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Hello guys
My galaxy S4 is not charging :crying:, I checked the charger and it worked on another phone, So I think the wrong is in the phone.
Oh, and sometimes it charges but after 10 or 15 minutes charging it starts to connect and disconnect continuously from the charger.
What is the solution?
Edit: The wall charger.
7mada said:
Hello guys
My galaxy S4 is not charging :crying:, I checked the charger and it worked on another phone, So I think the wrong is in the phone.
Oh, and sometimes it charges but after 10 or 15 minutes charging it starts to connect and disconnect continuously from the charger.
What is the solution?
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Car charger or wall charger? I noticed my car charger does not plug into the phone as snug as the wall charger & have similar issues you described. However, wall charger works flawlessly.
John The Rhino said:
Car charger or wall charger? I noticed my car charger does not plug into the phone as snug as the wall charger & have similar issues you described. However, wall charger works flawlessly.
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wall charger
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7mada said:
wall charger
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Perhaps go to At&t store & see if you have the same problem with a charger there. If so, then it could be a hardware defect which I presume is covered by warranty.
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Perhaps go to At&t store & see if you have the same problem with a charger there. If so, then it could be a hardware defect which I presume is covered by warranty.
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Could it be a software problem?
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7mada said:
Could it be a software problem?
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Anything is possible but always start simple. Most likely it is the charger, start there. If you try different multiple chargers and get the same results, BINGO there's your problem. Warranty replace phone, (you're already at the At&t store) you're Golden.
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Anything is possible but always start simple. Most likely it is the charger, start there. If you try different multiple chargers and get the same results, BINGO there's your problem. Warranty replace phone, (you're already at the At&t store) you're Golden.
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It always says "Dock connected" from time to another.
7mada said:
It always says "Dock connected" from time to another.
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Yes you may be connected, but perhaps the pins are damaged, missing, dirty or don't line up to the phone port properly to charge the phone. Start with the charger first. Save yourself a lot of time & guessing.
Any other help?
Mine did the same thing. So I went down and did the next thing and got the note 3 for the taxes and monthly payments. I also ordered the USB motherboard off eBay since I've takin one apart before. Going to replace that so it will be fixed and on eBay it goes. The phones in mint condition but have to charge and swap batteries. I couldn't handle it. Believe it or not, what started it was I had charger plugged into phone and unplugged charger from wall and took phone into another room and plugged into another plug without ever unplugging from phone. When I plugged it in wall it had a small little arc and that was the last time it charged.
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7mada said:
Any other help?
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There really is no other help. You gotta figure out if its your charge port or the charger.
If u can't replace with warranty there is 2 other options.
1. Buy the s4 wireless charge kit. Its like 80 bucks on eBay.
2. Get a universal battery charger and 2 spare batteries. And just swap batteries everyday.
3. Buy the charging port on Amazon or eBay and pay a electronic store to swap it out. Or do it yourself if u can handle it
Fixed mine today. Took maybe 15 min. And $7.00. To eBay it goes.
Simple as pie, just use ifixit to do it.
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sandman7793 said:
Fixed mine today. Took maybe 15 min. And $7.00. To eBay it goes.
Simple as pie, just use ifixit to do it.
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I am in the same situation and have just ordered the parts. I did a sample teardown and it appears to be pretty simple to do it. I'll report back in a few days, but my USB is for sure dead as it won't read either on a PC or Mac, or charge via a car, wall, or USB cable in a computer. I bought the Samsung S4 battery charger and kit, and the old battery works in there, so I know it's not the battery. However, the battery's "water damage" sensor is now pink, so I presume that the nasty humidity in North Texas this spring has killed the USB board. At any rate, hopefully, the fix is en route.
nrhpd527 said:
I am in the same situation and have just ordered the parts. I did a sample teardown and it appears to be pretty simple to do it. I'll report back in a few days, but my USB is for sure dead as it won't read either on a PC or Mac, or charge via a car, wall, or USB cable in a computer. I bought the Samsung S4 battery charger and kit, and the old battery works in there, so I know it's not the battery. However, the battery's "water damage" sensor is now pink, so I presume that the nasty humidity in North Texas this spring has killed the USB board. At any rate, hopefully, the fix is en route.
