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So far, this has happened to me TWO times, both were fixed by doing a battery pull and removing the memory card.
Likely causes:
-I turned off fast boot, and powered the phone down.
-32GB Class 10 Wintec memory card.
-USB 3.0 extender cable.
-Nokia MicroUSB charging cable.
Problem:
After turning off fast boot (not sure if this is related) and completely powering down the phone, the charging light will go off, and not come back on. This prevents the phone from being able to be turned on and no amount of unplugging and plugging back in fixes it.
Solution:
Unplug the charging cable. I have had to do a battery pull twice, not only a battery pull but also removing my memory card and leaving it out. After putting the battery back in, the phone's charging light will come back on. At this point I unplug the cable again, pull the battery again, reinsert my memory card and battery, then plug it back in and the charging light will come on and the phone will power on.
I'm not sure if this is faulty hardware, a conflicting memory card, fast boot disabling, or just plain software issues, but I am going to try and see if I can pinpoint the exact combination of steps needed to reproduce this.
Can you guys please chime in if you've had this issue so I don't replace my phone for nothing? Thanks!
I have had this issue a few times now - but it could be because I have been um... well, hacking. I can't use my SD card anymore. I have to boot with it out of the phone until I can get home and do some repair work, haha.
Shinzul said:
I have had this issue a few times now - but it could be because I have been um... well, hacking. I can't use my SD card anymore. I have to boot with it out of the phone until I can get home and do some repair work, haha.
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Shinzul said:
I have had this issue a few times now - but it could be because I have been um... well, hacking. I can't use my SD card anymore. I have to boot with it out of the phone until I can get home and do some repair work, haha.
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Shinzul said:
I have had this issue a few times now - but it could be because I have been um... well, hacking. I can't use my SD card anymore. I have to boot with it out of the phone until I can get home and do some repair work, haha.
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Ahaha, definitely something microsd related. works fine with stock 8GB
Either a ...file.....or.....something....eheh.
freeza said:
So far, this has happened to me TWO times, both were fixed by doing a battery pull and removing the memory card.
Likely causes:
-I turned off fast boot, and powered the phone down.
-32GB Class 10 Wintec memory card.
-USB 3.0 extender cable.
-Nokia MicroUSB charging cable.
Problem:
After turning off fast boot (not sure if this is related) and completely powering down the phone, the charging light will go off, and not come back on. This prevents the phone from being able to be turned on and no amount of unplugging and plugging back in fixes it.
Solution:
Unplug the charging cable. I have had to do a battery pull twice, not only a battery pull but also removing my memory card and leaving it out. After putting the battery back in, the phone's charging light will come back on. At this point I unplug the cable again, pull the battery again, reinsert my memory card and battery, then plug it back in and the charging light will come on and the phone will power on.
I'm not sure if this is faulty hardware, a conflicting memory card, fast boot disabling, or just plain software issues, but I am going to try and see if I can pinpoint the exact combination of steps needed to reproduce this.
Can you guys please chime in if you've had this issue so I don't replace my phone for nothing? Thanks!
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161411 said:
Pros: First, I have to say I am coming back to write a review because of Wintec's support! I've been emailing them back and forth, and today, 2 days after my last email, they called me out of the blue to get more details - and to pass me straight to the tech. Impressive.
(back on topic) After reading the other reviews here, I put this card through the ringer from day one for about a solid week. Using www.iozone.org, I really loaded it up to beat on it for 2 hours at a time.
It passed any and all tests, hands down.
Rated as a Class 10 for 10 MB/s substained write speeds, I averaged ~18 MB/s with this card, sometimes peaking to 24 MB/s. PASS
Also, read was much higher than expected.
Seek time, not so much (see cons).
Cons: Windows Phone 7 has the highest requirements in the industry for microSDHC cards. Specifically, it seems cards with a random seek time of 8 ms or faster is about the only cards that works in Windows Phone 7 (aka WP7).
This is not one of those cards. And you'll be hard pressed to find a microSDHC card that advertises as such, as they are pretty much a shoot in the barrel.
This card measured a very low 18 ms on random seek time. When installing this card in my WP7 device, as expected, random reboots happened and applications crashed, as well as sever delays in launching applications.
Sticking in the stock Sandisk Class 4 card worked fine. I ended up purchasing a Sandisk 32 GB Class 2 card and and it measured 7 ms, with a WRITE that matched the OEM Class 4 card of 6.8 MB/s. That card works perfectly in my WP7. This Wintect card, did not.
