Good day guys (et ladies) in the house. I currently have a hard bricked tecno w3 on my hands.
It was initially soft-bricked but I downloaded a stock rom to flash it all over a again. It was going smoothly until NEPA jana.(bad battery).

I have tried reviving it.
It still makes sound when connected to p.c.
I have all the drivers and a stock rom.
But when it is about to begin flashing the rom, it says s-ft dram-fail. (Check that your load matches the destination)



Seems the phone wants the exact firmware: the original firmware is HA1.........v96 but I could find HB1...... I thought every w3 is the same and the build number should not matter. Otisumii .

pls does anyone have HA1........v96 or above till v103

You can use the steps that i used to unbrick a bricked tecno w4 to unbrick your tecno w3, i had same issue. Use this link http://www.Raphblog.com.ng/2016/06/how-to-unbrick-bricked-stocked-tecno-w4.html

To know what bricking is all about click this link http://www.Raphblog.com.ng/2016/03/what-does-bricking-device-mean.html

DonRaphTech:
You can use the steps that i used to unbrick a bricked tecno w4 to tml[/url]

Thanks but you seem not to have read my post. I know all these. An error keeps coming up when I want to flash/download stock rom. Sft dram fail on sp flash tools. I need tecno w3 stock rom HA1........v96 or higher

Tigris007:
Good day guys (et ladies) in the house. I currently have a hard bricked tecno w3 on my hands.
It was initially soft-bricked but I downloaded a stock rom to flash it all over a again. It was going smoothly until NEPA jana.(bad battery).

I have tried reviving it.
It still makes sound when connected to p.c.
I have all the drivers and a stock rom.
But when it is about to begin flashing the rom, it says s-ft dram-fail. (Check that your load matches the destination)



Seems the phone wants the exact firmware: the original firmware is HA1.........v96 but I could find HB1...... I thought every w3 is the same and the build number should not matter. Otisumii .

pls does anyone have HA1........v96 or above till v103

If you're using sp flash tool, you need to format everything including the boot loader, then flash again.

I also had the same issue with you...but have given it to calcare centre at Ikeja to help me fix it...

Tigris007:
Good day guys (et ladies) in the house. I currently have a hard bricked tecno w3 on my hands.
It was initially soft-bricked but I downloaded a stock rom to flash it all over a again. It was going smoothly until NEPA jana.(bad battery).

I have tried reviving it.
It still makes sound when connected to p.c.
I have all the drivers and a stock rom.
But when it is about to begin flashing the rom, it says s-ft dram-fail. (Check that your load matches the destination)



Seems the phone wants the exact firmware: the original firmware is HA1.........v96 but I could find HB1...... I thought every w3 is the same and the build number should not matter. Otisumii .

pls does anyone have HA1........v96 or above till v103

please i have a w3 too, i plug my it overnight and light was off till dawn, so the following morning i tried to power on my phone, buh it refuses to on back, i taught maybe the ba3 was totally off, buh i test the battery in another w3 and it works, and also tried the other ba3 in my own and it doesn't work, please, any hope wether the phone can work if they flash it? 'cos i have sent it to the company back, buh i'm afraid the phone might not work. Tho' it's a new phone

princefemo01:
I also had the same issue with you...but have given it to calcare centre at Ikeja to help me fix it...

did the phone power on at all?

it cannot power on also....but when I got to clacare center .some people had thesame issue and it was resolved though u have to come back a week later...

Ibukun2k15:


If you're using sp flash tool, you need to format everything including the boot loader, then flash again.

Thanks bro, would give it a try.

princefemo01:
it cannot power on also....but when I got to clacare center .some people had thesame issue and it was resolved though u have to come back a week later...

How much does carlcare charge ? Thanks for your reply

Ibukun2k15:


If you're using sp flash tool, you need to format everything including the boot loader, then flash again.

I just did so again but still the same dram fail error. Though I observed that the preloader beginning address is 000000 all through compared to other fkashable partitions. Seems it has to do with calibration. .... Any ideas?

Tigris007:


I just did so again but still the same dram fail error. Though I observed that the preloader beginning address is 000000 all through compared to other fkashable partitions. Seems it has to do with calibration. .... Any ideas?

Calibration, that's a different ball game, you will need another of the same device to recalibrate. If not the flash tool would not know where is which.

Tigris007:
Good day guys (et ladies) in the house. I currently have a hard bricked tecno w3 on my hands.
It was initially soft-bricked but I downloaded a stock rom to flash it all over a again. It was going smoothly until NEPA jana.(bad battery).

I have tried reviving it.
It still makes sound when connected to p.c.
I have all the drivers and a stock rom.
But when it is about to begin flashing the rom, it says s-ft dram-fail. (Check that your load matches the destination)



Seems the phone wants the exact firmware: the original firmware is HA1.........v96 but I could find HB1...... I thought every w3 is the same and the build number should not matter. Otisumii .

pls does anyone have HA1........v96 or above till v103

Hi @Tigris007 Visit the Carlcare Service Centre closest to you for a Software Reload. Let me know your location so that I forward an address to you.