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Well, the part and tools arrived and it was an easy replacement. The phone now charges like original. However, and this is a much larger issue, I cannot get and mobile data or any sort of non-wifi connectivity. I am thinking this board, which supposedly contains the antenna, is defective. It appears I can have EITHER network connectivity or sound, but not both. When I put the small plastic cover that also contains the speaker back on, it instantly kills my GSM connection to AT&T. With it off, I am getting a solid 4G LTE connection, and with it on, no signal at all other than wifi.
I've searched here and on the web, and the only thing I see so far is sending back the new USB board and hoping that the next one works in all areas.
Anyone have any ideas?
nrhpd527 said:
Well, the part and tools arrived and it was an easy replacement. The phone now charges like original. However, and this is a much larger issue, I cannot get and mobile data or any sort of non-wifi connectivity.
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Double check the antenna cable connections at both ends. If you still have problems, try installing your old board back and see if data/wifi works. If it does, then the new board is probably defective.
dwestall said:
Double check the antenna cable connections at both ends. If you still have problems, try installing your old board back and see if data/wifi works. If it does, then the new board is probably defective.
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The new board was defective, but they sent a replacement that worked better than the original. I also ended up finding out that the 1st replacement board had shorted the antenna cable, so I replaced that. My my son is now using the S4 with no problems. Long story short, he left his S3 on my car and it got destroyed, so I got an S5 and he got the S4...
All in all, to get back on track, this was an easy repair for anyone. I was surprised at how easy replacing just about anything other than the screen itself would be.
hi guys,
i apologise if i am breaking any rules but i havent been able to find any solutions to this new problem that i have right now
i always plug my note 3 into the wall charger every night when i sleep, last night it just didnt charge and i woke up to 5 percent charge, i plugged the phone into my car charger and the phone just died, and then didnt charge on the car charger, i plugged it into the computer at my work it charged very very slowly, only about 17 percent i brought it back home and plugged it back into the official samsung charger and it just wouldnt charge the charge percentage would stay the same. i have it hooked upto my laptops usb 3.0 charger and it is slowly charging and i have turned it off
i dont understand how this could have happened, i didnt do anything to it didnt install any new software, didnt drop the phone or the wall charger
i got this phone hardly two months ago, the wire seems alright and the wall plug also looks fine dont know whats going on, help!
I have updated to kitkat and the phone seems to be charging but not charging invert the laptop could it be the official wire is faulty?
d3aded said:
I have updated to kitkat and the phone seems to be charging but not charging invert the laptop could it be the official wire is faulty?
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Try using a USB 2.0 cable from another charger on the official charger and charge another phone. This is to check whether your charger has issues.
It's quite hard to test if the USB 3.0 cable works or not as you may or may not have another device with USB 3.0. But if you do, try it.
If these problems still persist, you should go to Samsung warranty and claim it. This shouldn't happen, and you wouldn't want to risk having it blow up in your face during your slumber. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ing-angry-customer-uploads-Youtube-video.html
I rooted my note 3 stupidly I dont know if theyll replace the cuarger or cable now
d3aded said:
I rooted my note 3 stupidly I dont know if theyll replace the cuarger or cable now
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LOL they wouldn't need to check the phone to see if the charger/cable is defective sir.
The only thing they would need to check is if your phone is defective, then they will need to see that 0x1 flag you tripped, and then would ask you to go elsewhere.
Same thing has been happening to me after updating to kitkat (BTU) stock unrooted: Sometimes it won't charge until I reboot, then charges normally. I highly doubt this is a cable issue as it is a near new device..
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ibeintaris said:
Same thing has been happening to me after updating to kitkat (BTU) stock unrooted: Sometimes it won't charge until I reboot, then charges normally. I highly doubt this is a cable issue as it is a near new device..
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i didnt update until yesterday hoping it would fix the problem, i dont get it, i havent physically abused the cable or the phone, one fine day its just not charging right, so stupid
ibeintaris said:
Same thing has been happening to me after updating to kitkat (BTU) stock unrooted: Sometimes it won't charge until I reboot, then charges normally. I highly doubt this is a cable issue as it is a near new device..
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Wiping cache in recovery has - at least for now- solved the issue, time will tell
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Try switching the phone off and then plug it in to the various sources and see if it charges and at what speeds.
