So I have an x1 which may have gotten wet, but the water damage indicator is still white. The battery indicator is red/pink. I attempted to use a battery from an x10 (same model), which was brand new in box (they told me it was charged). The phone vibrated, illuminated a green light on the side, and went rainbow, and died. the screen did not illuminate or anything. Is there anyway to get the data off my phone before attempting to hard reset it? I can only assume that the battery isnt what the problem is, as the new one i used did nothing. Thanks
Why not maintained?
What do you mean?
Take the phone to mend
What do you mean mend? To be repaired?
Send the phone into repair with sony ericsson.
When you send it to the repair center they do not require the back cover or the battery so they wont know its been damaged hopefully, but if they do realise its been damaged by water worst that will happen is that they'll charge you for postage but if that water indicator is not red then they should repair it.
so just ring sony and they'll tell you what to do
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I know this has been a common problem among Z1 owners. I recently purchased a Z1 off craigslist and it had been working for 3 days. Today I had powered down my phone and attempted to turn it on. To my surprise the phone would not turn on, and would not display any sort of charge indication when plugged it (LED, screen, etc). I had tried hard resetting it and all the common troubleshooting with no luck until I decided to remove the back cover.
- (With caution) Remove the back cover on your Z1 (Using heat, suction cup, and something to pry it up with).
- Once you have done that remove the 9 screws holding down the shell then (very carefully remove the shell).
- Once you have done that remove the battery terminal so the battery is disconnected.
- With the battery disconnected plug in your z1 and you should see the phone LED blink and screen flash "SONY".
- Now remove the charger and re-connect your battery.
- Hold the power button down and volume up until the phone resets
I hope this worked for you like it did for me.
PS make sure to replace the back cover adhesive as your phone is NO LONGER WATERPROOF.
I'm thinking to do the same thing as it helped many people. Just curious, was your phone Z1 completely dead? NO LED light at all?
Mine shows no sign of life so far, no LED, nothing.
How long did you leave it plugged in for?
When mine got bricked, it took about 24 hrs. before the red led started blinking.
Just wondering if it's actually the same problem.
zeppelinrox said:
How long did you leave it plugged in for?
When mine got bricked, it took about 24 hrs. before the red led started blinking.
Just wondering if it's actually the same problem.
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24 hrs to charg by wall charger ?
This method didnt work for me, I'll have it repaired (then sell it) soon but warranty is void. Either way I wasnt able to claim warranty as I bought it from local classifieds without receipt of purchase. At the mean time bought another Z1 for $440 with no yellow tint issue.
This method didnt work for me, I have to change a new main broad。
Hello everyone,
In the past week, I have decided to sell off my Nexus 4, and I went on to buy a new cheap unlocked 40$ android phone and a used water damaged Xperia Z.
I had just got the Xperia Z a few hours ago, and the guy who I bought the Z from, said a bit of water leaked into the phone about 2 weeks ago, and ever since then the phone does not turn on.
So far I have pretty much disassembled the whole thing, and noticed that all three water indicator stickers at the ports have turned red.
But I seriously cant find any water, damage or corrosion on the phone's connectors, internal frame, battery connectors, anywhere.
I guess only a few drops has entered the phone and over time the water evaporated.
Now after drying the internal components in the sun, and using 70% isopropyl wipes (I looked everywhere for 99% isopeopyl Alcohol liquid, I cant find them everywhere) I wiped it over the phone's motherboard and then used a toothbrush to remove any dirt or corrosion building up in the board.
Now the thing is that the phone does not do anything when I plug in the charger.
But when I remove the battery, and plug in the charger, and press the power button, the phone's LED blinks red for about half a second, then vibrates once and then a blue LED light comes and stays on. However nothing comes up on the screen.
I tried the Power button and Vol.Up button, but it does not do anything.
The Z's battery seems fine, as I tried it out on my Xperia C and it works perfectly there.
And I tried the Xperia C's battery on the Z. Same thing no response from the phone
What should I do?
I guess look around or a 99% alcohol solution and properly wash the Z's motherboard?
Or is this some sort of a software issue?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks!
