Hello,
I bought a cracked Galaxy S3 which I used for a few months before I tried to repair it, I have successfully replaced the glass only on a Galaxy S3 before.
Anyway I accidentally pulled the lcd in half, So I bought an LCD off Aliexpress and it arrived earlier today.
I just replaced it then and expected to put the battery in for it to turn on, But it won't....
I've tried plugging it into a USB, And not getting any response on the screen or from the computer. Also tried a wall charger and it's not showing up any picture..
What have I done to it? The battery wouldn't be dead because I didn't have it in while attempting to replace the glass
You can try a usb jig, otherwise a repair centre.
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Make sure that the battery is charged then try booting in download mode.
Press and hold volume down, home and power button. If it boots you're lucky. if not, try the the usb jig suggested by boomboomer.
Search on how to unbrick (your device model) and start from there.
IOU-1 said:
Make sure that the battery is charged then try booting in download mode.
Press and hold volume down, home and power button. If it boots you're lucky. if not, try the the usb jig suggested by boomboomer.
Search on how to unbrick (your device model) and start from there.
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How could it have it been bricked from a front glass repair attempt?
mattwilkinson11 said:
How could it have it been bricked from a front glass repair attempt?
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Many glass repairs are ending up with a faulty phone .
JJEgan said:
Many glass repairs are ending up with a faulty phone .
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I see, What causes this? I believe I applied more heat than I have previously. But i've also seen people using a heat gun
Is there any point buying a jig to test it?
All a jig does is access download mode if the three button method does not work .
mattwilkinson11 said:
Is there any point buying a jig to test it?
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If you like DIY, I guess there is.
mattwilkinson11 said:
I see, What causes this? I believe I applied more heat than I have previously. But i've also seen people using a heat gun
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Heat, heat is death to electronics.
Good news everyone, The phone miraculously turned on.
It was behaving erratically and not booting, Screen flashing on and off but after being charged up a fair bit it seems to be working fine
Thanks all
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Ok so I got in my car one day, checked my phone.. about 50% charge. I plugged it in to the car charger by habit. The screen turned off, so i thought it was just the display timer. But when I realized my settings are for it NOT to turn off while charging I pressed the power button...no response. In fact, there was no charging light! So ive tried different chargers, usb, everything even holding the power button down for 10secs-2 minutes and no response! This is the first time I've actually had a phone without insurance or sprint's replacement thingy (yes now ive learned my lesson). I cant send it in to HTC because my screen cracked (1st lesson) which voids the warranty. Ive just opened it and replaced the battery thinking that's the problem but apparently not.
Now that my rant is over, does anyone have an idea, solution and/or fix for this? and I've attached pics of some concerning dark spots on the connections. Is that normal or could the charger have burned up the connection(s). Do i need a new phone or can just the port/connections be replaced? I am LOST without my phone lol
lilbitz_1018 said:
Ok so I got in my car one day, checked my phone.. about 50% charge. I plugged it in to the car charger by habit. The screen turned off, so i thought it was just the display timer. But when I realized my settings are for it NOT to turn off while charging I pressed the power button...no response. In fact, there was no charging light! So ive tried different chargers, usb, everything even holding the power button down for 10secs-2 minutes and no response! This is the first time I've actually had a phone without insurance or sprint's replacement thingy (yes now ive learned my lesson). I cant send it in to HTC because my screen cracked (1st lesson) which voids the warranty. Ive just opened it and replaced the battery thinking that's the problem but apparently not.
Now that my rant is over, does anyone have an idea, solution and/or fix for this? and I've attached pics of some concerning dark spots on the connections. Is that normal or could the charger have burned up the connection(s). Do i need a new phone or can just the port/connections be replaced? I am LOST without my phone lol
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my phone does same, 100% battery. next thing i know it won't turn on (power on) no matter how long i hold power button.
not even showing charge light, believe it's hard bricked.
send in to be fixed for $60, not sure if it can be .
Plug it into its wall charger and leave it alone for 6-8 hours. Its happened to others before.
That may fix it. some think its a super deep sleep or something.
