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just found out (by trying) you can swap your battery super quick without rebooting.
plug into usb
you have 3 seconds(PC) or 25 seconds(WALL) to switch batteries before it dies anyway.
It cant run off usb only.
BBBAAAAMMMMMM!!!!!!!
I thought you could keep the phone going with out battery as long as you are plugged into a powered USB port.
Me too.
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i tried USB with no battery once and the phone shut off after a few seconds. 3-5 seconds.
thinking and trying are 2 different things though.
Meh, I do this on the charger all the time.
it was news to me.. thought i would share.
TRusselo said:
i tried USB with no battery once and the phone shut off after a few seconds. 3-5 seconds.
thinking and trying are 2 different things though.
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I've definitely run on usb without a battery a lot longer than 3-5 seconds...
really? cus i just tried it again, ESPECIALLY for you!
i didnt even get to 3.... plugged into computer
thanks for your input
AHHH this is amazing! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the Info!
you are welcome but you should know there is a special way to say thanks on XDA!..
yo thanks for this, this will be good to know for future use!
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This seems to be ROM specific. For me, it worked with Cognition, but not with CM7.
will try this,thnx
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really? cus i just tried it again, ESPECIALLY for you!
i didnt even get to 3.... plugged into computer
thanks for your input
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What about a wall outlet? It's my impression that the PC doesn't provide as much juice.
one word...
SERIOUSLY??? you are going to make me go upstairs to get my charger to try for you?
ok fine! Wall charger, OEM samsung, got to a count of 22 then pushed the app button.
PHONE SHUT OFF.
lasted longer than 3 seconds, but as stated in first post and now further confirmed by me and my EXCLUSIVE testing equipment (that noone in the world has or knows how to build)..... it cant be run off USB power.
lol
TRusselo said:
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SERIOUSLY??? you are going to make me go upstairs to get my charger to try for you?
ok fine! Wall charger, OEM samsung, got to a count of 22 then pushed the app button.
PHONE SHUT OFF.
lasted longer than 3 seconds, but as stated in first post and now further confirmed by me and my EXCLUSIVE testing equipment (that noone in the world has or knows how to build)..... it cant be run off USB power.
lol
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22 seconds does seem a lot better than 3 though! Gives me more time to scramble and put it in. Thanks for this buddy!
Just tested it, yup as soon as touch the app drawer it dies, funny thing though I unplugged it after it shut off and the back lights are still lit up?
I wonder how screwed up the battery calibration would be....
well as soon as the new battery goes in the meter goes to 100%... but still you wont hear me complain about my batt stats while doing this. dunno how much the batt stats really matter except for the meter. full is full, dead is dead. (works with power stops when not enough)
I received the device at 4 today, opened it and found, to my dismay, that it wouldn't turn on. I tried holding the power button for 10 seconds and 30 seconds, after ten seconds my device makes a clicking noise, but nothing else happens. I've tried holding the power button and the volume up and down buttons ( they are not sticking), also with no results. When I plug it into my computer, it does not show up. Perhaps I need to download drivers? I've also tried plugging it in and charging it, still nothing. I called Asus support and got a trainee who said they would get back with me, whatever that means.... any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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That happened to me too. I plugged it into AC over night and the next day it worked. Display has sometimes problems coming out of sleep mode. Try it!
...besides: not do discourage you, but now, mine's completely bricked, display doesn't turn on at all
Wow man that sucks hope I fair a little better. I will try that tho. Asus sure is having a troublesome release
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Give it a few hours on the provided charger. Then hold the power button 10 seconds. Then wait 2 minutes. Then try to turn it on again. If that does not work, leave it overnight on your computer USB in case there is something wrong with your charger.
Just an idea.
I'll try that tho my charger gets warm but my transformer does not
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I'll try that tho my charger gets warm but my transformer does not
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Mine happens to be charging right now, and the machine does not get very warm at all, but the charger gets fairly warm, so that might be normal, I don't know.
That makes me feel better lol
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Just a thought here and its probably not the problem. But did the Plug attachment on the transformer click into the transformer properly? I had big problems with it not clicking home and had to actually file down the little T notch on the transformer until it clicked home!!
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Just a thought here and its probably not the problem. But did the Plug attachment on the transformer click into the transformer properly? I had big problems with it not clicking home and had to actually file down the little T notch on the transformer until it clicked home!!
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That's why I was thinking that he could put it on the computer's USB overnight, it won't charge up all the way, but if there is something wrong with the transformer it might be enough to get started.
