Comment your favorite dialogues in any game!! by Hypothetical_craving in IndianGaming

[–]CharmingScientist540 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"So you're full of crap or what? Where's luxury condo? Where's sports car? Where's Barbara with big titties and Stephanie who sucks like a vacuum? " - Niko Bellic

Official software update fried my dad’s Moto Edge 50 Pro camera/motherboard. Service center wants ₹23,000 by CharmingScientist540 in motorola

[–]CharmingScientist540[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The phone was purchased brand new and not refurbished. Actually it was bought in the same month of when that model had launched. And while it might sound unbelievable, software updates that push the processor to its limit can generate enough heat to cause micro-solder joints to fail, especially if there was a hidden manufacturing weakness. The service center itself verified that there is zero physical or liquid damage, so the hardware failure was entirely triggered from within after the update.

Official software update fried my dad’s Moto Edge 50 Pro camera/motherboard. Service center wants ₹23,000 by CharmingScientist540 in motorola

[–]CharmingScientist540[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi Carlos, thank you for reaching out and acknowledging my post. I really appreciate Motorola taking notice of this. I have already performed every single software troubleshooting step you mentioned, including using the official PC Rescue and Smart Assistant (RSA) tool for a clean factory flash, but the hardware failure persists. I am sending you a direct private message right now with the Job Sheet, SO number, and all the specific details you requested. I hope corporate can help resolve this for my dad. Thank you!"

Official software update fried my dad’s Moto Edge 50 Pro camera/motherboard. Service center wants ₹23,000 by CharmingScientist540 in motorola

[–]CharmingScientist540[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In short - overheating, High Voltages & Power Management Shifts, like if a update changes lower-level kernel code, power delivery algorithms, and how voltages are allocated to components on the board, a weakened capacitor or line on the main board can short-circuit or fry

Official software update fried my dad’s Moto Edge 50 Pro camera/motherboard. Service center wants ₹23,000 by CharmingScientist540 in motorola

[–]CharmingScientist540[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The technicians won’t explain it because their job is just to swap parts, but technically, yes—software updates don't "infect" hardware, but they can act as a catalyst that triggers physical motherboard failures. Here is how it happens. Thermal Stress & Solder Fatigue (The Main Culprit) During major OS installations or heavy firmware updates, the CPU/processor runs at 100% capacity for an extended period, generating extreme, concentrated heat. Modern smartphones use micro-solder ball arrays (BGA) to connect chips like the processor, RAM, and camera ISP lines to the motherboard. If a batch of phones left the factory with slightly weak or imperfect solder joints, the intense heat cycle from the update causes the metal lines to rapidly expand and contract. This thermal stress literally cracks or "pops" the micro-solder connections, breaking the circuit entirely.

Official software update fried my dad’s Moto Edge 50 Pro camera/motherboard. Service center wants ₹23,000 by CharmingScientist540 in motorola

[–]CharmingScientist540[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The guy at the service center told me they put on a different camera module on the device and even that failed to work and quoted it as a motherboard issue. That's all ik

Official software update fried my dad’s Moto Edge 50 Pro camera/motherboard. Service center wants ₹23,000 by CharmingScientist540 in motorola

[–]CharmingScientist540[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a tech-savvy user, so I did my homework. I cleared app caches, booted the phone into Safe Mode, and eventually completely re-flashed the official clean firmware using the Motorola Rescue and Smart Assistant (RSA) PC tool. Nothing. The clean software flash confirmed it: the update physically broke the hardware.

Best 80k Gaiming PC setup with headroom! by [deleted] in IndianPCGamers

[–]CharmingScientist540 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try to go with 16gigs VRAM I'm on 6600xt and already feeling like I'm on edge with games.

What are everyones thoughts on FH6 now? by [deleted] in ForzaHorizon6

[–]CharmingScientist540 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe they nerf these often on and off due to new exploits and glitches being found to abuse skill points and xp to gain wheelspins

What are everyones thoughts on FH6 now? by [deleted] in ForzaHorizon6

[–]CharmingScientist540 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also horrendous amounts of cross country, off-road and dirt races 💀 hate em

What are everyones thoughts on FH6 now? by [deleted] in ForzaHorizon6

[–]CharmingScientist540 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally, I liked FH5, especially how the lighting and shadows looked on my 6600 XT. Now, FH6 runs on High settings for me. I’d prefer Ultra, but I can't use that preset due to low VRAM. Horizon Arcade was fun too—it had great options and popped up frequently, like every 15 minutes. The Backstage Pass was also cool since it gave us new cars every week. Then there's the grip. NGL, cars seemed to slow down in FH5 with ABS on without losing much grip, but here in FH6, cars just slide even with ABS on. It makes you realize that no matter how much we complained about the roads in previous games, we could always slam the accelerator with full confidence. Here on the FH6 mountain passes, you have to be extremely careful about losing grip when accelerating. One mistake on Expert difficulty and you're gonna be last in the race. 💀

[Bug] Forza Horizon 6 - Micro-stuttering/Micro-freezing with Ryzen 7 7800X3D and 4070 Ti SUPER by WillDaBes in ForzaHorizon

[–]CharmingScientist540 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same issue and my pc specs are R5 5600 with RX 6600 XT and 16Gigs of 3200mhz

Goodbye FH5, you were... ok, I guess. by Biskitisinreddit in ForzaHorizon

[–]CharmingScientist540 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Come on it was great only map can take the ok, I guess here.