Tansuo Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 So I was given a Nexus 7 tablet on my birthday at the start of March, but it has now suddenly died. It will now not turn on. When plugged in and I press the power buttom, the screen simply flashes white lines every so often, stopping after a few seconds. Holding down power + volume down in a bid to open the boot system does nothing helpful either, just a different sort of flash to the previous one. Has anyone encountered this problem previously, and found a way to fix it? Or am I now the proud owner of a Nexus Brick, in need of a repair? | | | A Blog to Bathtubs for BeginnersQuest Cape | 99 Defence Achieved 11-Jul-2011 17:41 | 99 Prayer 11-Jul-2012 | 99 Constitution 02-Aug-201299 Attack 31/10/2012 | 99 Dungeoneering 31/10/2012 | 99 Strength 31/10/2012 | 99 Magic 2/12/201299 Range 16/12/2012 | 99 Herblore 25/12/2012 | 99 Summoning 4/1/2013 | 99 Firemaking 6/3/201399 Farming 10/4/2013 | 99 Slayer 11/7/2013 | 99 Fletching 21/8/2013 | 99 Smithing 22/8/2013 99 Crafting 19/12/2013 | 99 Cooking 15/1/2014 | 99 Agility 25/1/2014 | 99 Thieving 01/02/201499 Construction 21/04/2014 | 99 Woodcutting 04/03/2014 | 99 Fishing 17/04/2014 | 99 Mining 23/07/201599 Divination 27/07/2015 | 99 Runecrafting 20/08/2015 | 99 Hunter 20/08/2015 | Maxed 20/08/2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) This happened to one of my cousins, and I fixed it by unplugging the battery for a few minutes. You just have to unsnap the back of the nexus and you'll have access to the battery wire. When I fixed my cousin's Nexus that did that, I started it in the bootloader but I don't think I needed to. Interestingly enough, this has never happened with my own Nexus 7, and I use it a lot. Did you install the latest system update? It's supposed to have fixed this issue. [hide][/hide] Edited March 20, 2013 by Sbrideau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tansuo Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 As tempted as I am, does that not then void the warranty? So would it not work doing your method, then I'd be kinda screwed? | | | A Blog to Bathtubs for BeginnersQuest Cape | 99 Defence Achieved 11-Jul-2011 17:41 | 99 Prayer 11-Jul-2012 | 99 Constitution 02-Aug-201299 Attack 31/10/2012 | 99 Dungeoneering 31/10/2012 | 99 Strength 31/10/2012 | 99 Magic 2/12/201299 Range 16/12/2012 | 99 Herblore 25/12/2012 | 99 Summoning 4/1/2013 | 99 Firemaking 6/3/201399 Farming 10/4/2013 | 99 Slayer 11/7/2013 | 99 Fletching 21/8/2013 | 99 Smithing 22/8/2013 99 Crafting 19/12/2013 | 99 Cooking 15/1/2014 | 99 Agility 25/1/2014 | 99 Thieving 01/02/201499 Construction 21/04/2014 | 99 Woodcutting 04/03/2014 | 99 Fishing 17/04/2014 | 99 Mining 23/07/201599 Divination 27/07/2015 | 99 Runecrafting 20/08/2015 | 99 Hunter 20/08/2015 | Maxed 20/08/2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Tbh I don't know if it voids the warranty or not, since it doesn't break any stickers I'd say it doesn't but still we shoud check first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Yes that would void the warranty. Best bet is contacting the place you bought it from for a replacement. My Android tablet is actually a HP Touchpad so it might be different for you but try holding the power on button and the volume up button for around 30 seconds. This will attempt a reboot. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 On the Nexus 7 it's volume down though, just like my old Android smartphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tansuo Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 Popped to back to the shop yesterday, explained my problem and got a direct exchange for a new one :) | | | A Blog to Bathtubs for BeginnersQuest Cape | 99 Defence Achieved 11-Jul-2011 17:41 | 99 Prayer 11-Jul-2012 | 99 Constitution 02-Aug-201299 Attack 31/10/2012 | 99 Dungeoneering 31/10/2012 | 99 Strength 31/10/2012 | 99 Magic 2/12/201299 Range 16/12/2012 | 99 Herblore 25/12/2012 | 99 Summoning 4/1/2013 | 99 Firemaking 6/3/201399 Farming 10/4/2013 | 99 Slayer 11/7/2013 | 99 Fletching 21/8/2013 | 99 Smithing 22/8/2013 99 Crafting 19/12/2013 | 99 Cooking 15/1/2014 | 99 Agility 25/1/2014 | 99 Thieving 01/02/201499 Construction 21/04/2014 | 99 Woodcutting 04/03/2014 | 99 Fishing 17/04/2014 | 99 Mining 23/07/201599 Divination 27/07/2015 | 99 Runecrafting 20/08/2015 | 99 Hunter 20/08/2015 | Maxed 20/08/2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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