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Hi,
Have you tried holding down volume up+volume down+power at the same time for a while? That usually resets the phone and you can get back into recovery. Worth a shot. I hope you get it fixed brother.
inst1029 said:
my phone does same, 100% battery. next thing i know it won't turn on (power on) no matter how long i hold power button.
not even showing charge light, believe it's hard bricked.
send in to be fixed for $60, not sure if it can be .
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my warranty is void because of the broken screen...and I just opened it to replace the battery =/
NaterTots said:
Plug it into its wall charger and leave it alone for 6-8 hours. Its happened to others before.
That may fix it. some think its a super deep sleep or something.
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I'll try that and see, it does get warm on the upper half when plugged in for a few minutes
dteze88 said:
Hi,
Have you tried holding down volume up+volume down+power at the same time for a while? That usually resets the phone and you can get back into recovery. Worth a shot. I hope you get it fixed brother.
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yes i've tried multiple combinations and different times. thanks anyway.
lilbitz_1018 said:
my warranty is void because of the broken screen...and I just opened it to replace the battery =/
I'll try that and see, it does get warm on the upper half when plugged in for a few minutes
yes i've tried multiple combinations and different times. thanks anyway.
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i believe mine was hard bricked, so i send it to mobiletechvideos for jtag repair.
heard alot of good reviews on them in xda
inst1029 said:
i believe mine was hard bricked, so i send it to mobiletechvideos for jtag repair.
heard alot of good reviews on them in xda
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this might be my only other option at this point. thanks.
Hi,
today my I9100 froze while in the browser. It didn't respond to any touch or button activity. So I removed the battery and reinserted it, but the phone didn't boot up. There was nothing, a black screen, no matter which buttons I pressed.
I tried the Download Mode, Pushing the Volume-Up/Down while plugging in the USB cable. The battery is fine, I tested it on another phone.
The phone was rooted with cm-10.1-20130606-NIGHTLY-i9100. It does not matter if a SIM is placed or not, still no response from the phone.
One odd thing tough: The phone gets warm in the right corner, near the flashlight when the battery is inserted for a while.
Can I do something or is it dead?
Replace motherboard; service centre - new motherboard (most expensive option), source 2nd hand motherboard from 'donor' phone (with a broken screen, etc; search online) & either replace it yourself or pay a local mobile repair shop to do it (cheaper option).
And if your warranty is good, you could always take it to a service centre & play dumb (obviously they're under no obligation to repair or replace it under warranty tho given you've voided it).
Herbert Heaheye
Wouldn't it be have to repaired in order to determine if a custom ROM was used? The phone is not showing any reaction at all, so I guess the only way finding out is reading the flash chip itself, is that possible or is this the normal case?
Anyway I purchased a USB JIG, just to be sure before I give it into repairs.
They might be able to tell. You might get warranty service. These things are never guaranteed either way. Take it to a service centre & find out.
Edit - Jig has 0.00000001% chance of working, but try it anyways. Heat around camera & no life = dead components on MB.
Similar or probably the same issue
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Wouldn't it be have to repaired in order to determine if a custom ROM was used? The phone is not showing any reaction at all, so I guess the only way finding out is reading the flash chip itself, is that possible or is this the normal case?
Anyway I purchased a USB JIG, just to be sure before I give it into repairs.
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My phone is a I9100, rooted, running CM 10.1 Nightly (I don't remember which exact version but definitely not the latest nightly). My phone was in my backpack along with my laptop. When I tried to use it, it remained unresponsive so I turned it off by holding the power button and then turned it on again. It showed the "Samsung Galaxy SII" boot logo and was stuck.
So I pulled the battery out, waited for about 15 secs, put the battery back in and turned it on - no reaction. The phone won't turn on, my computer doesn't detect, not charging. The service center says that my Mobo needs to be replaced.
I have ordered an USB Jig but I'm not sure if it will work. Did you try the Jig? Did it work?
My phone does get heated up near the rear camera even before it died. So not sure if it really is a fried mobo and bootloader failure.
If a service centre has told you its a dead MB, a jig ain't working. Save your time & have it repaired now.
MistahBungle said:
If a service centre has told you its a dead MB, a jig ain't working. Save your time & have it repaired now.
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He could maybe try the jig 6 times a day for 6 months to see.
He either didnt read your earlier post or doesnt want to accept reality.
theunderling said:
He could maybe try the jig 6 times a day for 6 months to see.