Akash434 said:
Hello everyone,
In the past week, I have decided to sell off my Nexus 4, and I went on to buy a new cheap unlocked 40$ android phone and a used water damaged Xperia Z.
I had just got the Xperia Z a few hours ago, and the guy who I bought the Z from, said a bit of water leaked into the phone about 2 weeks ago, and ever since then the phone does not turn on.
So far I have pretty much disassembled the whole thing, and noticed that all three water indicator stickers at the ports have turned red.
But I seriously cant find any water, damage or corrosion on the phone's connectors, internal frame, battery connectors, anywhere.
I guess only a few drops has entered the phone and over time the water evaporated.
Now after drying the internal components in the sun, and using 70% isopropyl wipes (I looked everywhere for 99% isopeopyl Alcohol liquid, I cant find them everywhere) I wiped it over the phone's motherboard and then used a toothbrush to remove any dirt or corrosion building up in the board.
Now the thing is that the phone does not do anything when I plug in the charger.
But when I remove the battery, and plug in the charger, and press the power button, the phone's LED blinks red for about half a second, then vibrates once and then a blue LED light comes and stays on. However nothing comes up on the screen.
I tried the Power button and Vol.Up button, but it does not do anything.
The Z's battery seems fine, as I tried it out on my Xperia C and it works perfectly there.
And I tried the Xperia C's battery on the Z. Same thing no response from the phone
What should I do?
I guess look around or a 99% alcohol solution and properly wash the Z's motherboard?
Or is this some sort of a software issue?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks!
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To me it rather looks like the seller modified the software and hard bricked the device... My Xperia T had the same sympoms when it was hard bricked....
I would have thought the battery had shorted out
Bang a replacement in
Oadbylad said:
I would have thought the battery had shorted out
Bang a replacement in
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Every fault is not caused by a faulty battery. I know you fixed your phone with a replacement battery, but that is not the solution to everything.
If you had read his post properly, you would see the battery powers another device just fine. A shorted battery would surely not function at all.
Akash434 said:
The Z's battery seems fine, as I tried it out on my Xperia C and it works perfectly there.
And I tried the Xperia C's battery on the Z. Same thing no response from the phone
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Well today, I bought some distilled water and washed the phones motherboard with a toothbrush to displace any particles left on the board.
Now When I plug in the charger (with out the battery, as the phone does nothing with the battery plugged in) the phones LED blinks red and the phone vibrates once. It then goes on to repeat this process over and over again.
But my computer kinda detects my phone, as it tries to install the phones drivers. If I remember correctly the devices name on my computer is 'S1 FlashBoot'
But for the computer and Sony PC Companion to detect my phone, I have to remove the battery ribbon to let the phone start up on USB power, and then reinsert the battery ribbon when the phone vibrates and flashes its LED once, and then I have to remove the Button ribbon since, for some reason if the button ribbon and the battery ribbon is connected at the same time the phone shuts off.
Sony's PC software detects my phone, but since I cant press the power button due to the removal of the button ribbon from the motherboard, I cant repair my phone using the software.
Maybe theres something wrong with the power button/ribbon is having a few issues?
I also found some corrosion bottom right hand corner under the network antenna, and a severely corroded 3 segment ribbon, where 2 out of 3 segments were non functional due to corrosion,. As I tried to open the connector, I sneezed and accidentally ripped it.
Dammit.
It didn't work before I ripped it, so I wonder if I somehow fix this ribbon would it help solve a few of the above issues with my phone?
What does this small dinky ribbon do, anyways?
You can read about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/break-t2748834
Akash434 said:
Well today, I bought some distilled water and washed the phones motherboard with a toothbrush to displace any particles left on the board.
Now When I plug in the charger (with out the battery, as the phone does nothing with the battery plugged in) the phones LED blinks red and the phone vibrates once. It then goes on to repeat this process over and over again.
But my computer kinda detects my phone, as it tries to install the phones drivers. If I remember correctly the devices name on my computer is 'S1 FlashBoot'
But for the computer and Sony PC Companion to detect my phone, I have to remove the battery ribbon to let the phone start up on USB power, and then reinsert the battery ribbon when the phone vibrates and flashes its LED once, and then I have to remove the Button ribbon since, for some reason if the button ribbon and the battery ribbon is connected at the same time the phone shuts off.
