Sidekick 3 stops booting with the 4 Danger icons on a white screenSidekick3 4 icons on boot

This is a post for ChicaJessa05 that asked a question from the contact form

The procedure below will not always fix this issue.  It is the best solution that I have seen so far.

 1. Remove the battery from your device

2. Flip open the screen

3. With the battery removed, press and hold the “W” key on the keyboard. Press and hold it and don’t let go.

4. Put the battery in while holding the “W” key.  This is a little tricky but you can do it.

5. Keep holding the “W” key

6. The Sidekick 3 will boot to a screen that has a picture of a SK with Xs for eyes and stars spinning around it’s head. Kind of like it just got knocked out!

7. When you see this, you can let go of the “W” key.

8. After a few more seconds you’ll see a screen that says “Sorry! Please restart your device by selecting the Reboot button. If this screen appears again, contact Customer Care.”

9. Click the Reboot button on the screen, and hope for the best.

10.  Try one more time if it doens’t work.  It can’t hurt.

This is a fix not a workaround.  If your T-mobile Sidekick 3 boots properly after this then you should be fine.

I hope this helps the sidekick 3 owners out there.

Creative Commons License photo credit: judy_breck

Originally posted 2008-10-07 23:58:19.

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