Nokia N-Gage 'White Screen of Death'

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dealn1

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#1817 1-Jul-2004 14:51

Hi everyone. I have a Nokia N-Gage which just shows a white screen when turned on and then turns off after about 10 secs. I have looked on some overseas forums and it seemed like the firmware needed to be updated. I had this done but it hasn't made a difference.

Does anyone have any ideas on what might be wrong. I don't want to take it to a service centre if it's going to end up being really expensive (it's not an NZ new phone).

Thanks
Richard

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#6963 1-Jul-2004 15:04

I take that they really have updated the firmware? In any case, remove the battery, remove any MMC card from the phone. Wait a few minutes, insert the battery (not the card) and turn it on again.

dealn1

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#7059 5-Jul-2004 22:21

Hi Mauricio, tried leave battery etc out for 10 mins and still no joy.

Do you think it could be a hardware issue?

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#7060 5-Jul-2004 22:41

Yes... Removing the battery for a while in general does a kind of soft reset. It's better to take to a repair shop. Check mobilephonerepair.com or Accord Customer Care (ACS).

Nraged

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#8197 30-Aug-2004 22:22

Send it back to nokia they are being very friendly with returns - my mate send his back and got a new one within 2 weeks. Or buy a new one on ebay! for £50.

Good luck

P.S the QD rocks

black_man

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#8705 20-Sep-2004 13:53

Hey, I read about this problem in another forum a while before. He said that the Device Memory was finished, so he took the battery out and left it to rest a few hours.

After that, it was all good according to him