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Okay so my cpap machine leaked last night and my Epic was sitting in a small amount of water. I removed the battery cover and dried the tiny bit of water from in there. It worked until I got to work and plugged it in to my PC. It wouldn't mount USB, I rebooted, and it hasn't come up since. I have pulled it apart, letting it dry. See attached pic. Any suggestions? Or am I needing to buy a phone?
Probably done for.
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Let it sit in a bowl of rice for a few hours.
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Let it sit in a bowl of rice for a few hours.
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Agreed. Rice or another desiccant will help pull any residual moisture from the phone.
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Okay so my cpap machine leaked last night and my Epic was sitting in a small amount of water. I removed the battery cover and dried the tiny bit of water from in there. It worked until I got to work and plugged it in to my PC. It wouldn't mount USB, I rebooted, and it hasn't come up since. I have pulled it apart, letting it dry. See attached pic. Any suggestions? Or am I needing to buy a phone?
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This is why I keep my cpap in a drawer on my end table, and my phone on top.
Did you knock into it or something?
algorhythm said:
This is why I keep my cpap in a drawer on my end table, and my phone on top.
Did you knock into it or something?
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Didn't bump it or anything. Only possible thing is maybe my wife over-filled the reservoir or something.
I got it booting up with the case all apart and only the connections made, but as soon as I pieced it all back together it went back to not booting up. Getting quite annoying.
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Didn't bump it or anything. Only possible thing is maybe my wife over-filled the reservoir or something.
I got it booting up with the case all apart and only the connections made, but as soon as I pieced it all back together it went back to not booting up. Getting quite annoying.
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Something may be shorting it.
Do you use tap water or the recommended distilled water?
algorhythm said:
Something may be shorting it.
Do you use tap water or the recommended distilled water?
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Distilled water. Keep a gallon of it on hand at all times.
I tweaked with it a bit more and finally got it to boot with it all put back together. It is either the usb port itself causing a short, or one of the 3 battery connectors that the battery touches when inserted.
I may have tweaked one of them while drying it out with the battery pulled. One of the 3 prongs, the one closest to the center of the phone, is bent differently than the other 2. The odd prong doesn't go all the way to the bottom of it's track the way the other 2 do. Not sure if it's designed that way or if I bent it on accident.
I copied the SD card contents to my PC and will see how things go today. Will probably need to get a replacement board.
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I may have tweaked one of them while drying it out with the battery pulled. One of the 3 prongs, the one closest to the center of the phone, is bent differently than the other 2. The odd prong doesn't go all the way to the bottom of it's track the way the other 2 do. Not sure if it's designed that way or if I bent it on accident.
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I just checked mine, all 3 look exactly the same.
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I just checked mine, all 3 look exactly the same.
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Thanks, I will try and bend out the 3rd one. However, it's likely an issue with the usb port. With the phone booted up and on battery power, no usb cable connected, it keeps toggling constantly between usb connected and not up in the notification bar. I will try and put something against the usb enclosure before closing up the case this time and see if I can get it to stabilize.
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Thanks, I will try and bend out the 3rd one. However, it's likely an issue with the usb port. With the phone booted up and on battery power, no usb cable connected, it keeps toggling constantly between usb connected and not up in the notification bar. I will try and put something against the usb enclosure before closing up the case this time and see if I can get it to stabilize.
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Definitely sounds like a short on the board, possibly inside the USB port itself (remember, there are data and power lines inside the port).
Good luck, you may want to look in to an end table with drawers next time I got one from Ikea for like 30$ that I store my cpap in.
What the **** is cpap?
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garyf said:
What the **** is cpap?
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Continuous positive airway pressure, for sleep apnea
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The phone seems to be staying "normal" now - It continuously thinks usb is plugged in when it isn't. To get it to mount my PC I have to plug in the usb with the phone off, wait until the battery meter screen comes on, and then boot the phone. And then it mounts usb. Not a huge deal.
