display (probably the battery has been short-circuited). I dropped my phone (Xperia Neo) in water 3 days ago. I've took it out after about 10-15 seconds (this was the time until i've realised that it dropped). The phone was still working fine, it didn't shut down by itself. What i did: I've turned it off,i've removed the back cover, took out the battery, sim card and sd card, and i've put the phone on the radiator (i've put a towel between the phone and the radiator and i've placed the phone on the towel). I've left the phone about two hours to dry, and then i've inserted back the sim, sd card and the battery and turned it on. Gues what: it works without any problem, just like before the incident. You should check the water damage indicator on the battery (it's a white strip near the connectors of the battery). If it's white, the phone don't have any problem, but if it's pink or red, the phone was damaged by the water. Mine it's white, with some very little pink on the edge (before it was completely white).
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Thanks for the tip but in all-summer Singapore we don't have radiators.
UPDATE: After following steps by @xange to reassemble and charge my Neo V, it BEAUTIFULLY WORKED!
The catch: Battery calibration problem, stuck at 100%. I'll figure a way out. Thanks a lot devs!
fenzo3 said:
Thanks for the tip but in all-summer Singapore we don't have radiators.
UPDATE: After following steps by @xange to reassemble and charge my Neo V, it BEAUTIFULLY WORKED!
The catch: Battery calibration problem, stuck at 100%. I'll figure a way out. Thanks a lot devs!
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To get rid of 100% battery issue, you might just want to flash stock ftf in the first place, give it a full charge and then flash your desired driver.
Sent from my Xperia Neo V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
fenzo3 said:
Thanks for the tip but in all-summer Singapore we don't have radiators.
UPDATE: After following steps by @xange to reassemble and charge my Neo V, it BEAUTIFULLY WORKED!
The catch: Battery calibration problem, stuck at 100%. I'll figure a way out. Thanks a lot devs!
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try battery calibrator by zeppelinrox. i couldn't recall where he put the script. try search around XDA.... good luck.
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fenzo3 said:
This was my question before I converted it into a tutorial:
Sorry if this question was posted before (I did ask this in the NOOB-FRIENDLY thread, but didn't get a constructive answer)
My Xperia Neo V dropped into water.
Dried it with rice for a whole day and turned it on. Success! Was able to even play games.
Then I sent it for charging. (Battery was 8%)
5 mins later, it died.
Responds by entering flashmode after blinking red LEDs (3 I think), so I flashed stock.
Still couldn't start, so I sent it for charging (No response either after some hours)
I abandoned it and switched to a Galaxy Ace...until now....
Connected it to PC a month later.
It blinks red LED continuously, unplugged it and plugged it to a charger. No LED response whatsoever.
Plugged to PC again and POOF! Magic.
Detected by PC as my old MT11i :'D
LED is green, can do file exploration. Buttons are lit, vibrates when I press shutter button. No sound with the volume buttons
So the verdict...
CAN I STILL REVIVE MY NEO V?
IS MY DISPLAY DAMAGED?
This tutorial was made possible by @xange and @georgeiulian89. Thanks!
Usually when you drop your phone, you would be doomed. Or so you thought. With this tutorial, you can save A LOT of money buying a new phone or repairing the wet phone!
HOWEVER, I CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT YOUR PHONE CAN REVIVE. THIS WORKED FOR ME (SHALLOW DIP IN WATER). YOU MIGHT ALSO NEED A NEW BATTERY (IF YOU THINK YOU CAN REVIVE IT)
Steps(suggested by xange, proved):
1. Remove your phone from the water source IMMEDIATELY! (duh) DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWITCH IT ON OR PRESS ANY BUTTON.
2.Remove the battery, SIM and micro SD cards.
3.Dry the body with a dry cloth. Try not to use tissue paper as it will leave residue.
4.Disassemble the phone, all the way to the motherboard. I used a small slotted screwdriver (the one with only one edge)as there are screws shaped like stars. If you have that type of screwdriver you can use it. Similar disassembly video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ginuDIeNCs8
WARNING: INTERNAL PARTS ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO STATIC, METAL,ETC. BE CAREFUL. ALSO REMOVE THE CONNECTIONS TO THE FRONT COVER AND DIGITIZER (display) BEFORE REMOVING THEM.