My battery was dead out of the box. After a quick charge it turned on at 5% battery life.
so i left it pluged into my computer all night and still nothing. its a bit wierd tho my computer is telling me i have new hardware connected but it will not let me see it. so i dont know what to do i guess im going to have to RMA. anyway thanks for all the help
I think the problem most of you are having, especially when just starting to use a new device, is a combination of a fairly low/flat battery coupled with the default lock screen bug, which causes the display to not function correctly occasionally. So start off by charging it up, then doing the 10+seconds force power off method to make sure its off. Then press and hold the power button for 5-6 seconds to do a normal power on. This way it should boot up properly, avoiding the lock screen bug to start off with, make sure to keep the display alive until you unlock the screen, then change the default lock screen to something else, or simply disable it totally.
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so i left it pluged into my computer all night and still nothing. its a bit wierd tho my computer is telling me i have new hardware connected but it will not let me see it. so i dont know what to do i guess im going to have to RMA. anyway thanks for all the help
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It seriously sounds to me like you could also be in apx mode.Make sure your volume up button is not sticking.
i thot that too but i can not even get into the bootloader
Someone please help.. Im on Prime 1.07 beta, 3.2, My transformer will Not charge... right before it died i plugged it into the computer so i know it's reading the cord... help its now all the way dead, so i dont even know where to start... i have no dock... i tried other charge boxes that the usb thing goes into.. nothing is working...
KingDavid63 said:
Someone please help.. Im on Prime 1.07 beta, 3.2, My transformer will Not charge... right before it died i plugged it into the computer so i know it's reading the cord... help its now all the way dead, so i dont even know where to start... i have no dock... i tried other charge boxes that the usb thing goes into.. nothing is working...
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I don't know if you have tried it or not, but have you reflashed the ROM? I had this problem with Prime! 1.6 last night, then flashed Prime! 1.7 beta without wiping and all is good now. The other problem I had besides the device not charging was the plug was getting really hot.
Hope this helps.
yes i reflashed the rom right before it died..
Since the computer was recognizing the device when it was plugged in, it should be receiving a charge at the same time. Have you left it plugged into the computer to see if it would charge that way?
I am just throwing ideas out there to hopefully get you back up and running.
I'm not nuts
Put your power brick in a zippy bag and put in the freezer for about an hour. It's suppose to reset something stuck inside. It does work sometimes. Good luck
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Put your power brick in a zippy bag and put in the freezer for about an hour. It's suppose to reset something stuck inside. It does work sometimes. Good luck
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I was just reading the same thing on the transformer forums.
Two other ideas I found:
1. On the WALL PLUG, take off the part that plugs in to the wall (for me it is a USA version).
Then, slightly bend the 2 prongs AWAY from each other. This will ensure a good connection. Worked like a charm!
2. An alternative, e.g. if past replacement date, is to use a Dynex DX-UA Universal charger with your Asus cable. They are $30 at stores like BestBuy or $8 or less on ebay. This includes a female USB plug for your Asus cable and provides 11v, which is slower than using the original adapter 15v, but it works.
great...you cursed me...it was charging...I click your link and read the post...and now mine is not charging.
I sh*t you not.
I also had this problem when my battery was totally drained. When I plugged it in to charge got no orange light so what I did was to trickle charge the asus buy plugging it in via the usb in the computer 6 hours later I got the orange light so I then swapped to the mains charger and charged as normal.
Give that a go
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I just ran to office depot...got a new charger and it worked. I guess it has nothing to do with the tablet and moreso the charger. I also stuck my old one in the office freezer (which isn't that cold).
Hopefully it works so I can have one at the office and one at home.
Still waiting in the UK for a charger and cable. :-(
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wow...the freezer trick worked!
How does one think of this?!
KingDavid63 said:
yes i reflashed the rom right before it died..
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I just transferred a lot of music to the Micro SD card plugged into the dock instead of the tablet and now mine stopped working..something with the charger or cable ....I had got another spare charger the other day...plugged it in and it works .....wierd ....more to follow when charged up later maybe I'll try the freezer trick
If the computer is recognizing the tablet, there is nothing wrong with the cable. It would either be the charger itself or the tablet, but from what I have been reading the charger sounds like its pretty cheap.
newtybar said:
wow...the freezer trick worked!
How does one think of this?!
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I wonder the same thing. I know it works for HDDs, but what posses people to just randomly throw stuff in the freezer....