I'm loving ACS ICSv4 OC'd to 1.2 with EI22. It's so fast and smooth and responsive. I finally got a perfect ROM setup and the phone got wet lol ! For now I'm good.
Just for good measure I will probably stick it in rice overnight, but I doubt it will help as the damage to the usb port is probably permanent.
johnbarry3434 said:
Continuous positive airway pressure, for sleep apnea
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Ahhh...those darth vader looking masks that I have seen people wearing at night. I hear they help out a ton!
digiblur said:
Ahhh...those darth vader looking masks that I have seen people wearing at night. I hear they help out a ton!
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Yeah, they do.
digiblur said:
Ahhh...those darth vader looking masks that I have seen people wearing at night. I hear they help out a ton!
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Peeking into peoples' bedroom windows at night? lol
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digiblur said:
Ahhh...those darth vader looking masks that I have seen people wearing at night. I hear they help out a ton!
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Basically anybody that snores isn't getting good sleep and could benefit from cpap. When you snore you don't get enough REM sleep, and you don't get enough oxygen to your brain. Over time it turns into all kinds of major health issues. I'm in my low 30' s and benefit greatly from cpap!
I gave terrible sinus issues. Going to look into this. Thanks for the info
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JohnCorleone said:
I gave terrible sinus issues. Going to look into this. Thanks for the info
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Doesn't mean you need one.
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Muckrak3r said:
Basically anybody that snores isn't getting good sleep and could benefit from cpap. When you snore you don't get enough REM sleep, and you don't get enough oxygen to your brain. Over time it turns into all kinds of major health issues. I'm in my low 30' s and benefit greatly from cpap!
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No, not exactly.. basically, your airway closes mid-sleep and you subconciously wake up. Yes, your o2sat goes down, but that's not the only thing. you are constantly waking up many times per hour. Leads to many health issues.. strokes, heart attacks, falling asleep while driving, etc.
Sometimes it's weight-based, but sometimes it is genetic. In my case, half my family has it, and we are not overweight.
I've been on it for around 5 years and I couldn't imagine not being on it.
So, has anyone else had any problems with the battery swelling on the N4? I first noticed that parts of the screen was having what appeared to be a massive light bleed, then after a few hours the back came off. I was not charging the phone so I have a hard time believing there is something wrong with my charger. I have attached a picture showing what it looks like now..
Never seen that before I'd get the phone replaced.
That's crazy
The problem is the battery blew up. How hot did you get that thing and for how long.
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Holy ****. That's bad. Get it replaced.
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Wow get that away from you you don't need a battery acid shower
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Click it I dare you?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784401
My old Samsung got extremely hot and battery died in seconds , the battery didn't look to good neither!! Sent it back and they told me it was a battery loop!!
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strapped365 said:
The problem is the battery blew up. How hot did you get that thing and for how long.
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I had the phone in my pocket and only used it for Spotify when I was outside walking. I never checked the temperature when I saw the phone like that for the first time, so actually I don´t know how hot it got. I haven´t found a way to see the max temperature but if someone give me the instructions I gladly will.
I would suggest turning it off immediately and RMA'ing. That is dangerous. I'm really surprised at how bad that has swollen without exploding
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I would suggest turning it off immediately and RMA'ing. That is dangerous. I'm really surprised at how bad that has swollen without exploding
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This is the second li-po cell battery i have seen like this. And my 5th lifetime li-po explosion total. I use them in my rc car and see them blow up frequently
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Wow... That picture proves that all these " my back glass spontaneously cracked" are full of crap! If the back glass can survive that uncracked....
But seriously though, that sucks and get that RMA'd!
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kinda annoying, i had a friend that had this done with his S2.. .he just replaced the battery .. annoyingly we cant do that easily
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I would suggest turning it off immediately and RMA'ing. That is dangerous. I'm really surprised at how bad that has swollen without exploding
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Absolutely, I will call Google in the morning. The thing is that I live in Sweden and the phone is bought in the UK Play Store, so it will be interesting to see how I am able to RMA it since I don´t live in the UK.