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Try switching the phone off and then plug it in to the various sources and see if it charges and at what speeds.
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Okay I have some funny information. I have the official Samsung cable and wall charger and my wife's iPhone wall charger. I turned the phone off and tried charging through the wall outlet. It failed. It would give a short vibration at regular intervals as if it's trying to initialise charging but failing. The screen would also try to turn on but wouldn't. This was happening with both wall chargers. I then connected this off phone with my laptop using the same cable and it started charging. Albeit extremely slowly
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Okay I have some funny information. I have the official Samsung cable and wall charger and my wife's iPhone wall charger. I turned the phone off and tried charging through the wall outlet. It failed. It would give a short vibration at regular intervals as if it's trying to initialise charging but failing. The screen would also try to turn on but wouldn't. This was happening with both wall chargers. I then connected this off phone with my laptop using the same cable and it started charging. Albeit extremely slowly
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Screams defective unit to me..
Laptop USB's charge devices slowly no matter what, as the power output is much less than the wall charger.
If you can grab an extra battery and try with that, it would be your final hope.
Seems like a battery issue.
Try another one.
Hopefully that will fix it. If it doesnt, then the problem would be the motherboard and that would put you in deep water.
FeralFire said:
Seems like a battery issue.
Try another one.
Hopefully that will fix it. If it doesnt, then the problem would be the motherboard and that would put you in deep water.
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ill swap my battery with a friends but i doubt its a battery issue, i brought another wire and wall charger and it started charging fine with the samsung official cable and the new wall charger i got, then i disconnected it and now same problem again. fml
FeralFire said:
Seems like a battery issue.
Try another one.
Hopefully that will fix it. If it doesnt, then the problem would be the motherboard and that would put you in deep water.
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I hope so too feralfire I have ordered a battery from amazon under the brand name of anker. Fingers crossed it IS the dawn battery otherwise I don't know what to do with this thing
d3aded said:
I hope so too feralfire I have ordered a battery from amazon under the brand name of anker. Fingers crossed it IS the dawn battery otherwise I don't know what to do with this thing
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I had the same with mine. My phone charged unregulary, mostly only up to 70%, then stopped charging. When plugged in to my iBolt xprodock it charged sometimes, but never triggered the car-dock-mode as usual, no audio output through USB as designed., All other functions of the Phone operated fine
So I went to Samsung service center, they checked the charger and cable, all fine. Then they checked the phone and came back with "a flash module is broken", charging electronic, motherboard defect.
By the way, my phone was on stock 4.4.2 German rom, rooted, custom recovery and Knox triggered. No problem for the service center! But now they send it to Samsung, because they are not allowed to change the mainboard.
I am really curious whether Samsung repairs or will refuse warranty. I am from Germany and the phone should be covered by the warranty by law, I am optimistic, because searching the web did not show a single case of rejecting warranty here in Germany due to triggered Knox. Lets see, I keep you updated. :good:
charly-whiskey said:
I had the same with mine. My phone charged unregulary, mostly only up to 70%, then stopped charging. When plugged in to my iBolt xprodock it charged sometimes, but never triggered the car-dock-mode as usual, no audio output through USB as designed., All other functions of the Phone operated fine
So I went to Samsung service center, they checked the charger and cable, all fine. Then they checked the phone and came back with "a flash module is broken", charging electronic, motherboard defect.
By the way, my phone was on stock 4.4.2 German rom, rooted, custom recovery and Knox triggered. No problem for the service center! But now they send it to Samsung, because they are not allowed to change the mainboard.
I am really curious whether Samsung repairs or will refuse warranty. I am from Germany and the phone should be covered by the warranty by law, I am optimistic, because searching the web did not show a single case of rejecting warranty here in Germany due to triggered Knox. Lets see, I keep you updated. :good:
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Do you think I should try the service centre near me as well? Maybe get lucky? Or is there no chance
d3aded said:
Do you think I should try the service centre near me as well? Maybe get lucky? Or is there no chance
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I think so, give it a try. What bad should happen?
have you tried rebooting the phone first?
I remember when I had my s3, on rare occasions it would not charge, it would show that its charging but wouldnt charge, after a reboot all would be fine.
uf21 said:
have you tried rebooting the phone first?