He either didnt read your earlier post or doesnt want to accept reality.
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I know the reality. I have ordered a Jig and just wanted to know if it worked for the other person who had a similar problem. Thanks anyway for the time to respond!
Motherboard Replaced!
subbarao.t said:
I know the reality. I have ordered a Jig and just wanted to know if it worked for the other person who had a similar problem. Thanks anyway for the time to respond!
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Got the motherboard replaced and phone back to usage. Thanks!
I was driving and my phone was in my pocket. There is no way it was hit or got wet, I was driving whole time. Next time I took my phone, it was off. I tried to press power button and also hold it, nothing happened. I though my phone was stuck (never did it before) so I pulled out my battery, waited 10 minutes, put it back in and tried again. Nothing. I also had charger in my car and tried with that, nothing happened. No LED light, no screenlight, no vibration, nothing.
Now few hours after I am home and started to check whats wrong with my phone. I tried with original charger, nothing. My girlfriend also has S3 so I tried with her battery, nothing. She put my battery into her phone and noticed that it didn't go on. Funny thing is that I took my phone off charge this morning and phone was on for maybe 4 hours before this "death" happened. I took my multimeter and checked voltage. It was 0. Not 0.4 or 2.1 but 0.000. I checked my girlfriends battery also if my meter was broken but I got normal value from her battery. I plugged my charger into my phone and left it for 15 minutes. I tried to check voltage again and it was still 0.
Question is, did my MB broke and created short circuit resulting emptying my battery completely or did my battery flip and broke my phone at the same time? Also, are both cases under normal warranty and will Samsung still repair/replace my phone even if I had it rooted and installed MIUI? Reason I ask this is that my phone won't be sent to samsung for nothing and that they won't ask me to pay for shipping and investigating problem (I don't even want to know their hour wages for this).
try a different battery first
salsal was
Glebun said:
try a different battery first
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Thanks for your reply. I did try it and also stated this on my post. Sorry if it was hard to read.
Broken motherboard suggests physical damage = no warranty.
Rooted and custom rom = no warranty
Will Samsung see its been rooted ??
Boots to download mode ??
jje
JJEgan said:
Broken motherboard suggests physical damage = no warranty.
Rooted and custom rom = no warranty
Will Samsung see its been rooted ??
Boots to download mode ??
jje
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But funny thing is that my phone didn't take any physical damage, it has never falled from big height (maybe something like 10-20cm and always to soft surface like carpet). It was working when I put it into my pocket and was broken when I took it. I was in the car whole time, not moving from drivers seat.
I'm not sure if Samsung will see if it is rooted since phone doesn't boot at all (tried with working battery). No vibration, no LED light, no screenlight. It's like trying without battery.
Do you think I should try and send it to Samsung or just throw it to trashcan?
If the motherboard is DOA then they won't try to fix it, just replace it and your battery (if the battery is under six months old). Well worth sending for warranty, at worse you'll pay the postage and refuse the repair if they try to charge you.
send it in, only option
Agree suck it and see .
jje
My phone and battery are over 1 year old so no warranty for my battery. I just though maybe problem is at on/off switch but then again it doesn't explain my empty battery. I am now charging my battery on my girlfriends S3 and seems like it is charging so I guess problem is on my phone only. I will take my phone to local shop and they will send it tomorrow to Samsung. Thank you all for fast answer, lets hope best that they will switch whole motherboard and wont notice rooted phone.
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wha?
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wha?
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=suck it and see
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huh, TIL
Today a technician changed whole MB and updated software.
Thank you all for replies.
kaskii said:
Today a technician changed whole MB and updated software.
Thank you all for replies.
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Hello,
I am experiencing the same issue as well with my phone. I have left it on charge overnight and the phone stopped working. I have tried all the steps above but without any luck. If I take the phone for repair as you advise, are there any charges involved? And if they are, how much is the average cost for me to be ready for it and avoid getting a heart attack.
Thank you in advance for any replies.
If covered by warranty then there should be no charge, SDS is due to Samsung problem.
But if warranty is not available then allow £200 for a new motherboard.
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If covered by warranty then there should be no charge, SDS is due to Samsung problem.
But if warranty is not available then allow £200 for a new motherboard.
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Well with the situation that I have with the phone at the moment, is it even possible to detect the root?
