no power up

[chbearsrock]

Hey guys, I bought an 8525 on ebay today with the following problems:
* Fail Test Call
* Bad LCD

The seller wrote "The phone Powers Up in that the light in the Upper Right Corner lights up but nothing appears on the LCD screen so I have no idea if the LCD is Good or Bad."

Do either of these issues seem like anything any of you have encountered/overcome? I'm more worried about the LCD think than the failed test call because I'm pretty sure flashing a new rom/radio will fix that issue assuming it is an issue at all. All help will be appreciated, thanks guys.

[chbearsrock]

nobody? come on guys i have looked through these forums and haven't found any solutions... any ideas at all would be helpful. thanks..

[pvs]

Hey guys, I bought an 8525 on ebay today with the following problems:
* Fail Test Call
* Bad LCD

The seller wrote "The phone Powers Up in that the light in the Upper Right Corner lights up but nothing appears on the LCD screen so I have no idea if the LCD is Good or Bad."

Do either of these issues seem like anything any of you have encountered/overcome? I'm more worried about the LCD think than the failed test call because I'm pretty sure flashing a new rom/radio will fix that issue assuming it is an issue at all. All help will be appreciated, thanks guys.Did you try powering up by soft-resetting? My phone failed on me, only once (to date), where the normal power-cycle button didn't work. Using the stylus in the reset-hole turned it on, and I then hard-reset and restored from a backup, and everything was fine again.

To see how much of the device is working, why not hook up to ActiveSync and see if anything other than the LED is working? If so, using some remote control SW (if you can install on the device) might let you test some of the functionality. MS Remote Console Display only requires a single executable file on the device (which you could place there with AS), but I don't know how you'll get past the initial startup and setup clicks.

It sounds to me like you might have bought a device that could be more suited to parts farming, if you're not up to opening it up and doing some micro-surgery. I wouldn't gamble on the test call being fixable with a radio rom flash, but heck, it's worth a shot. But then again, I might just be being pessimistic.

Good luck in your endeavor,
-pvs

PS: You might want to have a look at this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=382288). Sounds like it might be a similar issue, although it has not led to a successful repair. :-(

[chbearsrock]

thanks for the response! i hope that the reset button is the solution to my problems...wouldnt that be great? i'm not opposed to opening the phone up (i assumed i would have to) so if that doesn't work i will open it and make sure all of the ribbons are in correctly...not sure what else to do...thanks for all your advice though i'll be sure to follow your steps as soon as i get the device (hopefully by saturday).

i'll keep this post updated.

[chbearsrock]

ok so i said i would keep this post updated (though i don't think anyone read it to begin with) so here's the update. I got the phone in the mail yesterday and it turns out that it does not turn on at all. When I plug it into the computer I get the red light (indicating no battery) but none of the fixes seem to work. I thought it would be a firmware thing but i'm now guessing that its a hardware issue, meaning i dont know where to begin. Unfortunately it looks as though its going right back on ebay...

[sphynx88]

tsk i upgraded the radio version after i fixed my phone to work invariably better from when i got it. i was so happy it was stable. i plug it in my usb and happily transferring files. i leave it and i come back decide to see what the fuss about the radio is so i decided to upgrade to the file HERM_Radio_Only_1.43.00 ... after successfully loading, not for long about 5 more mins plugged poof! disconnect sound. lcd faded. phone fried :( no red light when plugged. have two batteries so it's not the batteries. not the connections either. nothing. dead. tsk... and i was so excited.


ok so i said i would keep this post updated (though i don't think anyone read it to begin with) so here's the update. I got the phone in the mail yesterday and it turns out that it does not turn on at all. When I plug it into the computer I get the red light (indicating no battery) but none of the fixes seem to work. I thought it would be a firmware thing but i'm now guessing that its a hardware issue, meaning i dont know where to begin. Unfortunately it looks as though its going right back on ebay...