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Absolutely, I will call Google in the morning. The thing is that I live in Sweden and the phone is bought in the UK Play Store, so it will be interesting to see how I am able to RMA it since I don´t live in the UK.
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Someone on here from the UK might be able to help you.
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Someone on here from the UK might be able to help you.
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Here's some information to RMA Devices
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2411741#GB
So basically the title says it all, I fell into the sea while on vacancy trip with my nexus 4 in my pocket. Its been dead ever since and I am unable to switch it back on.
Any solutions and also ideas please
Thanks
adnaan146 said:
So basically the title says it all, I fell into the sea while on vacancy trip with my nexus 4 in my pocket. Its been dead ever since and I am unable to switch it back on.
Any solutions and also ideas please
Thanks
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Sea water is bad. The salt corrodes electronic contact points really fast.
adnaan146 said:
So basically the title says it all, I fell into the sea while on vacancy trip with my nexus 4 in my pocket. Its been dead ever since and I am unable to switch it back on.
Any solutions and also ideas please
Thanks
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Open it up, blow-dry.. and hope. Its all you can do at the moment.
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Open it up, blow-dry.. and hope. Its all you can do at the moment.
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May be worth flushing with distilled water to clean the salt. I realize it's more water but it should help.
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You can also try putting it in rice for that to soak up the moisture as well.
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Take the entire thing apart and clean it with rubbing alcohol it will work, trust me
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If you tried turning the phone on already then the device is gone and can't be Fixed with rice. Plus, seawater adds more to injury with salt.
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If you tried turning the phone on already then the device is gone and can't be Fixed with rice. Plus, seawater adds more to injury with salt.
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Looks like I'm done. Back with my old Gnex. Thanks guys, I'll try to open it and rub with alcohol; can't risk anything anyway.
Could you please explain why trying to turn it on does damage it more?
U can try all the above things but I don't think it would work in this case. Because u didn't pull the battery (not really possible very fast) your phone got short circuited and is probably dead.
Also, if it works your phone will get all sort of other problems after a while. This can be everything from reboots till cam failure.
My advise, sell it and get yourself a new one!
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gohan040 said:
U can try all the above things but I don't think it would work in this case. Because u didn't pull the battery (not really possible very fast) your phone got short circuited and is probably dead.
Also, if it works your phone will get all sort of other problems after a while. This can be everything from reboots till cam failure.
My advise, sell it and get yourself a new one!
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^^this... even if the phone turns on. Most likely you will have problems with it.
btw, why you making poor pigeons deliver messages. You Freak!!! ;P
Very good chance its a goner but might as well try alcohol as mentioned. Just make sure everything is dry after cleaning.
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Open it up, blow-dry.. and hope. Its all you can do at the moment.
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yea... don't use heat tho. just air. DO NOT USE HEAT WITH A HAIR DRYER!!! I REPEAT, NO HEAT!
badboy47 said:
^^this... even if the phone turns on. Most likely you will have problems with it.
btw, why you making poor pigeons deliver messages. You Freak!!! ;P
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Hmm u got a point there.... The pigeon is starting to behave a little weird lately........
adnaan146 said:
Could you please explain why trying to turn it on does damage it more?
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You understand how electricity works, right?
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chrisrozon said:
You understand how electricity works, right?
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Yups, I meant with the seawater, but I already got my answer now. Thanks
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yea... don't use heat tho. just air. DO NOT USE HEAT WITH A HAIR DRYER!!! I REPEAT, NO HEAT!
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Out of curiosity, why is heat bad for his phone?
Mohit12 said:
Out of curiosity, why is heat bad for his phone?
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Too much heat is bad for any kind of electric devices. A little warm to dry up is pretty okay, but I recommend no heat at all. Heat will causes expansions that could misshape the devices and leads to other issues (such as disconnect in the mainboard, durability decreased, battery probably wears out faster). Higher temperatures also increase the electrical resistance of the conducting lines, slowing the signal speed and reducing performance.