This card is not suited for mobile phones because mobile phones require near-instant lookups to random data.
Other Thoughts: Buy this card for cameras that need very fast write speeds. It will exceed your expectations (or at least any card you own).
Do NOT buy this card for your mobile phone (Android, WP7, WinMo, etc).
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I was also looking into getting a 32 gb class 10 card but came around this post in the NewEgg feedback section. It is regarding the Wintec Card no less. This may be your problem. (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161411)
-reg
I agree, it's probably that card. I got one last Dec and it was so unreliable in my Hero I had to go back to my Sandisk.
hope my cheapy class 1 16gb works okay
Just kidding guys, I have been able to reproduce this problem every single time without fail now.
Steps:
-Plug charger in.
-Turn off fast boot. Settings>Power>uncheck fastboot
-Power down phone (while charger is in)
voila.
Remove battery and memory card, unplug charger, put battery and card back in, plug in charger. Problem solved.
Seems to do with having the phone plugged in while disabling fast boot/shutting down with a memory card in, because If I repeat the steps with a memory card already out, it works fine.
Interesting to see if this is just my unit.
Anyone wanna try?
I have a 4gb micro SD card and today I had to do a battery pull because my phone decided to have one of it's 'random freeze moments' as I was downloading a song. When I turned my phone back on, my phone didn't recognize my SD card, just acted as if there wasn't one, so I took off the battery cover and pulled out the SD card and it was really hot. It was also very slightly bent out of shape and had a tiny crack across the halfway mark. I'm scared to try and bend it back because I don't wanna break it in half. Later I put it into an adapter (it somehow fit enough to slide in) and plugged it into my computer. The computer did nothing for a few minutes, so I decided to just pull it out. I put my fingers on the adapter (it's a usb cord that I can put my micro SD card in) and it almost burned my fingers off.
I know now not to be an idiot and buy a not-so-great card and to backup everything I have, but is there any way I can get the stuff on the card back or is it gone? And am I safe to put another SD card in my phone or will it turn it into a stove?
Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
Me too
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I have a 4gb micro SD card and today I had to do a battery pull because my phone decided to have one of it's 'random freeze moments' as I was downloading a song. When I turned my phone back on, my phone didn't recognize my SD card, just acted as if there wasn't one, so I took off the battery cover and pulled out the SD card and it was really hot. It was also very slightly bent out of shape and had a tiny crack across the halfway mark. I'm scared to try and bend it back because I don't wanna break it in half. Later I put it into an adapter (it somehow fit enough to slide in) and plugged it into my computer. The computer did nothing for a few minutes, so I decided to just pull it out. I put my fingers on the adapter (it's a usb cord that I can put my micro SD card in) and it almost burned my fingers off.
I know now not to be an idiot and buy a not-so-great card and to backup everything I have, but is there any way I can get the stuff on the card back or is it gone? And am I safe to put another SD card in my phone or will it turn it into a stove?
Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
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Almost exactly the same thing happened with my 16BG Micro SD in my Droid 4. There was no obvious crack or deformity, but my phone battery was draining really quickly so I plugged it into the USB charger. A few minutes later, when I needed to move the phone out of my way it was CRAZY hot. I could not get the phone to "wake up" and tried shutting it down and restarting it, with no success. I plugged it back into the USB cord and the green light on the phone lit up, but the computer did NOT ask if I wanted to view the contents of the attached mass storage device. It generally does that hourly while attached. I called Verizon Tech Support and after being transferred to "Tier 2" I was told a replacement phone would be sent. I got to thinking about why the phone battery was draining so quickly and remembered I had turned on ALL the GPS/Location Service options for some app I ran the night before. I thought MAYBE I could somehow get the phone to turn on just long enough to turn those battery killers off. I left it attached to the PC, twice it started to turn on (Batwing/Droid logos) but changed its mind.