5.Direct a blowing fan to all the internal parts to dry them. Keep the screws and parts in an accessible area. Leave it for 30 minutes. DO NOT DRY IT WITH A HAIRDRYER. YOU ARE JUST TRYING TO SCREW YOUR PHONE.
6.Reassemble the phone and insert the battery ONLY. Then, switch on the phone. If not,
A) CHARGE IT: Your phone battery might be 100% dead(until normal charging can't power it on). For me I pressed and held the Back button while plugging the charger into the phone (Flashmode). The LED should blink red and eventually, green. This is when normal charging starts.
B) REPLACE THE BATTERY: You'll need to do so especially when the (once)white area near the connectors of the battery has turned red, indicating battery damage.
C) SEND IT TO A (optional: AUTHORIZED) SERVICE CENTER: Out of luck. This is the furthest I can help.
ALTERNATIVE DRYING METHODS:
A)PUT IT IN RICE FOR A DAY: NO, Asians won't come to repair your phone. Rice acts like silica, which absorbs moisture like sponge. I suggest you disassemble the phone first as rice might get into the small holes around your phone.
B)SOAK IN ALCOHOL, THEN PUT IT OUT: Disassemble it first, too. Though I haven't tried this method, there are those who have proved it to work.
C) RADIATOR DRYING (suggested by georgeiulian89): I've turned it off,i've removed the back cover, took out the battery, sim card and sd card, and i've put the phone on the radiator (i've put a towel between the phone and the radiator and i've placed the phone on the towel). I've left the phone about two hours to dry, and then i've inserted back the sim, sd card and the battery and turned it on.
C)DRY IT WITH A HAIRDRYER: NO. RISKY METHOD. Water will evaporate, then condense back somewhere once you've done hairdrying your phone it will condense back. I tried it and it condensed on my phone's camera lens. (It's a hairdryer, not a phonedryer!)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hope this tutorial helps those out there whose phones have went swimming (or diving)
THANK ME IF I HELPED
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add in: make sure the ribbon connector is clean before connected, if dust(or any tiny electric conductor) stick at connector while connecting them, you will have high chances to spoilt the phone.
Ok so my little brother was playing with my phone yesterday, and I believe he put it in his mouth and the charging port was in aswell, and it got a little wet. I dried it with a towel not knowing that it had gone isnide and the phone seemed to be working perfectly. I few mins later I was making a skype call, and out of a sudden the screen started flickering and just sit down. I though it was the sensors picking up something, but i Put my fingers over them and could still see that the screen was off. But the call carried on and the phone was still on, it was just the screen which was wet. So i decided to take the battery out, and when I took the back cover off, i found out that it was all wet. I de assembled my phone cried it all even the screen connecter and no internal damage had been caused from my perspective. I cleaned the motherboard battery everything. There was no signs of water on the inside it was only on the back cover. I still dont understand why it wont turn on, it never had any impact it just got wet and I cant see and signs of it inside the actual phone. I also cant get into recovery or download mode. PLEASE reply ASAP thanks guys
Water damage is death to smartphones, your motherboard is probably blown.
Try placing it inside a ziplocked bag of rice in a warm place for a day, but it's probably too late.
naboula2121 said:
Ok so my little brother was playing with my phone yesterday, and I believe he put it in his mouth and the charging port was in aswell, and it got a little wet. I dried it with a towel not knowing that it had gone isnide and the phone seemed to be working perfectly. I few mins later I was making a skype call, and out of a sudden the screen started flickering and just sit down. I though it was the sensors picking up something, but i Put my fingers over them and could still see that the screen was off. But the call carried on and the phone was still on, it was just the screen which was wet. So i decided to take the battery out, and when I took the back cover off, i found out that it was all wet. I de assembled my phone cried it all even the screen connecter and no internal damage had been caused from my perspective. I cleaned the motherboard battery everything. There was no signs of water on the inside it was only on the back cover. I still dont understand why it wont turn on, it never had any impact it just got wet and I cant see and signs of it inside the actual phone. I also cant get into recovery or download mode. PLEASE reply ASAP thanks guys
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If you can't get into download mode try a usb jig (very cheap off ebay) if then you can get into download mode flash a stock firmware if problem is still their then it is a hardware problem. Sounds like some water damage somewhere (maynot be visible) but usb jig is worth a try