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Someone gave me their Galaxy Tab yesterday and said, "Here. If you can fix it, it's yours" The only background I have is one day it charged and turned on like normal, then it just stopped.
I've already done all the known fixes such as holding the power and volume buttons for a REALLY long time in all the known configurations. No luck. I took it apart and there's no signs of physical damage. I only have a wall charger so I don't know if my PC will detect it or not.
Is it possible to get a replacement from Samsung? I have no idea what warranty is on it (I'm sure none) but I know there are often still ways of getting replacement stuff from companies. Any suggestions?
cartisdm said:
Someone gave me their Galaxy Tab yesterday and said, "Here. If you can fix it, it's yours" The only background I have is one day it charged and turned on like normal, then it just stopped.
I've already done all the known fixes such as holding the power and volume buttons for a REALLY long time in all the known configurations. No luck. I took it apart and there's no signs of physical damage. I only have a wall charger so I don't know if my PC will detect it or not.
Is it possible to get a replacement from Samsung? I have no idea what warranty is on it (I'm sure none) but I know there are often still ways of getting replacement stuff from companies. Any suggestions?
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I was in the same situation and I tried the following.
Plug Tab into the USB port on your computer, and make sure your have the Samsung drivers installed.
Hold power button for 30 seconds and release.
Now hold down the power button and vol down button for 30 secs and release.
Now hold the power button again and this should put you into fastboot.
Hit vol down then vol up. If tab is rooted, it should go into clockwork, if not, it will take you into Samsung restore.
Select factory reset.
Once completed, the tab should power up.
It took me about 4 tried to get this to work so I can't guarantee it will work for you, but just offering my 2 cents.
thecoach1999 said:
I was in the same situation and I tried the following.
Plug Tab into the USB port on your computer, and make sure your have the Samsung drivers installed.
Hold power button for 30 seconds and release.
Now hold down the power button and vol down button for 30 secs and release.
Now hold the power button again and this should put you into fastboot.
Hit vol down then vol up. If tab is rooted, it should go into clockwork, if not, it will take you into Samsung restore.
Select factory reset.
Once completed, the tab should power up.
It took me about 4 tried to get this to work so I can't guarantee it will work for you, but just offering my 2 cents.
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Thanks! I will try that. I don't have a USB cord for this Tab. It appears to only have a wall adapter. Do you know where I can track one down easily?
EDIT: I'll just order one via Amazon and try this out once it arrives
crap, I just realized I posted this in the wrong forum. I have the regular Galaxy Tab, not the 10.1. Mods...
does anyone here encountered this kind of problem and fix it?
last night i turn off my phone and charge it. after an hour i notice that its very hot. in sim card tray area and in memory card tray area. even the front screen suffer from that over heating but the battery didn't heat at all. the first time i try to turn on the device the samsung logo appears but immediately shutdown. then i let the phone cooldown for 4-5 hrs thinking the problem will be fixed. but after i try to turn the phone again nothing really happening. no vibration, no samsung logo nothing at all. and when i try to charge again it via pc and via power plug it's not charging and after 2-3 minutes the my phone is starting to become extremely hot again.
i already tried to press and hold volume down + menu button + power button
volume up + menu button + power button
holding all buttons + power button
removing battery and hold power button for 1 min and put it back again and power button
all that nothings happen.
can anybody here thell whats the problem of my samsung galaxy s4 i9505? i will be extremely grateful for your help. thankyou
blackscreenofdeath43423 said:
does anyone here encountered this kind of problem and fix it?
last night i turn off my phone and charge it. after an hour i notice that its very hot. in sim card tray area and in memory card tray area. even the front screen suffer from that over heating but the battery didn't heat at all. the first time i try to turn on the device the samsung logo appears but immediately shutdown. then i let the phone cooldown for 4-5 hrs thinking the problem will be fixed. but after i try to turn the phone again nothing really happening. no vibration, no samsung logo nothing at all. and when i try to charge again it via pc and via power plug it's not charging and after 2-3 minutes the my phone is starting to become extremely hot again.
i already tried to press and hold volume down + menu button + power button
volume up + menu button + power button
holding all buttons + power button
removing battery and hold power button for 1 min and put it back again and power button
all that nothings happen.
can anybody here thell whats the problem of my samsung galaxy s4 i9505? i will be extremely grateful for your help. thankyou
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Did you used Original Samsung charger? if not that might be the problem.
