[Mdasraf]

Good news guys, I think I’ve actually found a way to revive the ‘bricked’ tablet. I’m not a technical expert but I believe it should solve the problem. I’ll try to keep the guide simple and concise.

The problem : Tablet won’t boot, screen does not show any signs of life (led keeps blinking like its charging or no led light at all). Only proof its alive is that there’s power through the usb ports. For this I recommend a usb fan/led to test this out.

There are a few general procedures you should take note off :

(1) Turning on the tablet – hold the pwr button for 4-5 seconds and release. NOTE: once release, wait out for any signs of life. The usb fan should start at the initial 3-4 seconds of holding the pwr button.

(2)Turning off the tablet – hold the pwr button for 10-11 seconds and release. NOTE: once release, wait out for another 10 seconds just make sure the tablet has settled with its power circuitry. Warning, holding on to the pwr button for 20-30 seconds will cause the orange led to stop lighting up.

 

To test the battery level, connect the usb fan and try to turn on the tablet.

Battery indicators : (Full-mid battery) fan runs as per normal. (Low/critical low battery) fans spins but dies out soon after.

Here are the steps to reviving the tablet.

1)First is to drain the battery. To fully drain the battery, disconnect the fan and turn on the tablet (follow procedures correctly).

2)Plug in the fan to check the battery level.

3)If battery is full/mid, plug out the fan and leave the tablet alone for a few hours (after a few mins, tablet should be warm on the back). Leave it in this powered on state until the tablet is cooled or the fan won’t spin after plugging it in.

4)Once you have a low battery, charge the tablet using a pc/laptop usb. Leave it to charge for at least 30 mins.

5)Now for the moment of truth, plug out the usb cable and any other usb devices (e.g. fan, keyboard). Turn on the tablet using the correct procedure and wait out patiently for the chuwi logo to show up. If it shows up, congrats! you’re almost done.

6)Let it boot up till it shows the desktop. Set the brightness to 0% and enable power saver as battery might die at any moment. Charge the tablet using the original charger and play around with the revived tablet for awhile. If the tablet screens turns off press the windows button to turn the screen on. Becareful as the tablet is still in a fragile state. Let it charge to 5-6% battery life.

7)Shut down the tablet normally and wait for at least 10 seconds. Charge the tablet using the orginal charger for at least 1-2 hours before turning it on again. If it turns on and turning on/off is stable, congratulations! Your tablet is revived 😀

I hope this guide works for the majority of people facing such a problem and thank you for reading such a lengthy post. Good luck! 🙂

 

 

[Mdasraf]

Just got my unit from Gearbest and its 64bit with blue usb3 port. Gearbest buyers rejoice!

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