My Sensation is dead, bricked, won't charge or turn on

[SilverDove]

I tried flashing my unlocked Orange Sensation and now it does not show any sign of life: I can't turn it on, no light from the LED indicator when charging it.
I removed the battery several time and put it back then tried power it on without any luck, here what I did before:
I followed this tutorial and S-OFF,installed ClockworkMod Recovery, and rooted it all successfully.
After that I tried flashing if using Sensation_3.32.401.5_deodexed from this thread, but the phone kept restarting showing HTC logo screen.
Then I read that I need to super-cid my phone since it was from Orange. I did that using Auto Super-Cid Script By Pavelol v3, again the phone kept restarting showing HTC logo screen.
Finally, I successfully installed Firmware from 3.32.401.x & 3.32.401.10x RUU in this thread, then reboot, BAM phone is dead!

I don't know what I did wrong, but it should not kill my phone!
I looked at previous threads but there is no clear cause or solution.
Help me pleeeeez

 

[Prabash]

I tried flashing my unlocked Orange Sensation and now it does not show any sign of life: I can't turn it on, no light from the LED indicator when charging it.
I removed the battery several time and put it back then tried power it on without any luck, here what I did before:
I followed this tutorial and S-OFF,installed ClockworkMod Recovery, and rooted it all successfully.
After that I tried flashing if using Sensation_3.32.401.5_deodexed from this thread, but the phone kept restarting showing HTC logo screen.
Then I read that I need to super-cid my phone since it was from Orange. I did that using Auto Super-Cid Script By Pavelol v3, again the phone kept restarting showing HTC logo screen.
Finally, I successfully installed Firmware from 3.32.401.x & 3.32.401.10x RUU in this thread, then reboot, BAM phone is dead!

I don't know what I did wrong, but it should not kill my phone!
I looked at previous threads but there is no clear cause or solution.
Help me pleeeeez

Well, you certainly bricked your phone by installing the ROM before upgrading the firmware or superCID your phone..
First of all, there's no need to superCID just because you are on Orange, you could have downloaded the suitable firmware from mike's thread. Then again you should have done it before trying to install the ROM. That's what you probably have done wrong.

Now as per the solution, refer to the following threads..I guess they will help you

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600324&highlight=bricked+sensation

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1542555

 

[SilverDove]

I would try that if the phone would power on

My problem now is that the phone can't be turned on. I press the power button nothing happens, I connect it to the charger but charging LED not lighting.

I connect it to my PC but it can not detect the phone at all because it is not turned on.

 

[jasminthoria]

My problem now is that the phone can't be turned on. I press the power button nothing happens, I connect it to the charger but charging LED not lighting.

I connect it to my PC but it can not detect the phone at all because it is not turned on.

Can you load recovery or bootloader by pressing power and volume button?

Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium

 

[SilverDove]

No

I can't since it can't turn on!

 

[Sgt.Incontro]

I can't since it can't turn on!

You don't need to be able to fully turn your phone on in order to access the recovery and bootloader. Charge the phone for a while, even if no LED is showing. Reflash the 3.32 firmware if you can access the bootloader. Flash VI through recovery. Observe.

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using Tapatalk 2

 

[SilverDove]

I charged the phone with no LED indicating its being charged, pressed the power button and nothing happened. The phone can't be powered at all.

 

[roi258]

I think you need to take it to repair shop, to un-break it they need to replace a part on your htc using JTAG.
This will cost you alot of money.

 

[Rhiannon224]

I charged the phone with no LED indicating its being charged, pressed the power button and nothing happened. The phone can't be powered at all.

Remove battery, replace battery, hold volume - and press power, this is how you enter bootloader. Does this work?

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G with Beats Audio using xda premium

 

[SilverDove]

Already did that

I've already removed the battery and replaced it many times without any luck.

 

[freec1]

Try to take to a local HTC repair center. If You have any kind of proof of purchase, they have to repair it under warranty according to the IMEI no.
I succesfully got my phone back in this way. Just don't tell them what You did, only that it won't turn on.
Good luck!

 

[SilverDove]

I will take it to HTC repair center, unfortunately I lost its papers so I'll have to pay for the repair

 

[newr]

I had the same problem...phone won't turn on and unresponsive. Not sure if it's ROM related....it happened after I installed the new revolution ROM...but everything seem to go fine and was able to boot to the new ROM...then when using for call it had a long beep tone and just turned off and never turned on again.

So I am waiting for repair from HTC as well...hopefully they will replace it as well. Do you think yours is a hardware problem? I am glad they replaced yours even it was rooted.. I am hoping they can't turn on and had no choice and way to know it was roooted!

 

[freec1]

I had the same problem...phone won't turn on and unresponsive. Not sure if it's ROM related....it happened after I installed the new revolution ROM...but everything seem to go fine and was able to boot to the new ROM...then when using for call it had a long beep tone and just turned off and never turned on again.

So I am waiting for repair from HTC as well...hopefully they will replace it as well. Do you think yours is a hardware problem? I am glad they replaced yours even it was rooted.. I am hoping they can't turn on and had no choice and way to know it was roooted!

Indeed! Same hapened to me. It was mainboard failure. They couldn't turn it on.
Bad side it has latest stock rom with HBOOT 1.27.0000, and still no way to unlock bootloader, rooting and S-OFF.

 

[SilverDove]

HTC repair center says that the motherboard need to be changed and it will cost me about 235$! I found out while searching that many experience this problem.
I tried to find a replacement but almost all my search result is about the upper PCB with motherboard flex cable which is leftover of people buying motherboards.
HTC has problems with motherboards with several models also.
I hate HTC, I will not buy any HTC again.

 

[Gho57]

try contact your dealer, and ask if he can find the tickets?

 

[joler]

Hey man, try jumpstarting your phone by taking out the battery and plugging it in the wall, try turning it on while it is directly connected?

 

[masands]

This is a know issue. You have hard bricked your device. I did it too. If you have warranty, there is no way HTC can detect a modified device and they will replace the motherboard for you like they did for me, free of charge. If you don't have warranty thankfully there is now a relatively simple way to fix this:

Just follow this guide:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522351

 

[SilverDove]

Note: This will fix only devices which were bricked by turning S ON. And bricks caused by a damaged hboot via interrupted OTA update/RUU flash on a S-ON device. Any devices bricked with other ways are currently *not* supported. We are working on it

My case is that I've installed a ROM before updating the firmware, anyway I have tried it and it won't work with me.

 

[SilverDove]

Anybody can explain this to me?

I don't know how flashing a ROM before upgrading the firmware can damage my motherboard ! Anybody can explain this to me?

I did many crazy things with Samsung and Huawei and those never hurt the hardware