Where are the test points located on the motherboard?

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blackhawk

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There are many points, with some and no voltage, which ones give the best chance of not killing the board, can I connect any points with 0.1v? Or do I only connect points with either 0v or that switch from 0 to 0.011v?
You need to know the exact test point. Sometimes they are marked. Randomly trying points is likely to end badly.
The power converter can run hot if there's a heavy current load on it. Or if firmware controlled it, it may not be functioning correctly.

Mobos are susceptible to ESD damage. Any static discharge can damage them. At the very least keep the room's relative humidity above 50% and work on a bare wood surface if you don't have a ESD mat. You really should have a wrist strap/mat attached to an earth ground.
Earth ground yourself before handling the mobo if you don't have a wrist strap. Don't wear wool or synthetics, wear cotton clothing.
It takes very little static voltage to fry MOSFETs.
Normally the inputs/outputs are protected but circuits within the mobo are not. RAM sticks are notoriously sensitive to ESD damage. Generally in circuit components are somewhat protected as opposed to out of circuit ones.

Factory service centers that specialize in repairing these mobos is your best shot. Pack in an ESD protective bag. Double box it.
 

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You need to know the exact test point. Sometimes they are marked. Randomly trying points is likely to end badly.
The power converter can run hot if there's a heavy current load on it. Or if firmware controlled it, it may not be functioning correctly.

Mobos are susceptible to ESD damage. Any static discharge can damage them. At the very least keep the room's relative humidity above 50% and work on a bare wood surface if you don't have a ESD mat. You really should have a wrist strap/mat attached to an earth ground.
Earth ground yourself before handling the mobo if you don't have a wrist strap. Don't wear wool or synthetics, wear cotton clothing.
It takes very little static voltage to fry MOSFETs.
Normally the inputs/outputs are protected but circuits within the mobo are not. RAM sticks are notoriously sensitive to ESD damage. Generally in circuit components are somewhat protected as opposed to out of circuit ones.

Factory service centers that specialize in repairing these mobos is your best shot. Pack in an ESD protective bag. Double box it.
In my case they aren't marked, even the ground points aren't marked, so, yeah, I'll try connecting points with 0V to ground...
 

blackhawk

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They refused to do so..
Press a bit deeper into them, demand to talk with an engineer. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Trick em if they don't give f...
Just get it done... they got the info and it costs them nothing. A 3rd party repair shop may be easier. One way or another... hammer it.

Lol, I got a CD of XP mobo drivers out of Toshiba🤣 it took quite a few phone calls. Toshiba is a tough cookie to crack. I've broken Sony before too. Consider it a lesson in assertiveness for yourself, a valuable skillset. Fun times.
 

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Press a bit deeper into them, demand to talk with an engineer. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Trick em if they don't give f...
Just get it done... they got the info and it costs them nothing. A 3rd party repair shop may be easier. One way or another... hammer it.

Lol, I got a CD of XP mobo drivers out of Toshiba🤣 it took quite a few phone calls. Toshiba is a tough cookie to crack. I've broken Sony before too. Consider it a lesson in assertiveness for yourself, a valuable skillset. Fun times.
Okay, I'll do so, and will report back...
 
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I asked them over and over again for about 1 hour but they still refused to do so and insisted me to go to a service center...
 

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I asked them over and over again for about 1 hour but they still refused to do so and insisted me to go to a service center...
 

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Hi everyone I tested the preloader that I flashed on my phone before it went dead on another phone (my neighbor's) and it worked normally, and after doing some digging around I found that my power supply management chip was damaged and was conducting a bunch of voltages to ground and made my battery voltage drop and leading the phone to heat up...
 

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Hi everyone I tested the preloader that I flashed on my phone before it went dead on another phone (my neighbor's) and it worked normally, and after doing some digging around I found that my power supply management chip was damaged and was conducting a bunch of voltages to ground and made my battery voltage drop and leading the phone to heat up...
You suddenly stopped posting so I'm just checking on ya.
You sure it's the same device? This is exceedingly uncommon to happen, you must be very unlucky.
Is your device detected in any way at all? Like testing the amps with the multimeter? If the amps are higher than ~1amp then you may want to switch the power supply behavior. Or it may be something shortened in the motherboard.
 
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You suddenly stopped posting so I'm just checking on ya.
You sure it's the same device? This is exceedingly uncommon to happen, you must be very unlucky.
Is your device detected in any way at all? Like testing the amps with the multimeter? If the amps are higher than ~1amp then you may want to switch the power supply behavior. Or it may be something shortened in the motherboard.
Yes it is, even the ta code is same I.e ta-1066 and when I connect it to power it draws about 200-300ma without battery and with a battery it conducts draw 800-900ma and heats up ridiculously, the device isn't detected in any way on the computer, I do have the proper drivers installed and even disabled driver signature enforcement, and I even tired with so flash tools on Linux but no luck, anyways thanks for your help, I think I'll retire this phone for good now...
 

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Yes it is, even the ta code is same I.e ta-1066 and when I connect it to power it draws about 200-300ma without battery and with a battery it conducts draw 800-900ma and heats up ridiculously, the device isn't detected in any way on the computer, I do have the proper drivers installed and even disabled driver signature enforcement, and I even tired with so flash tools on Linux but no luck, anyways thanks for your help, I think I'll retire this phone for good now...
My suspicion is that this is related to power management of the device, I'd at least try sending it to a professional and telling them that the device isn't booting and it's most likely a power issue.
The device isn't supposed to heat that's why.
 

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My suspicion is that this is related to power management of the device, I'd at least try sending it to a professional and telling them that the device isn't booting and it's most likely a power issue.
The device isn't supposed to heat that's why.
I can't send it in because I bought this device off eBay and the Sim slot is dead along with the flash, so, yeah...
 

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