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GreenAyman
28th April 2007, 03:06 PM
Hi everybody,
Some waterdrops falled in my XDA Mini but it kept working OK. After I did a soft-reset I lost the Storage Folder. I performed a hard-reset, and upgraded a fresh ROM, but didn't work around it.
Could it be a permanent Damage? Nobody is able to repair my device near me.
Any Ideas to solve this problem?

Whacko
28th April 2007, 06:46 PM
if it really is waterdamage,theres not much they can do about it anyway. They usually replace the entire circuitboard. Waterdamage usually isnt covered under warranty, so unless you have some sort of insurance on the phone,expect a large bill.
Check your local phonestore tho, they usually take in phones and send them to a repairhouse.

PREMON
28th April 2007, 09:56 PM
My Charmer was about 15 minutes in hot bath water so i think there is a chance
to rescue your phone.
Try the way described in my post to charmer forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=292188
You should have no problem with disassembling your mda - there is a detailed manual on this forum.
I think you should use a demineralised water only for a short time period (a few minutes) because the contact of your phone with water wasn't that massive.
You can try to skip putting the phone to water and start with putting it to the alcohol.
Remember do not put back your battery before the mda is completly dry - 24 hours or more.
I hope it will work.