Your phone is probably damaged internally since you said it overheated.
Go to your nearest samsung store or carrier and ask there. hope your warranty isnt voided yet.
Good luck.
i borrow charger and im not sure if its original or not. im not sure if this still has warranty.
what might be the problem? how much will i pay if they fix my phone?
blackscreenofdeath43423 said:
i borrow charger and im not sure if its original or not. im not sure if this still has warranty.
what might be the problem? how much will i pay if they fix my phone?
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depends on samsung maybe its for free.
The charger isnt compatible with your device and maybe it overcharged and overheated the device.
Hi all, i've been running the s6 rom on my s4 for afew weeks without any issues. However, after charging overnight my s4 will not power on at all.
I have tried
taking the battery out and holding the power button (20secs) - no success
Replacing battery - no success
Holding recovery keys - no success
Any other tricks to power on? May have a bricked phone?
I'm afraid you've burnt your phone.
Sent from my GT-I9500
Might have a power button problem.
Power button is fine, but volume down button is a closed circut. The power ic chip was getting hot but is now cold - assume ic burnt out.
Does the PC see the phone in any way, form or fashion?
So my new Galaxy S7 is power-cycling in to recovery mode but the boot won't complete. The battery is completely dead and while charging it continuously tries to power on in to recovery mode. I can't get it to do anything else. Buttons aren't jammed. Any ideas? I've scoured Google but nothing has come up so I figured I'd rely on Good ol'e XDA!
Sounds like a hardware failure. That's what warranties are for. Take it back to Sprint for a replacement.
meyerweb said:
Sounds like a hardware failure. That's what warranties are for. Take it back to Sprint for a replacement.
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Poop. I really wanted to avoid that. I was starting to think that too.
Franglestine said:
Poop. I really wanted to avoid that. I was starting to think that too.
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try
hold power + hold + vol down
boot into boot loader
let it die
wait 10 minutes
plug it in then charge for 10 minutes
power on
cyberone3 said:
try
hold power + hold + vol down
boot into boot loader
let it die
wait 10 minutes
plug it in then charge for 10 minutes
power on
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Tried that. Didn't work. I opened the sucker and found out it was a motherboard problem. Thing heats up the moment the battery is reconnected. ****ing POS Samsung.
A friend of mine has just let me know the power button of her Galaxy A40 is dead. The volume down was already dead so before I provide any advice I'd like to hear from the device owners here. I have zero experience with Sammy myself.
I've already suggested Volume Styles to control volume on screen and Quick Settings to plant a handy shortcut to the power menu in QS. Other tips are most welcome! I've got two specific questions:
When this device is off and plugging in the charger, does the system boot or does it just go to a charging animation?
When this device is off and the volume-up key is pressed while plugging in the charger, does it go to fastboot?
Thanks for reading!
Powered off, charger attached, it charges no boot.
She will need to replace the power button. They all are probably one assembly.
blackhawk said:
Powered off, charger attached, it charges no boot.
She will need to replace the power button. They all are probably one assembly.
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Oh no no no, if that happens then the one that will be replacing that power button will be ME and we don't want that to happen. If she can get to fastboot, she can boot the damn thing on her own
Currently there's no problem though, I'm just wondering what happens if the battery dies or she accidentally shuts it off.
Timmmmaaahh! said:
Oh no no no, if that happens then the one that will be replacing that power button will be ME and we don't want that to happen. If she can get to fastboot, she can boot the damn thing on her own
Currently there's no problem though, I'm just wondering what happens if the battery dies or she accidentally shuts it off.
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As far as I know the power button is the only way to power it up.
Lol, you knew the job was dangerous when you took it
Watch some vids, it may not be as bad as you think. Sooner or later it's gonna happen...
There's no harm in getting a quote from a local repair shop (hopefully there's a few options for you!). I had someone replace the speaker after it broke for £15/~$17 total.