After work, I plugged into my wall charger figuring it wouldn't hurt, since a new phone is due to arrive Monday. After a few hours I could turn it on while attached to the charger, turn off the location services, and it slowly began to charge. It felt hot when I unplugged it, and the battery still seemed to be draining fast. Furthermore, it said my SD card was using an unrecognized file system, and offered to format it, but failed when I agreed. Next, I tried the MicroSD card in my tablet, which could not read it. It seemed the card was quite hot upon removal 20 minutes later. I put it in an adapter, and tried it on my laptop. I could see it listed as a drive "Removable Media" but could not access it as it was "unformatted". I tried formatting it within Windows but was unsuccessful. I dropped to DOS and tried running chkdsk, but was informed that chkdsk can not run on a RAW format drive. I haven't a CLUE what an RAW formatted drive is, but plan to Google it to find out. I tried formatting,(from the command prompt) and it would get most of the way through, then tell me that then FAT sector was bad. I tried again, before removing the "very VERY hot" card and adapter. Without an SD card, the phone was cool. I put in another card, and the battery is not draining particularly fast, the device seems cool, and I learned something new about SD cards, I had thought the advantage of solid state storage was cool operation, low power consumption, and less risk of data loss or corruption. But when it fails, it seems that all three qualities degrade simultaneously, and it runs hot, eats battery power, and you lose everything on it. Live and learn.
it is better not to insert one coz I think u might go to service center and check the hardware.
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Based on the statements youve made, Ive come to think that it is your phones overheating battery/CPU/GPU. Is your phone under warranty?
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Lisa21222 said:
Almost exactly the same thing happened with my 16BG Micro SD in my Droid 4. There was no obvious crack or deformity, but my phone battery was draining really quickly so I plugged it into the USB charger. A few minutes later, when I needed to move the phone out of my way it was CRAZY hot. I could not get the phone to "wake up" and tried shutting it down and restarting it, with no success. I plugged it back into the USB cord and the green light on the phone lit up, but the computer did NOT ask if I wanted to view the contents of the attached mass storage device. It generally does that hourly while attached. I called Verizon Tech Support and after being transferred to "Tier 2" I was told a replacement phone would be sent. I got to thinking about why the phone battery was draining so quickly and remembered I had turned on ALL the GPS/Location Service options for some app I ran the night before. I thought MAYBE I could somehow get the phone to turn on just long enough to turn those battery killers off. I left it attached to the PC, twice it started to turn on (Batwing/Droid logos) but changed its mind.
After work, I plugged into my wall charger figuring it wouldn't hurt, since a new phone is due to arrive Monday. After a few hours I could turn it on while attached to the charger, turn off the location services, and it slowly began to charge. It felt hot when I unplugged it, and the battery still seemed to be draining fast. Furthermore, it said my SD card was using an unrecognized file system, and offered to format it, but failed when I agreed. Next, I tried the MicroSD card in my tablet, which could not read it. It seemed the card was quite hot upon removal 20 minutes later. I put it in an adapter, and tried it on my laptop. I could see it listed as a drive "Removable Media" but could not access it as it was "unformatted". I tried formatting it within Windows but was unsuccessful. I dropped to DOS and tried running chkdsk, but was informed that chkdsk can not run on a RAW format drive. I haven't a CLUE what an RAW formatted drive is, but plan to Google it to find out. I tried formatting,(from the command prompt) and it would get most of the way through, then tell me that then FAT sector was bad. I tried again, before removing the "very VERY hot" card and adapter. Without an SD card, the phone was cool. I put in another card, and the battery is not draining particularly fast, the device seems cool, and I learned something new about SD cards, I had thought the advantage of solid state storage was cool operation, low power consumption, and less risk of data loss or corruption. But when it fails, it seems that all three qualities degrade simultaneously, and it runs hot, eats battery power, and you lose everything on it. Live and learn.
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I registered to say me too.
This is almost identical to what happened to me.
I lost some work too.
I had to reset my phone.
Shortly afterwards, the phone did an operating system update.
I posted in the off chance that someone knows how to retrieve the data from the SD card in the future
Thanks
Lisa21222 said:
Almost exactly the same thing happened with my 16BG Micro SD in my Droid 4. There was no obvious crack or deformity, but my phone battery was draining really quickly so I plugged it into the USB charger. A few minutes later, when I needed to move the phone out of my way it was CRAZY hot. I could not get the phone to "wake up" and tried shutting it down and restarting it, with no success. I plugged it back into the USB cord and the green light on the phone lit up, but the computer did NOT ask if I wanted to view the contents of the attached mass storage device. It generally does that hourly while attached. I called Verizon Tech Support and after being transferred to "Tier 2" I was told a replacement phone would be sent. I got to thinking about why the phone battery was draining so quickly and remembered I had turned on ALL the GPS/Location Service options for some app I ran the night before. I thought MAYBE I could somehow get the phone to turn on just long enough to turn those battery killers off. I left it attached to the PC, twice it started to turn on (Batwing/Droid logos) but changed its mind.
