Bricked Z10 LE 1-4 LED pattern

Hi there,
I really need help fixing my Z10 LE : since yesterday, it won't open and repeat the same 1-4 red LED pattern.
I already tried various OS flashing method (blackberry.com/updates , Blackberry Link recovery (on both Mac OSX and Windows) and even a dev auto loader) none of these methods worked for me, the all get stuck while "checking for new updates".
If it helps, just before crashing, my apps were not opening. When I clicked an app icon, the screen was sliding a bit and returned to my app icon (all my apps were just crashing on startup). That's the reason I rebooted my phone, but it never wakep up but fell in the 1-4 LED pattern.
Thanks for your help on this.
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Titoeuf wrote:
(surely because the battery as drained).
If you are certain of this, then leave your Z10 to charge on a known good OEM wall outlet charger for several hours.
Then, try the autoloader again.
Please understand I am flying at this blind along with you, only offering suggestions and guidance with might and should work.
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