[Lenovo Vibe Z Guides, News, & Discussion] Crowds:
Hi there ;)

First of all don worry about posting here. You're at the right place.

OK, regarding your question, i can affirm by my own experience, that the phone isn't dead. I'ts almost but it isn't :D

Latter i will write a more detail step-by-step but for now i think this will do.

By your explanation, you must remove your battery and keep it that way. If you don't know how check this video. I had to do that :(

Read next post ;)

1. It's better if you work on a complete clean PC. This was the only way i'be been able to recover mine after ONE MONTH!!! I use Win8.1 and just installed the updates from microsoft.

2. Download all the files posted on 1st post in the "Tools to Recover a Bricked Phone" section

3. Download QPST file from here. This is the original Lenovo files to restore

4. Install QPST and then rebbot with "Disable signature verification of digital controllers" checked

5. Open Device Manager

6. Connect your phone to PC through a USB cable pressing VOL-. I recommend that you use and old USB extension cable. We want this to slow down the information between phone and PC and COM port doesn't disapear in a blink of an eye.

--- If VOL- doesn't work try several combinations, like VOL+/USB cable or VOL-/VOL+/USB ---

7. By this time your PC began searching for the correct drivers. If everything went ok, device manager will see android phone as QHSUSB_DLOAD or QHSUSB_BULK

8. Install the drivers manually from the drivers folder you've just downloaded (Install accordly to your OS version)

9. Install Lenovo drivers

10. Reboot as in step 4

--- Now it's when the real work begin :D ---

11. Open Device Manager and QPST Configuration (as administrator) from the instaled folder

12. Connect your phone through USB extention cable again and check if Device manager are ok (Something like Qualcoom_something) and if QPST Configuration starts something. If so, you're good to go.

Now probably this is the part when you ask 700€ on your customer or send the phone back to repair :D

This is a trial and error work. COM port will only be visible for a breef momment. The time you pressed ENTER key is the real key to manage go further :(

Make sure that flash_local.xml had the right path, like:

Step 1: Sahara XML file, put the path where the XML file is edited above.

Step 2: In the field of Flash Programmer put MPRG8974.mbn

Step 3: In the field Boot Image put 8974_msimage.mbn

Step 4: Then hit def XML Load and select the file rawprogram0.xml

Step 5: Then hit def patch Load and select the file patch0.xml

Step 6: Program uncheck the box MMC device

Step 7: Then hit Download and hope to finish the process. Possibly, after step 7, we will get one or more messages saying that some hard drives have been detected, the formateemos to use. MUST CLICK CANCEL.

Step 8: Uncheck the box Boot Loaders Programm

Step 9: Mark Program MMC device.

Step 10: Select your phone from the devices that appear (the other must be / have hard drives).

Step 11: Then hit Download.

When the process ended, Insert the battery and try to start it but keep the phone connected to PC this is important because your battery is completely dead atm.

I hope this will help you.

Like i said i've been one month without my phone but after i decided to format all my driver and install Win from scratch this will only take me half an hour till i get the DW mode.

Good luck:good:

Chears

Crowds