[Q] Bricked beyond repair, one minute it was working the next minute DEAD!

[mutiny]

Okay, so my prime was on the latest CM10.1 offered here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2053269
I had TWRP 2.5.0.0 on it as well as the corresponding GApps. I did nvflash and everything on my Prime and it was working flawlessly since the day I bought it. I have had ZERO issues and thought it would never brick.

Just a few weeks ago, I began to notice my TF201 acting VERY slow. When I say slow, I mean like opening Solid Explorer, for example, would take a long time. I didn't pay it any mind and continued on watching movies on it, reading books, browsing and just my every day normal usage. Two nights ago, I copied over some files using AirDroid and saw that I had 36% battery left. I left it charging overnight and unplugged it when I woke up. When I came home, it wouldn't turn on. I don't know if my charger is borked and somehow f*ck'd up my TF201 while it was charging, but I can't think of anything else.

I've tried the following:
-plug it in and hold power button
-leave it plugged in to charge some more
-leave it unplugged for a few days to drain and then plug it in, holding power button
-pressing and holding the power button
-holding vol up + power (10+ seconds)
-holding vol down + power (10+ seconds)
-holding reset button (10+ seconds)
-plugging into my computer

The screen just stays off. No vibration or anything. If I look at the power button, it just stays orange, steady not blinking. If I leave it unplugged it goes off. If I leave it plugged, it stays orange never green.

Is my battery done? Fried? By the charger? I have babied this tablet since I bought it. I have a $60 Gumdrop case for it. It is flawless on the outside with zero blemishes. How could this happen? Has anyone else seen this kind of brick before?

 

[mnasledov]

Sounds like some sort of catastrophic hardware failure. Slowness and boot failure could be perhaps explained by fried eMMC/SSD but it's strange that it doesn't power on at all. Because of the speed issues you mention that were happening, it doesn't really sound like the battery.

I hope you get it figured out -- have you tried contacting Asus or any tablet repair specialists? Surely someone might be willing to talk some debugging. I take it that it's not under warranty anymore?

 

[mutiny]

Sounds like some sort of catastrophic hardware failure. Slowness and boot failure could be perhaps explained by fried eMMC/SSD but it's strange that it doesn't power on at all. Because of the speed issues you mention that were happening, it doesn't really sound like the battery.

I hope you get it figured out -- have you tried contacting Asus or any tablet repair specialists? Surely someone might be willing to talk some debugging. I take it that it's not under warranty anymore?

It's definitely out of warranty --both the limited time and the fact it was hacked to the teeth. I'm not as upset anymore about losing that tablet. It barely had any XDA love anyway. Lol. My Xoom is at least still heavily supported by Team EOS and Steady Hawkin.

The reason why I suspect the battery is because of the fact it wouldn't turn on at all. The power button just stays orange. I could be wrong, of course.