Earlier tonight while browsing tumblr on my Nexus 7, the screen went black. I heard static from the speaker and the display had some very slight noise as well. After perhaps 15 seconds of this, the screen turned off and the speakers stopped their gentle hiss.
As yet, it has not turned on or shown a charging icon when plugged in. I have unplugged and reinserted the battery cable with no apparent change.
First, anyone have some tips for gaining fastboot access on a seemingly dead device? Secondly, I have seen some returning their nexi to Google. What advantage would I have dealing with them compared to Asus' warranty department?
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Have you taken the battery out? Or do you mean "battery cable" as in the charging cable?
I read where people have held the power button [30+ seconds] and that brought their N7 back to life..
Try holding the power button in for 30 or more seconds while plugged into the OEM charger. I've seen this issue in the forums before and it worked. Good luck!
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Thanks to both of you, it seems to have either fixed itself overnight or was resurrected by the divine spark of an OEM charger.
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Glad to see you got it working!!!
Shot straight outta my Taskatooned SGH-I777 Rocketship
What are the first three letters/number of the serial number, C9O here, no issues yet
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Has anyone experienced the screen washing out on one side? It started two days ago. The left side is fine, but the right side is only showing blues, yellows and grays.
I'm trying to post a photo of it but no luck.
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My N7 16gb (ssn: C70K) has a similar issue with the screen being perfect on the left side (bright whites and colors) but slightly grey-ish on the right side.
You should return/exchange that unit if you can. Remember screen problems almost always worsen with time. If its annoying you now, six months from now it will be a nightmare.
I sent them an email and got their generic message back. Hopefully I get something with an RMA number tomorrow.
Just out of curiosity, did you try to charge your unit with anything other than the cable and charger it came with?
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Yeah the right side of my screen is a lot warmer/ more orange looking.
It drives me nuts on white backgrounds since the left side looks white and brighter.
I'm beyond the Staples return period so I might call Asus, I don't know.
kallsey said:
I sent them an email and got their generic message back. Hopefully I get something with an RMA number tomorrow.
Just out of curiosity, did you try to charge your unit with anything other than the cable and charger it came with?
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Nope. Only charged with stock charger connected directly to a wall outlet. Also, only charged the unit to 100% one time so far.
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That's a relief. I was worried that my issues were due to using an different cable and charger.
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Incidentally I have one of the C60K models.
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I got my Nexus 7 about a week ago and have been loving it. However, I woke up this morning to turn the screen on and it is not turning on at all. The screen stays black, even though I had it plugged in all night. When I connect it to my computer it makes a sound which leads me to believe that the tablet works, but the screen has unexpectedly died on me. Are there any tricks or tips you could give me on how to possibly get it to work, and if not where do I go to get it fixed (Ordered from Gamestop.com with store credit, 16 GB model).
Have you tried holding the power button on it for around/over 30 seconds to force it to power off and back on? I had the same problem with mine, and doing that fixed it.
I had the problem. Hard reboot sorts it
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Harry GT-S5830 said:
I had the problem. Hard reboot sorts it
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Thank you both! I was freaking out.
Has anyone noticed any strange noises co ming form charger? When i plug it in the evening its fine when i come in the morning I can hear its noisy...like a mouse
Anyone experienced same?
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It could be a bad charger do you drop it before?
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Nope i didnt. Its like that straight out of the box.
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Some charges come bad from factory u should try a diferent charger
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My charger definitely makes noise... It's usually not a problem and caused by some internal components
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My galaxy nexus charger had this same type of issue. Although it would only emit a noise when the phone wasn't hooked up to it. Kinda reminded me of coil whine on certain video cards.
My charger makes the noise too, usually about 1h of use.. Also the charger from my previous lg phone (Optimus 2x) used to make the same noise too. My wife's s2 charger does not make any sound at all..
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So I suppose its the way it is and its not a sign of faulty charger is it?
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did anyone request a replacement charger from Google or is everyone just accepting it for what it is?
p.s. i found 3 threads for this issue...
I have this issue to. It's annoying when I wake up in the night and can hear it.
Mine is super annoying. I wouldn't be able to sleep with it charging beside me.
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My galaxy nexus charger had this same type of issue. Although it would only emit a noise when the phone wasn't hooked up to it. Kinda reminded me of coil whine on certain video cards.
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same here, noisy when the Nexus 4 isn't plugged.. when I plug it - the noise stops..
I care less about the noise, but can it be dangerous for the phone?
My Chager also make a noice
My Nexus 4 Charger also make noise
actually it buzz like a bee
But just when the cellphone isn't conect to it while conected to the electicity
when I plug my cellphone to it the noice stops!
May be the Nexus 4 charger is mice powered.
Anyone else have this?
I'm using stock charger
Just started noticing a couple days ago
There is wiggle when USB is connected
It doesn't charge, unless I have it just right
How annoying!! I really didn't want this to happen
Never had it before with One X or GS3
I'm afraid I'll have to over pay for a wireless charger but also :')
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Try another wall charger
I had that issue on a gnex. Would only charge if positioned just right and would pop out if moved. I spoke with a Samsung rep that said inside the female end of the charging port something wore out and it would no longer hold the plug securely until I got the port replaced. I would see about an RMA if I were you because it becomes very annoying very quickly.
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This is why a three pin charger rocks! Long Live the three pin system. Try using it on a power hub, horizontally.
I just called and filled for RMA.
Sucks they charge the account n hold.
How do I revert back to stock and lock?
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adulel08 said:
I just called and filled for RMA.
Sucks they charge the account n hold.
How do I revert back to stock and lock?
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Flash the factory images back to your phone and relock it. Fastboot is the "correct" way. Or use a toolkit.
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Yeah just found the tool kit for it, are the newer 301k devices better?
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adulel08 said:
I just called and filled for RMA.
Sucks they charge the account n hold.
How do I revert back to stock and lock?
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How much money did they hold?
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Once I thought my N4 had a charging issue. Turns out pocket lint got stuck in there. pushed it out with a toothpick and all was good after.
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My issue is a little different. The panel area between the left screw and micro usb port pops in and out if Press it. It feels like the power button popping in and out. Any solutions? BTW the phone is just three days old.
I live in the Midwest and a few weeks ago we had a very bad storm that forced us to go into the basement. Power goes out storm finally thecalms down. I go upstairs to get my nexus and there are two blue spots on the screen and a terrible screen bleed at the bottom. It was plugged in to a pogo cable I left it was fine and came back it was all messed up. I've dropped the slippery tablet before but never had anything like this happen. Is there a possible fix? What are my options, it drives me nuts seeing that on my nice screen.
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Could be a short circuit which occurred when the power when off and on.
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Could be a short circuit which occurred when the power when off and on.
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+1 with this. Definitely sounds like some sort of electrical event happened.