Tigris007:


How much does carlcare charge ? Thanks for your reply

If your phone is without any physical damage & under warranty, it will be fixed for free. @Tigris007 Our engineer will be on-ground to check, for any other issues. If you haven't already. Visit any of our centres from Next week.

ADEWUMIMichael:
please i have a w3 too, i plug my it overnight and light was off till dawn, so the following morning i tried to power on my phone, buh it refuses to on back, i taught maybe the ba3 was totally off, buh i test the battery in another w3 and it works, and also tried the other ba3 in my own and it doesn't work, please, any hope wether the phone can work if they flash it? 'cos i have sent it to the company back, buh i'm afraid the phone might not work. Tho' it's a new phone

Hello @ADEWUMIMichael The phone's Board may need to be changed. Visit any of our centres as from Next week, if you have not previously.

CarlcareOpebi:

Hello @ADEWUMIMichael The phone's Board may need to be changed. Visit any of our centres as from Next week, if you have not previously.

[size=15pt]May i know the estimate amount it might cost me?[/size]

sincerely, Calcare disappointed me today due to their upgrading stuffs... I thought I would start using my phone today after long patience of weeks ...not knowing they would b on holiday till Monday..had it been the customer care had informed me earlier I wouldn't bother travelling down to the centre cos I called them yesterday that I would b coming today... nevertheless I would wait anyway

CarlcareOpebi:

If your phone is without any physical damage & under warranty, it will be fixed for free. @Tigris007 Our engineer will be on-ground to check, for any other issues. If you haven't already. Visit any of our centres from Next week.

Thanks a lot. I do appreciate.

princefemo01:
sincerely, Calcare disappointed me today due to their upgrading stuffs... I thought I would start using my phone today after long patience of weeks ...not knowing they would b on holiday till Monday..had it been the customer care had informed me earlier I wouldn't bother travelling down to the centre cos I called them yesterday that I would b coming today... nevertheless I would wait anyway

Hello @princefemo1 my apologies for any inconvenience this has caused you. You may Book a reservation using the Carlcare Application on your device [and give the information required], so you'll be attended to promptly.

ADEWUMIMichael:
[size=15pt]May i know the estimate amount it might cost me?[/size]

The Board's currently going for N14,600. @ADEWUMIichael

CarlcareOpebi:

Hello @princefemo1 my apologies for any inconvenience this has caused you. You may Book a reservation using the Carlcare Application on your device [and give the information required], so you'll be attended to promptly.

thank you very much clacare.... have collected my phone and its working perfectly.. thanks once again

princefemo01:


thank you very much clacare.... have collected my phone and its working perfectly.. thanks once again

You're welcome. @princefemo1

CarlcareOpebi:

You're welcome. @princefemo1

Got my tecno w3 and its working again. Thanks much.

A quick one. My 32gb memory card doesn't seem to be compatible with this marshmallow os. Any file I copy to the sd card always ends up corrupted. I dont know if you could recommend a solution as I discovered its not only my w3 that has the problem.

Ibukun2k15:

Calibration, that's a different ball game, you will need another of the same device to recalibrate. If not the flash tool would not know where is which.

Thanks a whole lot 2k as I got my phone fixed. Pls I need another help. . How do I backup this current rom. Backed it up with custom twrp but it seems not to appear in zip format. Is the twrp backup flashable? If so how. And how can I backup in zip form so I can flash through sp flash tools? Thanks bro.

Tigris007:


Thanks a whole lot 2k as I got my phone fixed. Pls I need another help. . How do I backup this current rom. Backed it up with custom twrp but it seems not to appear in zip format. Is the twrp backup flashable? If so how. And how can I backup in zip form so I can flash through sp flash tools? Thanks bro.

In the case of extreme device failure such as hard brick you would not be able to use twrp. To make a backup of your current rom, download MTK driod tools and connect the phone to the computer. Press backup, when that is done press prepare blocks for Flash tool and select the md5 file from the backup. Viola.

Ibukun2k15:


In the case of extreme device failure such as hard brick you would not be able to use twrp. To make a backup of your current rom, download MTK driod tools and connect the phone to the computer. Press backup, when that is done press prepare blocks for Flash tool and select the md5 file from the backup. Viola.

You're the best!!!! Abeg teh seun to put hug emoticon

Tigris007:
Got my tecno w3 and its working again. Thanks much.

A quick one. My 32gb memory card doesn't seem to be compatible with this marshmallow os. Any file I copy to the sd card always ends up corrupted. I dont know if you could recommend a solution as I discovered its not only my w3 that has the problem.

Hello @Tigris007 Format the SD Card & try using it again.

I have the same problem as OP, where can i locate calcare in Abeokuta Ogunstate