Learned from my mistake with the ipod touch lol :silly:
adnaan146 said:
So basically the title says it all, I fell into the sea while on vacancy trip with my nexus 4 in my pocket. Its been dead ever since and I am unable to switch it back on.
Any solutions and also ideas please
Thanks
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Hey dude did the alcohol worked out? My N4 just got wet in seawater today and right now is in a tupperware full of alcohol (I didn't pull out any screws but is completely submerged)
unfortunately
simondva said:
Hey dude did the alcohol worked out? My N4 just got wet in seawater today and right now is in a tupperware full of alcohol (I didn't pull out any screws but is completely submerged)
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Mate... Unfortunately my nexus 4 never turned back on. But then the above tips are very legit, at worst it won't turn on again, but if you're lucky everything could be alright except for your camera which most probably has been short circuited. Did you try to turn it on since it fell in the water?
As for my galaxy nexus which was in my pocket when I fell into a pond full of fish at a hotel, it was fortunately not salt water, survived with my camera short circuited and I think part of my board as well as it became slower but then its still works. It was completely drenched as well.
Well its none of my business, how come yours fell into water? My dad's nexus 4 fell down and the screen was completely shattered :'( we are unfortunate with nexus phones here, phones only as my nexus 10 never had any problems since purchased xD
All the luck be with you
What's the over/under on this thing coming off??? Seems awfully flimsy to me.
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What's the over/under on this thing coming off??? Seems awfully flimsy to me.
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here's to hoping a 3rd party makes a replacement? or something better. almost wanting to get the wireless setup just to avoid this being an issue.
Lol...I went back yesterday and asked about wireless charging!!!
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I had an old Samsung flip phone years ago with a similar cover. It stayed in place and never broke.
Yeah and it depends on the user how long the phone will take weather it dont have the cover on it.
I had that Sammy also. It was the flip one with the keyboard. Cool phone!
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skinnytoo2 said:
I had that Sammy also. It was the flip one with the keyboard. Cool phone!
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I have also have had sammy. But it was not flip with my keyboard. I will ask you how it works ?.
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I had that Sammy also. It was the flip one with the keyboard. Cool phone!
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How much for it?
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Lol...I went back yesterday and asked about wireless charging!!!
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Gs4 qi recievers work on gs5, im using it now.
darren.wlsn1 said:
Gs4 qi recievers work on gs5, im using it now.
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Do you have a link? Do we need a special battery cover? Thanks!
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Do you have a link? Do we need a special battery cover? Thanks!
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I work for Ravpower and use there charger and the reciever from gs4 so no bs case involved or battery cover.
darren.wlsn1 said:
I work for Ravpower and use there charger and the reciever from gs4 so no bs case involved or battery cover.
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funny running into you on these forums lol
I cant get the freaking cover off with my nail. especially with my case on. its driving me nuts.
hibby50 said:
funny running into you on these forums lol
I cant get the freaking cover off with my nail. especially with my case on. its driving me nuts.
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Wholly crap hib i didnt see it was you, ya im on a guys gs5 selling him a wireless charger and noticed gs4 reciever works fine. Nice to see ya!!
The cover is really, really annoying. Especially for me, who uses bluetooth through my car speakers for my main music stuff. So each time I get in the car I plug the phone into the 12 volt. And each time, I have to pry open that cover. The worst part is, it doesn't even stay open! I also just got my Incipio dual layer protection case in the mail and now its even harder to get the charging cover off. It's really aggravating. I don't even think it closes correctly either. It always looks like its not snapped down all the way. Just, bleh. Most annoying quirk on the 4 Samsung phones I've owned.
just get the spare battery charge kit so you never have to mess with it. Its also a better means of going from zero to 100 than wireless charger
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The cover is really, really annoying. Especially for me, who uses bluetooth through my car speakers for my main music stuff. So each time I get in the car I plug the phone into the 12 volt. And each time, I have to pry open that cover. The worst part is, it doesn't even stay open! I also just got my Incipio dual layer protection case in the mail and now its even harder to get the charging cover off. It's really aggravating. I don't even think it closes correctly either. It always looks like its not snapped down all the way. Just, bleh. Most annoying quirk on the 4 Samsung phones I've owned.
