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Kindle Fire HD: My kindle won't turn on. Is it the battery?

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 02:08:24 -0700

I walked in one day and my kindle fire hd refused to turn on. I've made a visual inspection of the motherboard and battery nothing seems out of sorts. Is there a way to tell if the battery itself is the problem or if there is something else i can try. I am not terribly concerned about the fire itself, there is a good amount of data on the harddrive that i need to get off. I'd love to get the fire working again but the data is more important. Is there anyway that i can get the data out? or tell if the battery is working so that I don't waste my money trying to fix it.

⟐ Commented June 16, 2024 at 2:08 MST

Kindle Fire HD: Keyboard won't pop up

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 05:46:24 -0700

I only had my Kindle Fire HD for a matter of months before the keyboard stopped popping up. I click into a Search Bar (or something else that requires me to type) and... nothing. This obviously limits its function, so now it's pretty much just a dust collector. Any suggestions?

⟐ Commented June 28, 2023 at 5:46 MST

Kindle Fire HD: Switches on but the screen does not power up

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:50:29 -0700

My daughters Kindle Fire HD will play the switch on music but the screen does not power up.

Any ideas would be gratefully received.

⟐ Commented January 22, 2025 at 6:50 MST

Kindle Fire HD: Connects to router, displays IP but says not connected to Internet?

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 03:12:21 -0700

My Kindle Fire HD has been working for almost 2 years.

Suddenly in the last week I cannot connect to the internet.

The tablet connects to the router and displays and excellent signal and an IP address is visible.

However, when attempting to use Silk Browser or go the Appstore it says. "No internet connection".

Kindle Customer Service was no help. They said, "buy a new one".

Thanks for any response.

⟐ Answered July 25, 2023 at 3:12 MST

Kindle Fire HD: How to fix half screen display on Kindle Fire HD

Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:59:38 -0700

The screen only displays the bottom half. Otherwise, the Kindle works. Is this something I can fix myself?

⟐ Edited August 26, 2014 at 9:59 MST

Kindle Fire HD: Why do I have to tap twice on things now to open?

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 18:51:53 -0700

Have had my Kindle Fire hd for about one week. All of a sudden, things wouldn't open unless I tap twice on them, but most of the time, even that doesn't work. It's pretty useless to me know because it's so frustrating. I had a kindle fire, and recently upgraded because I loved my kindle fire. I'm very disappointed that I have had it approx. one week and I can't use it. I've tried everything and nothing works.

⟐ Commented August 23, 2023 at 18:51 MST

Kindle Fire HD: Upgrading flash memory from 16GB to 32GB or higher

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 10:08:07 -0700

Hi,

I've tinkered and change memory boards, hard drives, and some components on my laptops. I would like to know if it is possible to upgrade the flash memory on my Kindle Fire HD from 16GB to 32 or even 64GB with another eMMC memory chip? If so, which one the 4.41 or 4.5 version? Is it even worth it to do so in terms of labor and money?

Thank you,

Anh.

⟐ Commented December 29, 2016 at 10:08 MST

Kindle Fire HD: How to recover amazon account info on Kindle Fire HD?

Wed, 13 May 2020 05:24:24 -0700

I don't know my amazon account login so there for I can't download anything or play any games

⟐ Answer deleted May 13, 2020 at 5:24 MST

Kindle Fire HD: Port used to recharge kindle is loose and won't charge!

Sat, 03 Aug 2019 14:40:32 -0700

Due to over charging the port that I would attach the USB to is very loose. At first it may seem like it is but the littlest movement can dislodge it and it won't charge. Can this be fixed or replaced?

⟐ Answered August 03, 2019 at 14:40 MST

Kindle Fire HD: My kindle fire dropped in a puddle

Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:49:42 -0700

My whole kindle fell in a huge puddle and got completely wet. I put it in rice right away. But what else can I do and is the kindle going to be OK?

⟐ Answer deleted July 30, 2013 at 21:49 MST

Kindle Fire HD: Which model does X43Z60 reference?

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 14:23:00 -0700

Not sure which model I have. It say X43Z60. How does that cross reference?

⟐ Commented June 25, 2023 at 14:23 MST

Kindle Fire HD: Why did my Kindle Fire HD does overheat?

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:28:32 -0700

I've had my Kindle Fire HD for 3 years now. 2 weeks ago while it was charging, the screen distorted and then went to white, black and blue bars. I replaced the screen using instructions on this website. The new screen is working perfect. But now, when I play any games or listen to music, it starts to overheat, like a lot! I opened it up and found that heat was coming from where the processor is, under the copper foil. Is there anyway to fix this or is my device just done?

⟐ Commented August 09, 2024 at 20:28 MST

Kindle Fire HD: How to remove broken headphone jack from Headphone port?

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 09:36:05 -0700

I connected my headphone jack to my Kindle Fire HD and when I removed it part of it stayed in the port. How do I remove it?

⟐ Commented December 21, 2017 at 9:36 MST

Kindle Fire HD: How Do I separate digitizer from LCD

Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:42:22 -0700

My Kindle Fire HD 7" digitizer is cracked, but the lcd itself is perfectly fine. Touch and everything is still responsive and no loss of pixels. I purchased the digitizer separately, but upon dissasembly realized that the glass is connected to the lcd by adhesive. How do I separate the digitizer from the lcd without damaging the lcd in the process?

⟐ Answered October 24, 2017 at 16:42 MST

Kindle Fire HD: Why dose my Kindle tale a long time to charge

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 06:39:49 -0700

Every time I charge my Kindle it takes hours to charge why

⟐ Commented August 10, 2020 at 6:39 MST

Kindle Fire HD: Need to replace the charger port.

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 09:15:15 -0700

Where can I get a charger port replacement part?

⟐ Commented August 02, 2019 at 9:15 MST

Kindle Fire HD: Why is my Kindle fire screen dark?

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 14:49:05 -0700

I went through the reset process and the startup screens came on, but when the next screen came up, the screen faded. You can see that the items are there on the screen but they are too faint to read

⟐ Answered July 08, 2020 at 14:49 MST

Kindle Fire HD: When I Plugin My Headphones the speakers play sound

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 02:38:48 -0700

As I'm saying I just bought these new headphones and when I play an game with them I can hear with them but when I'm trying to watching something like YouTube the sound comes thought the speakers please help.

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⟐ Commented June 21, 2015 at 2:38 MST

Kindle Fire HD: new replacement screen for kindle

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:01:09 -0700

Where can I find a new replacement screen for a kindle model x43z60?

⟐ Edited February 10, 2014 at 12:01 MST

Kindle Fire HD: My Kindle won't turn on. What's the problem?

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 11:45:13 -0700

A friend of mine gave me his old broken Kindle Fire and said if I can fix it I could have it. I thought the problem was in the charging port because before it completely broke it would only charge when the charging cable was held at the right angle.I replaced the charging port and charged it overnight, but it still won't turn on. I have tried the resetting option but it doesn't do anything.

⟐ Answer deleted September 26, 2019 at 11:45 MST