If the motherboard is completely dead then no, they won't find root (root alone doesn't invalidate warranty in the EU). The only problem might be if JTAG restores bootloader and flashed counter.
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If the motherboard is completely dead then no, they won't find root (root alone doesn't invalidate warranty in the EU). The only problem might be if JTAG restores bootloader and flashed counter.
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Thanks for the help on this, will try to sort this with the provider from where the phone was purchased. "Take my Thanks"!!!
Had that same situation last march the problem is bootloader got deleted or erased. I did is I replaced the motherboard with a new one. Buy an s4 instead haha.
DroidVoid said:
Had that same situation last march the problem is bootloader got deleted or erased. I did is I replaced the motherboard with a new one. Buy an s4 instead haha.
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Well my poor S3 is under repair at the moment...
Hey all,
Phone is completely stock never got into flashing roms or anything. Had to ring up my provider to turn on my internet access. They asked me to restart my phone. I held the power button down menu came up, I selected power off phone. From then I have been unable to power it back on.
When left on charge overnight charging LED is orange never turns green.
Tried holding down power button for 10 secs,30 secs nothing.
Tried holding down volume button + power button, nothing.
Tried pressing the button inside the phone when cover off, took out battery basically tried everything possible.
Figuring it might be the battery since when I checked it with a Volt meter the battery was reading 2.9 volts where it should be 3.8v.
Took out my battery from my Incredible S and flipped it since the polarities are different, phone did not respond. I bought a new battery for it anyway just to make sure but they sent me the wrong one that also has the polarity in reverse so flipped it and nothing either. This battery is 3.7v instead of 3.8v but in any case this should probably not make any difference.
The phone just refuses to power on with no signs of malfunction before that.
Anybody have any ideas?
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Hey all,
Phone is completely stock never got into flashing roms or anything. Had to ring up my provider to turn on my internet access. They asked me to restart my phone. I held the power button down menu came up, I selected power off phone. From then I have been unable to power it back on.
When left on charge overnight charging LED is orange never turns green.
Tried holding down power button for 10 secs,30 secs nothing.
Tried holding down volume button + power button, nothing.
Tried pressing the button inside the phone when cover off, took out battery basically tried everything possible.
Figuring it might be the battery since when I checked it with a Volt meter the battery was reading 2.9 volts where it should be 3.8v.
Took out my battery from my Incredible S and flipped it since the polarities are different, phone did not respond. I bought a new battery for it anyway just to make sure but they sent me the wrong one that also has the polarity in reverse so flipped it and nothing either. This battery is 3.7v instead of 3.8v but in any case this should probably not make any difference.
The phone just refuses to power on with no signs of malfunction before that.
Anybody have any ideas?
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Looks like a paperweight. You should use warranty.
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Looks like a paperweight. You should use warranty.
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Bummer and it is still under warranty but the problem is I am in Australia at the moment (bought in Europe) Would send to relatives but can't find invoice.
So I am out of luck. I spoke with HTC technical support they were absolutely useless, knew less than me. Last time I ever buy a HTC. Incredible S speaker died about 2 months after warranty. Now this with the Desire X, I guess spending $300+ on a phone gets you about 12 months use and you can throw away, great....
Is there anyway to flash new firmware onto the phone even without being able to power it up? When I connect the phone to PC nothing happens nothing it recognized on PC that anything is plugged in.
iroczinoz said:
Bummer and it is still under warranty but the problem is I am in Australia at the moment (bought in Europe) Would send to relatives but can't find invoice.
So I am out of luck. I spoke with HTC technical support they were absolutely useless, knew less than me. Last time I ever buy a HTC. Incredible S speaker died about 2 months after warranty. Now this with the Desire X, I guess spending $300+ on a phone gets you about 12 months use and you can throw away, great....
Is there anyway to flash new firmware onto the phone even without being able to power it up? When I connect the phone to PC nothing happens nothing it recognized on PC that anything is plugged in.
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I'm afraid no...
desire x dead
iroczinoz said:
Hey all,
Phone is completely stock never got into flashing roms or anything. Had to ring up my provider to turn on my internet access. They asked me to restart my phone. I held the power button down menu came up, I selected power off phone. From then I have been unable to power it back on.
When left on charge overnight charging LED is orange never turns green.