OMG wierdest thing ever... it's been sitting about 3 hours now with 0% battery and i just figured what the hell before i mail it out try one more time... and now it's charging.. .dont know wtf, but whatever atleast it's working.. thanks peepz
Glad it's working again for you. Sucks that we don't know why, but sometimes there isn't a answer.
amazing, isn't it?
newtybar said:
wow...the freezer trick worked!
How does one think of this?!
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I saw this tip on another site and read it worked. Glad to see it. You're #2 with confirmation.
won't charge while awake...
KingDavid63 said:
OMG wierdest thing ever... it's been sitting about 3 hours now with 0% battery and i just figured what the hell before i mail it out try one more time... and now it's charging.. .dont know wtf, but whatever atleast it's working.. thanks peepz
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Just an FYI, the sparse documentation that came with my tablet said that it would not charge when the screen was on, when plugged into a computer USB.
The first day I got mine, I was worried about the Drain of Death but also heard that people were having trouble after letting the battery charge over night. (Basically I didn't want to sneeze too loud next to this thing after reading the forums ) So when it hit 10% battery I plugged it into my PC and let the thing sleep over night. When I woke up it had only changed to about 38%. All that to say, charging over USB is not ideal in any situation and it truly brings new meaning to "a watched pot never boils"!
+1 for the freezer trick here also.
Stopped charging from the socket and whacking the power unit in the freezer did the trick, I also shut down in between.
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I saw this tip on another site and read it worked. Glad to see it. You're #2 with confirmation.
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Yeah i was really surprised too.
Too bad I ran to Office Depot and bought a replacement while it was in the freezer. Now I have two chagers...one more than I really need (it cost $30!). On the positive side, I have a charger at work and one at home now...not that I really need it because the battery life on this thing is great.
Hi Guys,
I am hoping somebody can help me out here. I came home from work this evening to find that my Transformer was not powering up? At first I thought the batteries (both in the tablet, and the dock) had died, so I plugged it into the mains....nothing
Not even the little light on the side to show it is charging. I have checked different power sockets, and tried to see if my PC would recognize it...again, nothing.
I have tried charging through the dock and direct into the tab...nothing.
I was running the Prime ROM so if I sent it back to Asus I am sure they would reject any warranty claim. Can anybody think what the problem could be or give any advice?
Thanks in advance
Ben
Press power button for like 25 seconds to see if the tablet will restart.
Check if you can go on APX mod and try nvflash.
If this doesnt work i think you can easily RMA your unit without worrying about warranty.
FabioRochapt said:
Press power button for like 25 seconds to see if the tablet will restart.
Check if you can go on APX mod and try nvflash.
If this doesnt work i think you can easily RMA your unit without worrying about warranty.
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Hi, have tried all this but nothing at all. I will try and send it back (any ideas how I go about doing that?) and hope they don't realize I had a non standard system on there.
Unless anybody else has any ideas?
Still have no idea how it happened though, both the tablet AND the keyboard? Both were working fine less that 24 hours ago!
actually sounds like you may have broken your charger (the cable) as you said BOTH devices wouldn't charge. I would look for another charger (find someone who will loan you theirs) or buy another online, just to check and see if I am right. Dunno what else to say, if it isn't the charger and your tablet won't turn on or charge, then there should be absolutly no worry about RMAing it.
I second trying a new charger. I bought one TF and the charger was DOA, after some research, apparently this is the weak point of the Asus...they make really junk chargers. You PC won't charge the TF either, at least not in the standard sense, the TF requires +12 volts to charge, if you plug into a PC over night (5volts or.whatever) you may only get a couple of percent.
If both dock and tab aren't charging, and Asus is known for crap chargers, then logic would dictate that you have a bad charger... That or you have a bad dock and tablet... A less likely scenario. Radio shack sells a 12v charger with a USB end that will charge your TF perfectly... I have one as a backup, cost 25 bucks. Good luck.
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I agree with both you guys! I think its the charger also; my reasoning behind this is I left the cable plugged into my PC and every now and then it attempts to boot, it even got to the lock screen once and then turned off.
As you say USB charging does work...just very...very...slowly!
I assume it was just a bad coincidence that both dock and tablet got drained at the same time as my charger dying! I will try and get my hands on another charger to see what happens
Cheer
I got the same problem. Since I have two TFs in the house, the charger was quickly ruled out. I had Prime loaded at the time.
