[Q] Note 2 dead, nothing, won't turn on

[McGyver9]

Verizon
Haven't taken an update since the last kitkat one.
(No root)
Had been running crappy for about 2 months.....last thing I installed was Viber. I un installed it weeks ago.
No change though.
I've also experienced the thing smoking through battery.
Bought 2 batteries with an external charger. Think it was mostly the original battery was bad....
Still....Isn't/wasn't charging over night with the stock charger/mini usb...have been rotating the 2 batteries I bought, charged externally. But they don't last a whole day.
I'm 50 years old. I don't game or watch videos all day. Just text phone and some surfing/Facebook occasionally listen to music/I heart radio.
So, I've been putting off the inevitable hard reset, by running it in safe mode for the last few weeks.
Slightly better battery life, but, pretty useless in that mode.
Also, the wifi and blue tooth turn off on their own. Never leaving the house/range.
It wouldn't turn back on.
I don't have any of that stuff set up, to ever shut it off.
The only thing that fixes it is the 3 or 4 hits on my knee. I found that here somewhere. Honest. It worked. (Why would something that's Solid State respond to being struck?)
Up to this point the phone was never dropped on anything harder than carpet a couple times, wearing a protective case
.
So, I was going to download helium to back it up........so I rebooted it. To get it out of safe mode, for the trip to the play store.
It WAS working. ...had just used the phone. Was on wifi, reading about helium.
That was it......She's dead Jim.......
It has never made so much as a red light for the charger being plugged in. Nothing.
I didn't download anything. Haven't messed with trying to get the lollipop OS...

So........
Removed battery, sd card, sim card., charger port clean as a whistle, used with w/out different chargers, (the one from my samsung tab 10) held power 30 seconds, let off for 2, push again. (Some secret trick I found reading? ).... , held every button for minutes with battery out. ?..
Battery tested with multimeter. It's charged. Both of them are. Have tried both.
Not so much as a blink/flash/vibrate. ..
So from my extensive reading here, it might be my charging board? Something about a cap being bad?
Plugged into the computer I don't get anything. No charge, no acknowledgement it's plugged in by the computer (Win7, , get the sound and an installing driver/what do you want to do Window. Nothing).
I've got Kies installed. Been a long time since I used it though. But again, the computer doesn't recognize it's plugged in.

I only posted my experience because I have not found any others with ALL of these symptoms.
Sorry if anyone thinks it's a repeat.
I've been on here reading for 2 days now.
Pulling my hair out. Would like to salvage this thing. Don't want to get stuck in another contract.

So, , obviously,I'd like to get it running so I can at least back it up, and do a reset. And hopefully get it back to normal.
Also, is there a fix for this wifi/bluetooth thing, or am I going to go around pounding it on my knee every day? Pretty annoying.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts. (Sources for parts)

Chris

 

[McGyver9]

Wow. ?.
Nothing?
Did I leave some bit of info out?
I can't tell you what build or version anything is on the phone because it is dead.

Verizon
Haven't taken an update since the last kitkat one.
(No root)
Had been running crappy for about 2 months.....last thing I installed was Viber. I un installed it weeks ago.
No change though.
I've also experienced the thing smoking through battery.
Bought 2 batteries with an external charger. Think it was mostly the original battery was bad....
Still....Isn't/wasn't charging over night with the stock charger/mini usb...have been rotating the 2 batteries I bought, charged externally. But they don't last a whole day.
I'm 50 years old. I don't game or watch videos all day. Just text phone and some surfing/Facebook occasionally listen to music/I heart radio.
So, I've been putting off the inevitable hard reset, by running it in safe mode for the last few weeks.
Slightly better battery life, but, pretty useless in that mode.
Also, the wifi and blue tooth turn off on their own. Never leaving the house/range.
It wouldn't turn back on.
I don't have any of that stuff set up, to ever shut it off.
The only thing that fixes it is the 3 or 4 hits on my knee. I found that here somewhere. Honest. It worked. (Why would something that's Solid State respond to being struck?)
Up to this point the phone was never dropped on anything harder than carpet a couple times, wearing a protective case
.
So, I was going to download helium to back it up........so I rebooted it. To get it out of safe mode, for the trip to the play store.
It WAS working. ...had just used the phone. Was on wifi, reading about helium.
That was it......She's dead Jim.......
It has never made so much as a red light for the charger being plugged in. Nothing.
I didn't download anything. Haven't messed with trying to get the lollipop OS...

So........
Removed battery, sd card, sim card., charger port clean as a whistle, used with w/out different chargers, (the one from my samsung tab 10) held power 30 seconds, let off for 2, push again. (Some secret trick I found reading? ).... , held every button for minutes with battery out. ?..
Battery tested with multimeter. It's charged. Both of them are. Have tried both.
Not so much as a blink/flash/vibrate. ..
So from my extensive reading here, it might be my charging board? Something about a cap being bad?
Plugged into the computer I don't get anything. No charge, no acknowledgement it's plugged in by the computer (Win7, , get the sound and an installing driver/what do you want to do Window. Nothing).
I've got Kies installed. Been a long time since I used it though. But again, the computer doesn't recognize it's plugged in.

I only posted my experience because I have not found any others with ALL of these symptoms.
Sorry if anyone thinks it's a repeat.
I've been on here reading for 2 days now.
Pulling my hair out. Would like to salvage this thing. Don't want to get stuck in another contract.

So, , obviously,I'd like to get it running so I can at least back it up, and do a reset. And hopefully get it back to normal.
Also, is there a fix for this wifi/bluetooth thing, or am I going to go around pounding it on my knee every day? Pretty annoying.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts. (Sources for parts)

Chris

 

[McGyver9]

Still nothing?
I got a new phone but would still like to fix this one for a backup.
Please?

 

[animalempath]

Note 2 completely dead.

Wow. ?.
Nothing?
Did I leave some bit of info out?
I can't tell you what build or version anything is on the phone because it is dead.

my note 2 did the same yesterday.i was outside talking to my daughter,put the phone on the wooden porch rail.call came in,answered,put phone back.i am very careful with my phone.did not bang or drop itit was cold outside..i bring it upstairs and go return the call,and the phone is black.totally dead.i tried everything.changing the battery with one i know was charged,did all the button combinations,etc.most threads and videos,and i went through many,have fixes for phones that at least have an led light.this one is dead as is nothing alive at all.i tried to hook it to the laptop but its so dead,its not recognized.i am besides myself.its out of warranty and i am flat broke.if anyone has figured out a fix,please email me [email protected]
p.s-i warmed it up on the heater and now i am going to wrap it in foil because i dont know what else to do.this phone is my business and i am done without it.if i could at least save photos and contacts,call logs.this really sucks