HTC Evo LTE Infinite Boot Loop - Tried everything I could think of. How can I stop this?

[AC Question]

Hi, I have a HTC EVO lte phone *NEVER ROOTED* and for some reason, it continues to reboot. It gets to the first boot screen - HTC - quietly brilliant - then stays there for 45 seconds... goes black and then restarts. I believe some moisture might have gotten into it.

I have done the hboot screen - and done both recovery and factory reset which immediately just put it right back into the reboot loop. I have taken it completely apart to see if I could find any moisture / none found. Scoured the internet to see if I could find any other techniques, so now I am here looking for help.

As a side note, I do have the exact same phone that turned into a brick a year ago. So I do have the ability to replace parts. I can occasionally get the bricked phone to start up but then quickly dies.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: HTC Evo LTE Infinite Boot Loop - Tried everything I could think of.

Welcome to Android Central! How much moisture do you think got in? There's no way to really "see" water-damaged components, unless they're blatantly corroded.

 

[oconnorjohn81]

Re: HTC Evo LTE Infinite Boot Loop - Tried everything I could think of.

It was placed on a wet towel for about an hr... When I laid it down, didn't realize it was damp.

Thanks for any advice.

John

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: HTC Evo LTE Infinite Boot Loop - Tried everything I could think of.

Very difficult to guess which if any component should be replaced. That would require a skilled technician to do some diagnostic testing, I would imagine. The easiest thing to do would be to replace the battery.