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Yeah I'm not really sure what to do here. I have a bunch of 3D models for phone docks / car docks / etc for the gs3 and gs4, the battery cover is a total nuisance on the gs5, especially because it doesn't really stay open after you open it (I'm trying to imagine how to go about designing a dock for this thing).
I do 3D modeling and have a 3D printer, if anyone has an idea for an improvement... holler. I doubt we'll see any kind of other 3rd party replacement otherwise as it's attached to the phone and clearly involved with waterproofing. not sure if it's worth the trade-off!
anywho guess I'll be giving wireless charging a try again...
If you take off the battery cover there is a screw where it holds the USB cover just take it off your not prone to accidents
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I bought a bodyglove just made to charge port cover more of a pain with big hands lol I thought about just removing it just dont want to break it
Galaxy S5
I hate things that dangle in general.
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If you take off the battery cover there is a screw where it holds the USB cover just take it off your not prone to accidents
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Yeah definitely good that it's easy to do that - personally I'm not really upset or frustrated; it's awesome to add waterproofing - I'm just trying to puzzle out the best way to keep the feature while also making the phone easy to slide into a dock (preferably with one hand), you know?
i dropped my phone in water, i took the main board out dryed it and cleaned it is iso propyle. i put it in back of rice to dry, 24 hours later i tired booting it up nothing happend i plugged in computer and it says QHSUSB__BULK, i have no idea what this is i dont know what to do please can someone help me when i tried to charge it the motherboard starts to heat up it's like the battery is not charging!
i have n900W8 with android lollipop.
Your problem isn't something that you can fix from your computer I think that the only thing that you can do is to disassemble the phone completely and let it dry in the sun or your hair dryer an then check again
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o-ellinas said:
Your problem isn't something that you can fix from your computer I think that the only thing that you can do is to disassemble the phone completely and let it dry in the sun or your hair dryer an then check again
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Hey i gave that go still didint work, left it out to dry all day and nothing. i plugged it in pc and same thing is coming up qhsus_bulk somthing like that!
Try 1st to power the phone on with out the battery the try using the changer without battery
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o-ellinas said:
Try 1st to power the phone on with out the battery the try using the changer without battery
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i tried it nothing, but the funny thing is when i plugged it in without the battery the computer still gave me a notifiaction that qhsus_bulk has been connected!
Rip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625332 <<<< this is your only hope
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2625332 <<<< this is your only hope
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How is that hope when his phone is water damaged and what you link is for bricked phones? Or am I misunderstanding?
kenny1991 said:
How is that hope when his phone is water damaged and what you link is for bricked phones? Or am I misunderstanding?
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Because it shows up on the pc. This means is alive and just hard bricked.
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Because it shows up on the pc. This means is alive and just hard bricked.
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ok its alive the word "alive" gave me a huge relief, can it be recovered like fixed brand new if i take it to some phone repair store?
modzshowdown said:
ok its alive the word "alive" gave me a huge relief, can it be recovered like fixed brand new if i take it to some phone repair store?
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It's possible that it may be able to be recovered. Try the debrick method in the link I posted above. It's going to forever be water damaged, which could possibly lead to early component failure, but you might be able to revive it.
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It's possible that it may be able to be recovered. Try the debrick method in the link I posted above. It's going to forever be water damaged, which could possibly lead to early component failure, but you might be able to revive it.
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Seriously dude, water damaged means hardware damaged. No way that he can just unbrick. This is something totally different, it's just false hope which I which wasn't but in reality is.
kenny1991 said:
Seriously dude, water damaged means hardware damaged. No way that he can just unbrick. This is something totally different, it's just false hope which I which wasn't but in reality is.
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OP, you can belive that if you want. IMO it's worth a try. After having been able to recover water damaged devices myself, I'd be trying if it were me. Might not work, but what's the harm in trying?