QUOTE (Mersiles @ Jun 23 2006, 02:26 PM)
i start a hard reset but the phone shuts off before it can complete it
This is probably unlikely, but check the copper contacts that connect your phone to your battery. You might have to bend the contacts out a little, as a loose contact can mean that the phone may turn off without explanantion. That never happened to me though - the phone would just refuse to start in my case - but just check anyway!