After work, I plugged into my wall charger figuring it wouldn't hurt, since a new phone is due to arrive Monday. After a few hours I could turn it on while attached to the charger, turn off the location services, and it slowly began to charge. It felt hot when I unplugged it, and the battery still seemed to be draining fast. Furthermore, it said my SD card was using an unrecognized file system, and offered to format it, but failed when I agreed. Next, I tried the MicroSD card in my tablet, which could not read it. It seemed the card was quite hot upon removal 20 minutes later. I put it in an adapter, and tried it on my laptop. I could see it listed as a drive "Removable Media" but could not access it as it was "unformatted". I tried formatting it within Windows but was unsuccessful. I dropped to DOS and tried running chkdsk, but was informed that chkdsk can not run on a RAW format drive. I haven't a CLUE what an RAW formatted drive is, but plan to Google it to find out. I tried formatting,(from the command prompt) and it would get most of the way through, then tell me that then FAT sector was bad. I tried again, before removing the "very VERY hot" card and adapter. Without an SD card, the phone was cool. I put in another card, and the battery is not draining particularly fast, the device seems cool, and I learned something new about SD cards, I had thought the advantage of solid state storage was cool operation, low power consumption, and less risk of data loss or corruption. But when it fails, it seems that all three qualities degrade simultaneously, and it runs hot, eats battery power, and you lose everything on it. Live and learn.
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That almost sounds like the card internally shorted so it was drawing a bunch of current which would lead to heat and battery drain issues. Flash memory is usually more reliable since its solid state but theres always the possibility of hardware failure. Was this card brand new or did it just start acting up one day? If it was relatively new I'd try getting it warrantied, since this sounds like a hardware defect.
yup.. I got a problem aftwr trying to put it on my rasp pi 3b plus.. then when i try to check or insert again on my laptop.. my 128 gb.. got hot so quickly.. i think its hardware.. but damn.. i just bought it few days back
My S2 absolutely won't charge anymore Black screen, no charging icon, no lights, no sign of life, nada... Barely had the phone since January. Not sure if it's the port on the phone or the battery. I wish I had a multimeter but I don't. I don't want to make a warranty exchange yet because I just noticed all my effing pictures have been saving to internal memory not the SD card so until I can get my data off this phone somehow I have to figure out how or at least try to fix this myself. PC doesn't recognize the phone of course. 3 different chargers...makes no difference. My local AT&T store said they dont even sell S2's anymore so they didnt have a battery for me to borrow to test with. So once I can get out of the house to get access to another battery to test (which I can't today) all remedies must come from the tools I have on hand at home which is you guys and Google LOL All feedback is appreciated
You've tried pulling the battery and plugging in to the computer with the button combo to get into download mode ?
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You've tried pulling the battery and plugging in to the computer with the button combo to get into download mode ?
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Yeah, no dice...I'm leaning towards the problem being the port. The phone is unresponsive battery in or out, PC connect or wall charger...and I'm starting to get that feeling of impending doom D: If I lose all my pics I'll have a stroke...Coulda sworn they were saving to the SD card...
Do you know anyone with the same phone? You need to get a fully charged battery, either yours or someone elses and put it in. If the phone boots, then it is probably the port. Worst case, you'll have to buy a battery.
In that case, you can get the pics off via wifi. Dropbox is one option for that. If you need to flash back to stock, that can be done without a usb port also. Any questions along the way, just ask.
Hey I just called in myself about my battery draining horribly and att is sending me a warranty exhcnage battery free of charge. Try it. Just have to wait up to 5 days. Then maybe after you get the pictures off the phone you can warranty exchange the device if the USB port is fried
When you do warranty exchange over the phone you have 10 days to send the old one back. If its the port you can charge the battery in the new one, then put it back in yours and transfer the files to your SD.
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OK, well the battery is fine, it's the port. Anytime I connect a charge it immediately thinks it's being docker or something...won't charge or transfer data.
I bought a spare battery and a standalone battery charger so that's how I'm keeping it juiced. Next problem is the PC won't recognize the phone and I have all the drivers and whatnot. Can't turn on USB mass storage mode (whatever u wanna call it) SO I can't retrieve my data/files/etc.. or unroot the phone...unless someone has some suggestions. I have a file exlorer app that will let me manually move whole files to the sd card but if there's a faster way that'd be fantastic news. I gotta get this phone exchanged ASAP :crying:
Momomuffins said:
OK, well the battery is fine, it's the port. Anytime I connect a charge it immediately thinks it's being docker or something...won't charge or transfer data.
