Hiby R3 Pro Portable Bluetooth DAP

[jzz357]

Hello guys, my old r3 pro saber isn't turning on, after hitting something pretty hard. I've tried holding the power button keys, and combo of power button + volume up and down, and it's still isn't turning on. Plugged in to usb and it's saying usb device not recognized.

Anyone have any idea? Is my r3 pro saber dead? Should I open it and take a look inside? Not sure what I can do though.

 

[raif71]

Hello guys, my old r3 pro saber isn't turning on, after hitting something pretty hard. I've tried holding the power button keys, and combo of power button + volume up and down, and it's still isn't turning on. Plugged in to usb and it's saying usb device not recognized.

Anyone have any idea? Is my r3 pro saber dead? Should I open it and take a look inside? Not sure what I can do though.

Have u tried without the sdcard plugged in ? I have an old shanling m0 which couldn't turned on but if I charge it via usb, it would be ok. I see that you too tried using the usb but this time try it without the sdcard.

 

[jzz357]

Have u tried without the sdcard plugged in ? I have an old shanling m0 which couldn't turned on but if I charge it via usb, it would be ok. I see that you too tried using the usb but this time try it without the sdcard.

It's sadly the same without sd card. No amount of key combination works, and still usb device not recognized.

 

[raif71]

Perhaps the battery is dead but I could be wrong. Try to search in this thread about battery. Hopefully you have some luck

 

[jzz357]

Perhaps the battery is dead but I could be wrong. Try to search in this thread about battery. Hopefully you have some luck

I'm not sure its the battery, never had a problem with it. Thanks anyway!

 

[XTF1]

Hello guys, my old r3 pro saber isn't turning on, after hitting something pretty hard.

You may have broken some critical soldering, or even cracked the PCB if the battery moved due to the hit.

 

[jzz357]

You may have broken some critical soldering, or even cracked the PCB if the battery moved due to the hit.

Probably. Looks like I have to buy some miniature screwdriver to crack it open. Hopefully not too much damage, can't really afford to get a new one right now.

 

[CactusPete23]

Probably. Looks like I have to buy some miniature screwdriver to crack it open. Hopefully not too much damage, can't really afford to get a new one right now.

Some simple things to try before opening... (Many you have probably already done...).
1) Try connecting to a different USB port on your PC. Sometimes port connections get dirty or are not compatible with older devices. USB-1 Ports seem to work with everything where Faster and USBC ports sometimes do not. (This will ensure it's not just a poor, bad, or incompatible USB port on your PC,
2) Try connect with a different, known good, USM cable. (To be sure it's not a cable problem.)
3) Sometimes the battery can totally discharge if left ON by accident... When this happens it may not charge from "higher" power USB ports. (Believe that some internal protection circuits sometimes prevent charging when matter voltage gets really low.) Plugging into an old, low power (500mah or less) charger, or similar port on an older laptop, can sometimes allow it to start a charge. Once voltage come up just a bit, charging can be done normally from higher powered USB ports, but I'd avoid high power USB-C ports just to be safer. Once it gets above that low voltage, PC should recognize it. ( IF this does not work, might need new battery.)

Just some ideas to try... Good Luck

 

[jzz357]

Some simple things to try before opening... (Many you have probably already done...).
1) Try connecting to a different USB port on your PC. Sometimes port connections get dirty or are not compatible with older devices. USB-1 Ports seem to work with everything where Faster and USBC ports sometimes do not. (This will ensure it's not just a poor, bad, or incompatible USB port on your PC,
2) Try connect with a different, known good, USM cable. (To be sure it's not a cable problem.)
3) Sometimes the battery can totally discharge if left ON by accident... When this happens it may not charge from "higher" power USB ports. (Believe that some internal protection circuits sometimes prevent charging when matter voltage gets really low.) Plugging into an old, low power (500mah or less) charger, or similar port on an older laptop, can sometimes allow it to start a charge. Once voltage come up just a bit, charging can be done normally from higher powered USB ports, but I'd avoid high power USB-C ports just to be safer. Once it gets above that low voltage, PC should recognize it. ( IF this does not work, might need new battery.)

Just some ideas to try... Good Luck

Thanks, I will try these solutions first

 

[Perepep]

I don't know if this will help you, the same thing happened to me with a Hiby R2.

My wife was cleaning the desk and dropped the R2 on the floor and it "died". I opened it and saw that it had a flat ribbon cut out, which were the interconnection cables between two motherboards.

Good luck

 

[Joe Bloggs]

Hello guys, my old r3 pro saber isn't turning on, after hitting something pretty hard. I've tried holding the power button keys, and combo of power button + volume up and down, and it's still isn't turning on. Plugged in to usb and it's saying usb device not recognized.

Anyone have any idea? Is my r3 pro saber dead? Should I open it and take a look inside? Not sure what I can do though.

Does it *say* USB device not recognized, or just not say anything?

 

[jzz357]

I don't know if this will help you, the same thing happened to me with a Hiby R2.

My wife was cleaning the desk and dropped the R2 on the floor and it "died". I opened it and saw that it had a flat ribbon cut out, which were the interconnection cables between two motherboards.

Good luck

Thanks for the tip!

Does it *say* USB device not recognized, or just not say anything?

It says USB device not recognized. Tried the power + vol down button and still the same

 

[artarmon]

Some simple things to try before opening... (Many you have probably already done...).
1) Try connecting to a different USB port on your PC. Sometimes port connections get dirty or are not compatible with older devices. USB-1 Ports seem to work with everything where Faster and USBC ports sometimes do not. (This will ensure it's not just a poor, bad, or incompatible USB port on your PC,
2) Try connect with a different, known good, USM cable. (To be sure it's not a cable problem.)
3) Sometimes the battery can totally discharge if left ON by accident... When this happens it may not charge from "higher" power USB ports. (Believe that some internal protection circuits sometimes prevent charging when matter voltage gets really low.) Plugging into an old, low power (500mah or less) charger, or similar port on an older laptop, can sometimes allow it to start a charge. Once voltage come up just a bit, charging can be done normally from higher powered USB ports, but I'd avoid high power USB-C ports just to be safer. Once it gets above that low voltage, PC should recognize it. ( IF this does not work, might need new battery.)

Just some ideas to try... Good Luck

Thank you! I was just about to throw mine away, I hadn’t used it for nearly a year and was convinced it had died. I tried everything, then found your post and then found an ancient low power charger. Success!!

Thanks again!!!!

 

[Jmop]

Kinda curious about the original R3 Pro, I’ve owned both the later saber versions. I’m thinking it’ll be a bit more musical with the Cirrus dacs, but just wanna make sure it does gapless perfectly first, which the others did.

 

[Interceptor69]

Musical?? Should sound identical to the Sabre versions.