I woke up this morning with my tablet being off. I tried to turn it on but no dice. I thought it might be dead but when plugged in the red led didn't light. then I plug it into my PC it was detected as Qualcomm HS-USB Qdloader 9008. I remember from Evo 3d days that it meant it was a brick. One thing I always tried on old devices was pull the battery but this guy is sealed up tight. With the prospect of a brick on my hands I peeled the bottom half of the back cover open. I was able to unplug the battery without fully removing the back cover. To my surprise it booted right up!!! I thought I would share my experience.
