My blackberry 8520 has a white screen all of a sudden

i have done a complete reset on the pc and taken the battery out and i still cant get it to work

Hey jodiehandenspure,
Welcome to the BlackBerry Support Community Forums.
Thanks for the question.
To bring the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone back to life, you will need to reload the device software via force detection. Follow the steps in this KB article: www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB10144
If the issue persists after the reload, I suggest contacting your network service provider for exchange/repair options.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
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My 8520 has a white screen, then keeps rebooting

Hi All,
I have had my 8520 for about 18 months and it has worked fine. Recently, I downloaded an app from app world and then all strange things started to happen. (I am not sure if the problem is related). It would freeze with a white screen or just go black and if I try to reboot it will start up and then freeze again. at first It will only reboot properly if plugged into my desktop. I tried restoring the OS and that didnt help. Now, if it is plugged into the pc or wall charger it just keeps rebooting over and over. The phone works when it wants and sometimes it doesnt. It doesnt work for a whole day. PLEASE HELP!!!

Hello mirs81
Welcome to BlackBerry Support Community Forums
Please Start your Device on Safe Mode and then Uninstall the Application You recently installed on your device . And also remove any media card if you have on your device.
KB17877 How to start a BlackBerry smartphone in Safe Mode.
KB10040 : How to view or remove installed application on a blackberry smartphone.
Please try it and let us know.
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Re: My blackberry 8310 has a white screen with a box in the middle?

hey im having the same problem. my phone is the curve 8330. i know its kinda old but, still it was a good one and i dont want it to die on me. when i turn on the phone i get a box or like a window with a circle then a square and a triangle in side it. the background is white for the scree. and there is a circle around it having it crossed out like a no sign. i tried what u said but my computer wont detect it. pls help me out.

Hi and Welcome to the Community!
Depending on what occurred just before this behavior started, your resolution choices may be different. So, here are some guesses, since we don't know that information...
KB32814 After completing an Enterprise Activation the BlackBerry smartphone reboots to blank white screen
I recommend that you attempt to boot into Safe Mode:
KB17877 How to start a BlackBerry smartphone in Safe Mode
It may take you multiple attempts to get the ESC key sequence (press/release/hold) correct, so be patient. When successfully into Safe Mode, think carefully...what happened just before this behavior started? A new app? An update? A Theme? Something else? Think carefully as the smallest change could be causal...and attempt to undo whatever that was.
Please try this sequence...note that, throughout the entire 4h15m process, your BB must remain connected to a known-good wall charger (not PC USB):
With the battery inside, connect your BB to the wall charger
Leave it alone for 2 hours, no matter what the LED or the display does
Remove the battery
Wait 15 minutes
Insert the battery
Wait another 2 hours, no matter what the LED or the display does
This has been known to "kick start" some BBs.
It is also possible that your battery or BB has experienced a problem...to test, this sequence is needed:
Obtain a known good and already fully charged additional battery...use it in your BB and see what happens
Obtain access to a known good and identical BB...use your battery in it and see what happens
The results of this will indicate if it's your BB or your battery that has the problem.
KB10144 How to force the detection of the BlackBerry smartphone using Application Loader
KB27956 How to recover a BlackBerry smartphone from any state
Good luck and let us know!
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Ipod has a white screen . tried to reset it. did not work. just lost all of my music

ipod has a white screen. tried to reset it. still has a white screen and now all of my music is gone

Hi PINKPASSION,
If you are having issues with your 2nd Gen iPod Nano, you may want to try the troubleshooting steps from the following page:
iPod nano (2nd generation) Troubleshooting Assistant
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/nano2gen/
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my ipod fell in the toilet and i dried out all the water it has no water in it now, but it has a white screen that will not go away what should i do ?

Did you dry it is rice for a week and change the rice daily?
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If yes then try the white-screen topic here:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
If still not work your iPod requires service.

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My computer has a white screen at start up and sits for hours. How can I fix my computer?

