Mi Box won't boot. Help!

by shrestaz

Hey guys. So my Mi Box (MDZ-16-AB) stopped working. As in, it refuses to boot.

When connected to AC power, the front white LED keeps on blinking and that's about it. There is nothing happening on the screen. No initial splash screen or anything else.

This is where I'm stuck.

Also, there's a red LED light emitting from the audio port, which I've never noticed before. Maybe, it started when it stopped functioning? Here's a video if that.

What I've tried:

  • Kept unplugged for 2 hours and tried to boot. Failed.
  • Kept plugged in for 2 hours and checked. Failed.
  • Tried to go to recovery mode (back button + "OK" button) multiple times. Failed.
  • Different HDMI cables and on different display units. Failed.

I am out of ideas and its getting very frustrating. Any help from you all would be greatly appreciated.

P.S It was bought from theSolutionShop(UK) in late April 2017. It has not been modified in any way.

duepointe

I suggest you bring it back to the shop where you bought your mi box for warranty claims. The the 3.5mm female jack(audio port) is dual purpose. It outputs analog and digital optical signal from the mi box all the time.

BiggussDikkuss

Black screens are common when HDCP handshaking between the Android media player and TV fails.

Something is broken and your only hope is a warranty claim.