Hi, I was flashing my n810 fresh and i went away for a few minutes (bathroom), during that time the power went out for a few seconds and my computer lost power

when I got back a minute later the PC and n810 were both off

I decided I better reflash it incase it didn't flash right, but I can't get my n810 to turn on at all, so I can't get it into USB mode
I don't even get any action from the corner LED, not even when charging. (It still seems to charge judging from battery heat though)

I tried my spare battery, but it didn't make a difference

Is there anything I can do to recover, or is my n810 toast?

I called Nokia twice, and they both told me to send it to some cellphone repair place in Texas, but the Nokia reps didn't seem competent to me, they had trouble understanding it wasn't a phone.

Any help/suggestions is appreciated

All I could find was something about making a serial-usb cable for a 'cold-flash'
but that seemed way beyond my capabilities

Sounds like there was a power surge and your tablet got hit with a nasty amount of extra power. Usually, there's safe-guards in place to prevent this sort of thing from happening, but I'm guessing not in the event it is connected via USB.

I hope that's not your issue, but if it is, I'll bust out a Bugle Horn and play "Taps" in honor of it's death.

Jesse~

Are you certain your spare battery was charged?

If you can't get any light to turn on, you are toast.

I would think you could get another N810 for cheap somewhere.

yeah, it was charged recently
I left a message with the place nokia sent me to (http://www.onsitecellularrepair.com/services.php)
hopefully they can do something without it costing an arm and a leg

if they can't at least the n810s are cheaper now

If your device won't power on then you need to use the refrigarator mehod. Search the forum for the exact why and how, but generally you remove the battery and put the device in a tight bag in the refrigarator for an hour. Then, still in the bag you let it warm up to room temp. Replace battery and insert the power plug. When you insert the power it will power on, so hold the home key before that if you intend to reflash.

they said they would look at it for $5 (+$4 to ship to +$4 for return ship), and then they would give me a price if they could fix it

I figure what the hell, worst case I'm out $9

@chicken_soup2

Another thing to consider trying is finding another BP-4L (borrow from a N97, E61i, E63, E71, or E90) and seeing if that gives it any life.

If one is not available, an external charger like so: http://xrl.in/5r40
( & )
has at least helped with the rebooting-on-charger BME bug.

Of course you can pick up a knock-off BP-4L for ~$5 anyhow which may be more conclusive.

If it's not the battery, well...you are SOL =|

Maybe you'll get lucky and Nokia will fix it. But I've heard of them sending devices back unrepaired even after $50 in shipping costs =\

I recently had a laptop die because of a USB short frying the motherboard and I know it's not fun, not fun at all. I was able to find the same model laptop which was nice.

If things don't work out, hopefully you can find a replacement for a good price.

Best of luck