Help 4.4.4 Tablet will not fully boot

[Android Question]

My brother inlaw won some cheap (he won it in a vending machine ) Android tablet (7") where you turn it on, you get a splash screen (Tablet PC, Keep Moving Forward) with some animation on that text, then the tablet reboots. Every now and then I have gotten to what seems to be the main screen (like maybe 2 or 3 times) but as soon as you touch the screen it reboots OR locks up

I know jack about Android but told him I would take a look. I assume a hardware problem or maybe something corrupt in the software. I have been able to boot into what I will call the root menu. I have tired clearing the user cache as well as a factory reset. No help.

I am thinking it is a hardware issue but it would seem worth reinstalling the software (4.4.4). I have not had much luck figuring out if I can do this (everything I seem to find is on updating the OS not reinstalling or flashing), where to get the files/rom or how to do this. Any direction would be appreciated

 

[mikedt]

It's in a boot-loop. Firmware could be corrupted or damaged. You'd need to get that from the device's manufacturer. If can't find them, then quite frankly the tablet will be going in the garbage.

 

[schmenge]

It's in a boot-loop. Firmware could be corrupted or damaged. You'd need to get that from the device's manufacturer. If can't find them, then quite frankly the tablet will be going in the garbage.

Thanks!