https://community.sony.hu/t5/tablets/z3-tc-battery-drain-no-usb-connection/m-p/3556850#M8899 <P>Sony support Greece indicated that i should visit service</P><P>Official sony repair center quoted 250euro to replace motherboard charging connection and battery.</P><P>Completely ridiculous approach and service for a 25-month old device that malfunctioned out of the blue.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:17:38 GMT Gana21 2017-04-26T11:17:38Z https://community.sony.hu/t5/tablets/z3-tc-battery-drain-no-usb-connection/m-p/3556849#M8898 <P>Hi my Z3TC (LTE) started having strange battery performance with less than 48hrs of standby while on airplane mode, (everything off).<BR /><BR />I performed a factory reset via android settings.<BR /><BR />Now the battery drain remains and on top:<BR />- Windows cannot recognize the device, (USB device not recognized error)<BR />i tried various PC's/cables and installed sony usb drivers /xperia companion manually, without luck<BR />-i cannot enter recovery mode (Power button + vol up (or vol Down)</P><P>Any ideas how could I overcome and reset / wipe cache via recovery?</P> Mon, 10 Apr 2017 07:52:24 GMT https://community.sony.hu/t5/tablets/z3-tc-battery-drain-no-usb-connection/m-p/3556849#M8898 Gana21 2017-04-10T07:52:24Z https://community.sony.hu/t5/tablets/z3-tc-battery-drain-no-usb-connection/m-p/3556850#M8899 <P>Sony support Greece indicated that i should visit service</P><P>Official sony repair center quoted 250euro to replace motherboard charging connection and battery.</P><P>Completely ridiculous approach and service for a 25-month old device that malfunctioned out of the blue.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:17:38 GMT https://community.sony.hu/t5/tablets/z3-tc-battery-drain-no-usb-connection/m-p/3556850#M8899 Gana21 2017-04-26T11:17:38Z