Sony's PC software detects my phone, but since I cant press the power button due to the removal of the button ribbon from the motherboard, I cant repair my phone using the software.
Maybe theres something wrong with the power button/ribbon is having a few issues?
I also found some corrosion bottom right hand corner under the network antenna, and a severely corroded 3 segment ribbon, where 2 out of 3 segments were non functional due to corrosion,. As I tried to open the connector, I sneezed and accidentally ripped it.
Dammit.
It didn't work before I ripped it, so I wonder if I somehow fix this ribbon would it help solve a few of the above issues with my phone?
What does this small dinky ribbon do, anyways?
You can read about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/help/break-t2748834
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Found this post through google while looking for a solution for my Xperia Z.
My first experia also had the same problem, sort of. The battery would jump from 90% to 60%, then 73%, then 20%, then 71% and so forth.
I decided to update the system software, to which it turned off during the process. The OS became faulty, and it rebooted all the time, showing a weak red light, then a strong red light, turn on, turn off and so on. The authorized service replaced my battery, but I guess that's not your problem in this case, and I doubt it that it's a faulty OS. Because even with a faulty OS, it would atleast show the Sony or Xperia logo.
Now I have the same starting issues and I blame the ribbons I guess, since when I press it the right way, it suddenly accepts charge and boots up. Replace the ribbons, and you might be fine. Guess there's some short circuit.
So last time I used my phone in the water camera started acting erratic, I decided to put phone away. Before going in the water flaps were closed well and flush. I also did pressure sensor test before and it seemed ok. Few hours later I find it hot and with empty battery.
I saw some humidity inside of usb port flap so I put in in bag of rice and let dry overnight. Now, it turns on and seems to work (except that camera doesn't open anymore) but it gets hot while charging and doesn't really charge (just few % in 30min). If I remove charger it turns off in few minutes so pretty much unusable.
I checked humidity markers - sim card one is white, usb side one also pretty much white, maybe if looking carefully you'll see hint of pink.
Still have warranty. Also I'm abroad halfway around the world and won't be back home before June (will still be under warranty at that time).
So my question - what's likely damaged? If humidity markers are white can warranty repair shop still refuse repairs saying it's water damaged?
I'm trying to decide - to take it to repair here and pay for cleaning and new battery and maybe something else to fix charging and also lose warranty or wait until I get home and take it to warranty repair and hope that they fix or replace it for free.
Hi,
i send my phone down the river and probably killed it. backplate was broken and charging lid as well, there is no warranty any more.
i dried it for a week in a box covered with rice and tried to turn it on afterwards. No reactions on buttons, but after i plugged in the charger, the LED got red and Display turned on showing the "Sony" Screen. after a second or two LED and screen went black and the procedure started again. and again. after a few repetitions i put the plug away. so i didn't charge the phone any longer than ~5min and have not plugged it to the PC.
first question is if someone has encountered the same symptomes and can give a statement of chance to revive the phone. Second one is: Where to start? there are lots of guides to disassemble the phone, thats not a problem i think, i have all the tools i need and a little bit technical knowhow. I want to start checking the battery, pretty shure its dead. afterwards i want to check the board for signs of corrosion. but then?
grateful for any tipps, especialy want to know whats the real death sentence for a water damaged phone. after i have seen the screen working i thought main functionality is there and only the battery died.
xant05 said:
Hi,
i send my phone down the river and probably killed it. backplate was broken and charging lid as well, there is no warranty any more.
i dried it for a week in a box covered with rice and tried to turn it on afterwards. No reactions on buttons, but after i plugged in the charger, the LED got red and Display turned on showing the "Sony" Screen. after a second or two LED and screen went black and the procedure started again. and again. after a few repetitions i put the plug away. so i didn't charge the phone any longer than ~5min and have not plugged it to the PC.
first question is if someone has encountered the same symptomes and can give a statement of chance to rivive the phone. Second one is: Where to start? there are lots of guides to disassemble the phone, thats not a problem i think, i have all the tools i need and a little bit technical knowhow. I want to start checking the battery, pretty shure its dead. afterwards i want to check the board for signs of corrosion. but then?
grateful for any tipps, especialy want to know whats the real death sentence for a water damaged phone. after i have seen the screen working i thought main functionality is there and only the battery died.