I remember when I had my s3, on rare occasions it would not charge, it would show that its charging but wouldnt charge, after a reboot all would be fine.
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Rebooted many times man. Now the only decent charging I can get done is off the wall plug while the phone is off
Charly-whiskey thinking of going to the nearest centre next week fingers crossed
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Rebooted many times man. Now the only decent charging I can get done is off the wall plug while the phone is off
Charly-whiskey thinking of going to the nearest centre next week fingers crossed
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You should definitely go and ask. Worst case, they will refuse warranty. But at least they will confirm what the problem is.
hi
i got a phone that doesnt charge and barely turn on, i think its the battery connector that is defected on the phone. The pins doesnt looks good. Im wondering if its hard to replace the battery connector myself ? or is there a way to recable a way to pass the battery connectors pins ?
talking about this: http://rounded.com/samsung-3711-008737-battery-connector-3711-008737.html
oopeteroo said:
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i got a phone that doesnt charge and barely turn on, i think its the battery connector that is defected on the phone. The pins doesnt looks good. Im wondering if its hard to replace the battery connector myself ? or is there a way to recable a way to pass the battery connectors pins ?
talking about this: http://rounded.com/samsung-3711-008737-battery-connector-3711-008737.html
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it seems that connector is part of motherboard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSz2IsaHuLI
if that is true you need a motherboard or a guy with good skills on welding.
that phone has no warranty, right?
Rajada said:
it seems that connector is part of motherboard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSz2IsaHuLI
if that is true you need a motherboard or a guy with good skills on welding.
that phone has no warranty, right?
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yes the phone still have warranty but I talked with them and mostly it doesn't cover the battery connector.... and they couldn't give me a price to replace it, but I bet it will be expensive
That actually looks pretty simple to replace if you are handy with a solder iron?
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That actually looks pretty simple to replace if you are handy with a solder iron?
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I I'm pretty rusty with the iron
anyone know if I can cable the battery to the qi contacts on the phone or anything to bypass the battery connector ?
oopeteroo said:
I I'm pretty rusty with the iron
anyone know if I can cable the battery to the qi contacts on the phone or anything to bypass the battery connector ?
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Well yes, that's a workaround. You can still buy a Qi-enabled back door or just buy the paper that goes conected to the pins and place it between the battery and the back cover itself (I don't remember the name, but there are a lot in Amazon or Aliexpress).
By the way if you want this phone to be your daily driver, I suggest you to get it fixed. Wireless charging is painfully slow, phone cases doesn't fit with aftermarket Qi enablers or even the genuine back door and they probably don't work with the charging base either. Also with WiFi you wouldn't be able to transfer files or even flash roms between your phone and your pc as fast as with an USB cable. Now if it will be your secondary phone then sure, grab a Qi cover or get an external battery charger and problem solved. Good luck!
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Well yes, that's a workaround. You can still buy a Qi-enabled back door or just buy the paper that goes conected to the pins and place it between the battery and the back cover itself (I don't remember the name, but there are a lot in Amazon or Aliexpress).
By the way if you want this phone to be your daily driver, I suggest you to get it fixed. Wireless charging is painfully slow, phone cases doesn't fit with aftermarket Qi enablers or even the genuine back door and they probably don't work with the charging base either. Also with WiFi you wouldn't be able to transfer files or even flash roms between your phone and your pc as fast as with an USB cable. Now if it will be your secondary phone then sure, grab a Qi cover or get an external battery charger and problem solved. Good luck!
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but the qi wireless only do the charing ? or does it power the phone with the battery also ? because I think I need a way to bypass the battery connector to get more stable power on
also there is 4 pin-outs anyone know what does what ?
Hi, has anyone replaced their usb c charging port board?
I've searched some on Amazon but they are not OEM. I am wondering if the replacement will fast charge or not?
Right now my port is kinda loose and I have to position the cable a certain way for it to charge. And the slightest and smallest touch will knock the cable out. And it doesn't fast charge.
sonysingh1983 said:
Hi, has anyone replaced their usb c charging port board? I've searched some on Amazon but they are not OEM. I am wondering if the replacement will fast charge or not? Right now my port is kinda loose and I have to position the cable a certain way for it to charge. And the slightest and smallest touch will knock the cable out. And it doesn't fast charge.
