How to Unbrick your Zenfone

Brick Zenfone


Yesterday accidentally my zenfone 5 was bricked when i tried to update to kitkat, it's shown only USB logo. Don't panic i use this method to Unbrick My Device. You must know your current build number.

Resources:
  • Intel USB Driver for Android ( Download Here )
  • ADB Fastboot Tool (Download Here)
  • Recovery IMG (Recovery version must be earlier then your current. Download)
  • Asus Zenfone Firmware (Download From Asus Website, and Put it in the same folder with adb fastboot tools) Zenfone 5  Zenfone 6 (Select OS Android and Choose Your zenfone Model, the version must be lower than your current version)
Instructions:
  1. In this Tutorial, My current version is WW2.19.40.6 and i have WW1.17.40.6 Full firmware in My computer so i download WW1.17.40.6 recovery img
  2. Install Intel USB Driver and Extract ADB Driver
  3. Copy Recovery img to ADB Folder
  4. Extract downloaded WW1.17.40.6 Firmware and Copy to Adb Folder
  5. When USB logoPress Power+Volume up will enter droid mode
  6. Connect Zenfone with USB Cable to Computer/Laptop
  7. Open ADB Folder and Open Command Prompt (Shift + right Click > Open Command Here)
  8. When at Droidboot Type: fastboot flash recovery <filename.img> in this tutorial i type:
    fastboot flash recovery 1.17.40.16_22_recovery.img
  9. choose Recovery at Droidboot when android robot appear press volume down+volume up and Choose update from ADB
  10. Type in CMD: adb sideload <firmwarename.zip> and wait until complete
  11. Wipe Cache and Data (Tutorial Here)
  12. Reboot
PS: if you can't enter Recovery you can try This Tutorial or Asus Flashtool or Go to ASUS Service Center