You don't need adb to boot into bootloader. Just press refresh and connect the switched off device via usb. But ... a "really loud high-pitched squeal" sounds like a hardware failure which couldn't be solved by a ROM update. To try if this is an unrepairable hardware failure, press refresh, hold it and gently press the reset button with a small pin (without connecting via usb). After some time the screen should change into the small android robot lying on his back (recovery mode). If not your device is probably dead.
Forgot one: Just to be sure, did you try to charge the device with an external charger?
Last edited by nhedgehog; 09-21-2015 at 03:54 AM.
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