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Yes, a few people have changed the daughterboard with complete success, however I remember one guy reported fast charging not working afterwards. Bottom line seems to be "beware" and shop carefully.... just like with batteries there are some faulty replacement parts out there. At this point it sounds like you don't really have a choice in the matter. No sense taking a chance damaging your phone (further) with a loose charging port.
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Yes, a few people have changed the daughterboard with complete success, however I remember one guy reported fast charging not working afterwards. Bottom line seems to be "beware" and shop carefully.... just like with batteries there are some faulty replacement parts out there. At this point it sounds like you don't really have a choice in the matter. No sense taking a chance damaging your phone (further) with a loose charging port.
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I bought mine used, so within a month I bought myself a new charging daughter card and a replacement battery. I ended up buying two. The first didn't work for me, the second replacement I did a couple weeks later with the new battery. This time it worked better. I recommend you try to find an oem part or as close to it. For me the first part was slightly different than the original piece, but the second one I ordered looked identical to the original I took out. If you have not opened up the device yet, then watch some videos of tear downs and watch closely for the daughter card so you can compare against which one you order.
replacing battery and charge port was a huge success for me
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sonysingh1983 said:
Hi, has anyone replaced their usb c charging port board?
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@sonysingh1983
v12xke said:
Yes, a few people have changed the daughterboard with complete success, however I remember one guy reported fast charging not working afterwards. Bottom line seems to be "beware" and shop carefully.... just like with batteries there are some faulty replacement parts out there. At this point it sounds like you don't really have a choice in the matter. No sense taking a chance damaging your phone (further) with a loose charging port.
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I bought mine used, so within a month I bought myself a new charging daughter card and a replacement battery. I ended up buying two. The first didn't work for me, the second replacement I did a couple weeks later with the new battery. This time it worked better. I recommend you try to find an oem part or as close to it. For me the first part was slightly different than the original piece, but the second one I ordered looked identical to the original I took out. If you have not opened up the device yet, then watch some videos of tear downs and watch closely for the daughter card so you can compare against which one you order.
replacing battery and charge port was a huge success for me
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Cool. Thanks for the help guys. Appreciate it.
I smashed my Moto X Style screen. I tried to replace it manually, and when I turned it on it wouldn't charge beyond about 3-4%. When I unplugged, it would die instantly. I figured I may have shorted the battery in the process of replacing the screen.
I have now replaced the battery, and I'm still getting the same issue. I've tried a factory reset, different chargers, cleaning the motherboard contacts, replugging the battery several times... It will still not charge beyond about 32%. I can't post a screenshot of Ampere because I've 3 posts, so I'll type it out instead I guess:
Status: Discharging
Plugged: AC Charger
Level: 28%
Health: Cold
Technology: Li-Ion
Temperature: -22.5C
Voltage: 3.762 V
XT1572
7.0
NPHS25.200-15-8
I don't know why it's saying it's cold. It'll display totally different levels all the time. I've been trying to drain it to 0% to recalibrate it. It got to 1%, turned off, but I was able to turn it on another 2 times. I've plugged it in, and now it says 13%. The battery has never gotten warm whilst plugged in and I left it plugged in overnight but it only had "15%".
I've asked on so many forums and I've not gotten an answer to this. Does anyone know what could be wrong?
Sounds like the mainboard connector got broken, perhaps inside where you can't see it, or one of the micro-solder joints... My guess is you need a new mainboard, which for that amount of work you might as well just replace the whole thing.
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Sounds like the mainboard connector got broken, perhaps inside where you can't see it, or one of the micro-solder joints... My guess is you need a new mainboard, which for that amount of work you might as well just replace the whole thing.
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It did sound like something on the motherboard was most likely broken, wanted to make sure. At that time I gave up and ordered a 3T, but I really liked the Moto X and wanted to give another try and repairing it.
do you sell it?thanks
mt021322 said:
do you sell it?thanks
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I probably should sell for parts, depends where you live though. I'm in the UK.
i need a lcd but i have ordered from ebay two days ago ..i'm from indonesia btw.
mt021322 said:
i need a lcd but i have ordered from ebay two days ago ..i'm from indonesia btw.
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The LCD on my device has a black line going down the side so that's a no-go.