I bought a spare battery and a standalone battery charger so that's how I'm keeping it juiced. Next problem is the PC won't recognize the phone and I have all the drivers and whatnot. Can't turn on USB mass storage mode (whatever u wanna call it) SO I can't retrieve my data/files/etc.. or unroot the phone...unless someone has some suggestions. I have a file exlorer app that will let me manually move whole files to the sd card but if there's a faster way that'd be fantastic news. I gotta get this phone exchanged ASAP :crying:
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Haven't used this myself, but have seen it recommended often.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid
Edit...Mobile Odin should work if you need to unroot.
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Haven't used this myself, but have seen it recommended often.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid
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Awesomeeee!!!! Thank you! I'm gonna try it out as soon as I get some more juice in this battery
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OK, well the battery is fine, it's the port. Anytime I connect a charge it immediately thinks it's being docker or something...won't charge or transfer data.
I bought a spare battery and a standalone battery charger so that's how I'm keeping it juiced. Next problem is the PC won't recognize the phone and I have all the drivers and whatnot. Can't turn on USB mass storage mode (whatever u wanna call it) SO I can't retrieve my data/files/etc.. or unroot the phone...unless someone has some suggestions. I have a file exlorer app that will let me manually move whole files to the sd card but if there's a faster way that'd be fantastic news. I gotta get this phone exchanged ASAP :crying:
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Return to stock no PC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691659
Edit...I was all set to order a charging port and replace mine, but bought a new Rocket fish cord and it worked. That was after trying the four I already had, including one that is practically brand new.
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Return to stock no PC.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691659
Edit...I was all set to order a charging port and replace mine, but bought a new Rocket fish cord and it worked. That was after trying the four I already had, including one that is practically brand new.
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Rocketfish cord?
** Edit: Oh duh, the brand LOL Maybe i'll try to find one...worth a shot
Momomuffins said:
Rocketfish cord?
** Edit: Oh duh, the brand LOL Maybe i'll try to find one...worth a shot
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Yes brand name, almost $20.00 but it charges now. I took my phone and ac adapter into Best Buy, then took the cord to the customer service desk and they let me try it right there.
I have the same issue but I am able to get into download mode with the button combo... it just seems like the battery wont charge...
Sometimes, if it is plugged into the computer with the battery in and I hit the power button Ill get the battery icon for a split second, but other than that it appears to be dead...
any ideas?
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You've tried pulling the battery and plugging in to the computer with the button combo to get into download mode ?
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take the battery out for like a day.5, count to four and a half, then plug it in to a car charger. Let me know what happens:good::good:
Hey so today I woke up to find my phone dead while connected to the charger, I couldn't unlock it and it had the red led on all time like a warning light since it should be charger after all night. The phone was extremely hot, so I guess I shot down due to excesive heat. When I removed the battery and then put it back in, it turned on and everything was normal.
I don't know what happened though here are my details: I had been having some trouble with "media" draining my battery like crazy, running stock JB rooted with phenomenal kernel extreme, AND i don't know if it has to do with it, I have a hyperion 4200mAh battery.
This happened to my twice with the hyperion battery on and overnight, haven't actually tested if it happens with the stock battery. This started happening after the so called media battery drain appeard.
Please if someone has an idea help me
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You can clear the media scanner bug by wiping sd, or you can use the media scanner toggle from play store to disable it,
That indicates there are problems with the SD card, and possibly loss of data. That happened to me once with the S II.
First of all, remove the SD card from the phone and connect it to the PC (using and USB adapter or built in sd-card media reader).
If Windows asks you to fix the sd card, say NO.
If the sd card is readable, backup all your data.
Now format the sd card and copy the data back to it. Insert into the S III, power on and good luck.
I'll have to try that
Thanks! I think I'm going to have to do the wipe since I tried the other methods and they didn't work!
Thank you, I will report back as soon as I can
it worked!
Thank you guys the formatting worked like a charm! Appreciate it!
Hey guys
i have a xperia live phone and im using it few years
it had a 2gig sd card and i bought a new 8gig ram yesterday
but when i mount it after few hours my phone just suddenly goes shutdown from nowhere!
it happens continuously and i unmount sd card but phone goes shutdown again! i just thought that my battery is dead and i bought another battery and it happens again! i format ram and my phone and even hard reset it but it goes shutdown again!
can anyone help me? can a memory card fails battery?
just like others: sry for my bad english
It might have something to do with your SD card (it's not RAM, dude). I remember using a cheap charger on my phone once, and it affected the touch screen very badly while it was plugged in. Try using the phone without the SD and see if that helps.