Take each of these steps that you haven't already tried. Stop when the problem is resolved.
Step 1
The first step in dealing with a startup failure is to secure the data. If you want to preserve the contents of the startup drive, and you don't already have at least one current backup, you must try to back up now, before you do anything else. It may or may not be possible. If you don't care about the data that has changed since the last backup, you can skip this step.
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b. If Step 1a fails because of disk errors, and no other Mac is available, then you may be able to salvage some of your files by copying them in the Finder. If you already have an external drive with OS X installed, start up from it. Otherwise, if you have Internet access, follow the instructions on this page to prepare the external drive and install OS X on it. You'll use the Recovery installer, rather than downloading it from the App Store.
c. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, start the non-working Mac in target disk mode. Use the working Mac to copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
d. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data.
Step 2
If the startup process stops at a blank gray screen with no Apple logo or spinning "daisy wheel," then the startup volume may be full. If you had previously seen warnings of low disk space, this is almost certainly the case. You might be able to start up in safe mode even though you can't start up normally. Otherwise, start up from an external drive, or else use the technique in Step 1b, 1c, or 1d to mount the internal drive and delete some files. According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation.
Step 3
Sometimes a startup failure can be resolved by resetting the NVRAM.
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If you use a wireless keyboard, trackpad, or mouse, replace or recharge the batteries. The battery level shown in the Bluetooth menu item may not be accurate.
Step 5
If there's a built-in optical drive, a disc may be stuck in it. Follow these instructions to eject it.
Step 6
Press and hold the power button until the power shuts off. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed to start up, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Use a different keyboard and/or mouse, if those devices are wired. If you can start up now, one of the devices you disconnected, or a combination of them, is causing the problem. Finding out which one is a process of elimination.
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My Ipod touch 4G has a white screen.

My Ipod touch 4G has a white screen. I've followed all the troubleshooting tips - turning off (hard to tell when all you see is white), hard reset, and restore. I updated to the latest software versions. Itunes recognizes the ipod. I restored it. Nothing changed. Still have the white screen. It hasn't been mishandled - no cracked screen, no water, hasn't been dropped. Any other suggestions or is it time to call Apple?

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I have and ipod touch 4th gen that has the white screen of death but my home button doesnt work. how do i reset it?

i have and ipod touch 4th gen that has the white screen of death but my home button doesnt work. how do i reset it?

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HT1414 ipod has a white screen. already reset/ restore. any other options??

ipod has a white screen. already reset/ restore, but this did not work. any other options??

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TS3474 my i pod is still on a white screen after restoring with the two buttons and also restoring on i tunes and it still has a white screen

my i pod is still on a white screen after restoring with the two buttons and also restoring on i tunes and it still has a white screen

I've been struggling with mine all morning with the same issue.
Mine would not wake up from sleep (will just white screen).
It will boot using a hard reset (i.e. the power button and volume down button being held down for 8 or so secs). I restored and synced it multiple times but it still has a problem waking up and just just goes to white screen.
I saw a post suggesting a loose connection which I had my doubts about (as it will wake with hard reset) - bit BINGO! If I wake mine (with index finger) whilst applying pressure to the top of the screen area (with my thumbs) it will wake up. When I become frustrated enough I'll take it apart and see if something has become loose.
Hope this helps.

HT201401 last night my iphone screen all of a sudden was solid blue and now it is black. I put it on the charger and this morning it is totally black. However, I did hear the text message signal go off. When I turned the volume on and off a big white bel

Last night my iphone screen all of a sudden was solid blue and now it is black. I tried turning it on and off. Still nothing appeared on the screen. I put it on the charger and this morning it is totally black. However, when I hit the on and off button, I did hear the text message signal go off. When I turned the volume on and off a big white bell flashed. In the last week, there were some other display problems such as the screen blowing up large. The only way to fix it was to turn off the phone and then turn it back on.
What does all of this mean? It seems like I've had these problems since the iphone 4 upgrade.

just do reset, press home button and power butoon for a while untill you can see apple
gud luck

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