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I would leave it plugged in and see if you can build up any sort of charge in the battery. It seems that changing the battery would be an obvious first step, if you can get enough charge in the phone to fire up the mainboard, then you will see what else needs to be changed. leave it plugged into a charger for 24 hours.
Do you want to repair it to salvage what data is on the phone or is it financial reasons? tbh the cost of new mainboard and battery, plus replacement back screen is going to be more than a second hand phone off ebay. If it's a science project then bravo, not enough people try to rescue thier old kit from the bin, but I'm saying there are easier options than pulling it apart.
Having never pulled a phone apart myself I can't really offer any more advice, but you might want to drop @Chamelleon a PM, as he regularly contributes with hardware fixes and knows his stuff.
its more about financial reasons, data is all backed up. Buying a new phone should be the last option. i want to repair it cause i like repairing things and i want to make clear that the phone is absolutely dead or not. i dont think i would buy a new mainboard/display/battery if i am not completely shure that this will fix all problems. in this case id rather buy a new phone.
i am a bit afraid that if i charge the battery for 24h and still have a circuit on the motherboard i will completely destroy it.
xant05 said:
its more about financial reasons, data is all backed up. Buying a new phone should be the last option. i want to repair it cause i like repairing things and i want to make clear that the phone is absolutely dead or not. i dont think i would buy a new mainboard/display/battery if i am not completely shure that this will fix all problems. in this case id rather buy a new phone.
i am a bit afraid that if i charge the battery for 24h and still have a circuit on the motherboard i will completely destroy it.
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A week in rice in a warm place means there's no moisture in the phone.
The phone won't be damaged by trying to charge the battery and you need to find out if there's anything working from a full charge.
I recently had a waterdamage too. I took it apart and i saw that there was some corrosion on the board by the display connector. I put the mainboard in isopropyl alcohol (you can get that in the pharmacy). I carefully cleaned the affected part with a soft toothbrush and let it dry for a while. And now my phone is back a life and everything works as it should
Good Luck!
Didgesteve said:
A week in rice in a warm place means there's no moisture in the phone.
The phone won't be damaged by trying to charge the battery and you need to find out if there's anything working from a full charge.
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Well, turns out this guy is right. Phone is working after charging. Vibration is dead and there are some residues of the wather in or behind the display, but nothing else i can find now. i think i will still disassemble the phone, and clean all parts. Maybe i will replace the vibration motor, but i think i can live without one...
Hi, few days ago my 4X had a bath in my bathtub, I switched it off immediately,but it turned on itself when displaying boot animation it got blank, I didn't try to turn it on, I took the battery out, and then I put him in a rice for something about 8 hours. Then I pulled him back together and tried to turn on, it doesn't do anything. I didn't switch the charger. And I took him to the nearest service where I was told that the motherboard and display is broken. But in my home I connected the charger and it vibratsd, led has flashed , then was another vibration and led was doing like the phone was charging, but I can't power it. Under the back cover at the top there was a spot that should change the color after contact with water, but it was just white. But in a bottom of phone, on usb charger spot, color changed color to red, so the water was there. So if it's vibrates is it any chance , that motherboard is okay? And it's there a change that only battery is broken, cause it has some kind of crumple. Please help
Vibration doesn't mean much. It just mean your motherboard and battery are not completely dead. However, the circuits and connectors are probably damaged from over-voltage and corrosion. I don't think changing the battery will fix your phone. Sorry. I hope you manage to fix it but i think you need a new motherboard, and a new display, if the flex connector is damaged (hopefully not). The thing is, a damaged motherboard can stop the LCD form working, as there are transistors in the circuits which control current flow and if they are broken/damaged, the display is not getting electricity. That's why the best way to check if the screen is working is to try with a new motherboard
Why would you put it in rice?
Hollow548 said:
Why would you put it in rice?
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because the rice will suck the moisture right out of the phone and restore it to life.
Anybody help?
Extract the sim and put into rice 1 o 2 days, because the rice absorb moisture, if you have no luck take it to a technical service, so you try to recover the motherboard