Repair Cost, looks like I have to send my Z in Options

[imrambi]

Called sharp and they said that the Z has no operating system on it, and that they will have to flash it (how it got no os is beyond me, I know the images were fine, thats another story). I was told that there is a $50 inital diagnostic fee + $10 shipping fee. How much would it cost to reflash it. I'm looking for a ballpark figure. I'm on an extremely tight budget right now, so I need to know the cost.

[grog]

Have you tried the 24 hour wait test? Take out the battery & leave it out for at least a day. Then try it again. I've heard of this working in other situations.

Are you plugging the unit in before or after you try to access the maintenance menu? Try it both ways.

Are you doing a full reset (battery cover off, hit reset button)?

When you plug in the power supply, does the charge light come on? Maybe it's the charger that snaffude.

(just firing stuff off the top of my head. I (CROSS MY FINGERS) haven't had any problems yet... )

[imrambi]

Have you tried the 24 hour wait test? Take out the battery & leave it out for at least a day. Then try it again. I've heard of this working in other situations.

Are you plugging the unit in before or after you try to access the maintenance menu? Try it both ways.

Are you doing a full reset (battery cover off, hit reset button)?

When you plug in the power supply, does the charge light come on? Maybe it's the charger that snaffude.

(just firing stuff off the top of my head. I (CROSS MY FINGERS) haven't had any problems yet... )

Yep, nothing.
Requires it to be plugged when I tell it to flash.
Yes, full reset.
Yes, the charge light comes on.