About the product
Date of repair
Ref. number
31
Repairer
Arthur Harding
Brand
Samsung
Kind of product
Tablet
About the repair
(Estimated) Year of production
2014
Model, type number and/or serial number
Tab 3 TM-210
Defect found
Needs OS flashing
Problem description + probable cause
Won't switch on
Has the product been repaired?
Yes
What did you do to repair it?
Used a laptop to download firmware, installed Samsung USB driver, installed ODIN firmware flashing tool and followed instructions largely from https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-manually-flash-android-5-1-1-lollipop-via-odin-samsung-galaxy-tab-4-8-0-1511518 and got specific firmware from https://galaxyfirmware.com/model/SM-T210/BTU/T210XXBOA3 - Extract (unzip) the SM-T210_BTU_T210XXBOA3......T210XXBOA3.zip file. using WinRAR or 7-Zip.
Download Odin Tool 3.14.1
Extract Odin and open it.
Reboot Samsung Phone in Download Mode (hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons / hold Volume Down + Bixby buttons then plug-in cable)
Connect you Samsung Phone and wait until you get a BLUE sign in Odin.
Add the 1 file Samsung firmware (.md5 file) to AP/PDA or 4 files Samsung firmware (AP/BL/CP/CSC) to it's slots.
Do NOT tick any extra boxes. The only options to be ticked are F.Reset Time and Auto-Reboot.
Click the start button, wait for Odin to say 'PASS' in a GREEN sign. Once the flash is complete, your phone will reboot, and you can disconnect your phone from the PC.
Download Odin Tool 3.14.1
Extract Odin and open it.
Reboot Samsung Phone in Download Mode (hold Home + Power + Volume Down buttons / hold Volume Down + Bixby buttons then plug-in cable)
Connect you Samsung Phone and wait until you get a BLUE sign in Odin.
Add the 1 file Samsung firmware (.md5 file) to AP/PDA or 4 files Samsung firmware (AP/BL/CP/CSC) to it's slots.
Do NOT tick any extra boxes. The only options to be ticked are F.Reset Time and Auto-Reboot.
Click the start button, wait for Odin to say 'PASS' in a GREEN sign. Once the flash is complete, your phone will reboot, and you can disconnect your phone from the PC.
Reparability of product (1 = difficult, 10 = easy)
8
Did you use repair information?
Yes
Where did this information come from?
From the manufacturer
Source repair information (url website)
https://galaxyfirmware.com/model/SM-T210/BTU/T210XXBOA3 - url will depend on specific tablet model
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