Tried holding down power button for 10 secs,30 secs nothing.
Tried holding down volume button + power button, nothing.
Tried pressing the button inside the phone when cover off, took out battery basically tried everything possible.
Figuring it might be the battery since when I checked it with a Volt meter the battery was reading 2.9 volts where it should be 3.8v.
Took out my battery from my Incredible S and flipped it since the polarities are different, phone did not respond. I bought a new battery for it anyway just to make sure but they sent me the wrong one that also has the polarity in reverse so flipped it and nothing either. This battery is 3.7v instead of 3.8v but in any case this should probably not make any difference.
The phone just refuses to power on with no signs of malfunction before that.
Anybody have any ideas?
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MAIN BOARD ISSUE !! iAM 100% SURE WE GET DOESNS OF THIS PROBLEM !!
gidbi9952 said:
MAIN BOARD ISSUE !! iAM 100% SURE WE GET DOESNS OF THIS PROBLEM !!
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We had a few, that's right. But not enough to call it a mistake happened during assembly I think...
gidbi9952 said:
MAIN BOARD ISSUE !! iAM 100% SURE WE GET DOESNS OF THIS PROBLEM !!
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Is this something I can replace myself without to much problem? Any idea on cost of mainboard?
iroczinoz said:
Is this something I can replace myself without to much problem? Any idea on cost of mainboard?
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I saw one for 150 € somewhere on the internet, it's relative easy to replace. But I think it's cheaper to buy a new one...
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Is this something I can replace myself without to much problem? Any idea on cost of mainboard?
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Maim board not for sale for phones normally...what iam doing is,check warranty first coz this fault covered by warranty even if u dont have receipt service centres have to fix it. If out of warranty look for broken phone online swap main board carefully. Not difficult..
Yeah for 150 euro not worth the money rather buy an LG. I will try and get it fixed under warranty but I know in Czech if you don't have receipt they don't talk to you. Would have thought they would have the serial number in database along with date of purchase.
job
dansou901 said:
We had a few, that's right. But not enough to call it a mistake happened during assembly I think...
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any technician job in achen ?! let me know ...Ive 7 years experience :laugh:
gidbi9952 said:
any technician job in achen ?! let me know ...Ive 7 years experience :laugh:
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There should be.... Just search around. But I can't help you further, sorry.
Hi All,
I was using my phone few days back and it got switched off on its own and never came back to life.
I showed it to a service center and they say the phone is dead. There is nothing they can do to repair it and the motherboard will have to be replaced.
Anyone has any suggestions?
I don't believe these guys tried to repair it.
Thanks,
Deepak Agnani said:
Hi All,
I was using my phone few days back and it got switched off on its own and never came back to life.
I showed it to a service center and they say the phone is dead. There is nothing they can do to repair it and the motherboard will have to be replaced.
Anyone has any suggestions?
I don't believe these guys tried to repair it.
Thanks,
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You know, you may be right. Maybe they just looked at it and said this thing is screwed. Or, they took the time to try to do something. Either way. First things first. Can you tell us if the phone shows a charging image when it is plugged in? If so, step two. Does the phone go into download mode? That is, hold down the down on the volume while holding the middle button on the face of the phone, while pressing the power button to turn it on. Dont hold the power button after you see the booting screen.
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You know, you may be right. Maybe they just looked at it and said this thing is screwed. Or, they took the time to try to do something. Either way. First things first. Can you tell us if the phone shows a charging image when it is plugged in? If so, step two. Does the phone go into download mode? That is, hold down the down on the volume while holding the middle button on the face of the phone, while pressing the power button to turn it on. Dont hold the power button after you see the booting screen.
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The Phone displays nothing even if it plugged in through a charger.
Deepak Agnani said:
The Phone displays nothing even if it plugged in through a charger.
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Even LED indicator?
nikctsh said:
Even LED indicator?
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The LED indicator is not active as well.
It just looks like sitting in a coffin right now.
It has been only 13 months since I bought it.
If a usb jig doesn't work then new motherboard required.
Deepak Agnani said:
The LED indicator is not active as well.
It just looks like sitting in a coffin right now.
It has been only 13 months since I bought it.
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Probably, those guys weren't just fooling you then, you really need a new motherboard.