I tried to get the TF into APX mode to nvflash (blindly as there was no display) back to stock. I could hear the unit went to APX mode (thru the PC's speaker). Nvflash saw the unit but couldnot finish loading the bootloader.ini.
I suggest you to try the same and maybe got better luck.
Anyway, I returned (took the chance) the unit with Prime still on it. They didnot find out eventhought they didnot replace anything but putting back the stock ROM, saying NoTroubleFound (the story didnot ended here ---> another RMA).
Hi, Ok..So I left it plugged into overnight and through the day (about 18 hours) and it charged to 60%. This gave me a chance to test a couple of things; the first thing I did was to install another ROM, in this case, Revolver.
Once it had finished installing...it booted fine, and guess what...The charging worked!!! YEY for Revolver!
I can only assume by this that the Prime ROM I was using somehow managed to get corrupt and kill the battery AND not allow charging.
I am so so so glad that the Revolver ROM has sorted things. I may go back to Prime though as I have never had problems before and like the ROM.
Cheers guys for all the help that was offered!
Ben
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Hi, Ok..So I left it plugged into overnight and through the day (about 18 hours) and it charged to 60%. This gave me a chance to test a couple of things; the first thing I did was to install another ROM, in this case, Revolver.
Once it had finished installing...it booted fine, and guess what...The charging worked!!! YEY for Revolver!
I can only assume by this that the Prime ROM I was using somehow managed to get corrupt and kill the battery AND not allow charging.
I am so so so glad that the Revolver ROM has sorted things. I may go back to Prime though as I have never had problems before and like the ROM.
Cheers guys for all the help that was offered!
Ben
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Ok...Spoke to soon! It isnt charging from the mains, so now I do suspect the charger. However the reason I initially thought the problem was fixed is that when I plug the tablet, into the dock, the battery charging light flashes on the dock?!?!?
Almost as if the tablet is charging the dock, but I didnt think this was possible?
Oh I dont know anymore, my little brain is getting all confused!
I'm pretty sure that light flashes regardless, when the tab is mounted to the dock, but don't quote me on that. Also, try the freezer trick, seems like to me that your charger isn't quite 100% dead. put it in a zip lock bag and toss it in the freezer for half an hour and then try it again.
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theraffman said:
I'm pretty sure that light flashes regardless, when the tab is mounted to the dock, but don't quote me on that. Also, try the freezer trick, seems like to me that your charger isn't quite 100% dead. put it in a zip lock bag and toss it in the freezer for half an hour and then try it again.
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Ermm.....Really...This one I have never heard before. What is freezing it supposed to do? And surely that would cause more harm then good?
Or is it April Fools *check calendar*...Nope!
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Ermm.....Really...This one I have never heard before. What is freezing it supposed to do? And surely that would cause more harm then good?
Or is it April Fools *check calendar*...Nope!
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Oh my lord! This actually worked! lol. I have to admit to being a bit skeptical but thanks for the advice, I appreciate it loads!
No problem man, it has to do with a built in temp switch in the charger. You'll still need a replacement but at least you are operating now. Like I said previously,I recommend the radio shack 12v charger with USB end, its the enercell 12v adapter cat# 273-358.
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No problem man, it has to do with a built in temp switch in the charger. You'll still need a replacement but at least you are operating now. Like I said previously,I recommend the radio shack 12v charger with USB end, its the enercell 12v adapter cat# 273-358.
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Thanks, I found a replacment on Amazon.co.uk (I live in England) which appears to be right for the job. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ex-Pro®-Var...ent-supply/dp/B005EWJGXG/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ce_16
Thanks again
I plugged a USB device (VuPoint Magic Wand Scanner) into my GS3 and the screen went black. I pulled the battery, but the phone still wouldn't come on. When I plug my phone into a wall outlet, the charging light does NOT come on. The phone is totally unresponsive. Is there anything I can do to fix it? The phone has CynogenMod 10.1.0.3 on it. It is the 16gb model.
Thank you,
Duder29
Duder29 said:
I plugged a USB device (VuPoint Magic Wand Scanner) into my GS3 and the screen went black. I pulled the battery, but the phone still wouldn't come on. When I plug my phone into a wall outlet, the charging light does NOT come on. The phone is totally unresponsive. Is there anything I can do to fix it? The phone has CynogenMod 10.1.0.3 on it. It is the 16gb model.
Thank you,
Duder29
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Plug it into a pc and see if you get any kind of response.
It sounds like a hard brick but I have no idea how that could've happened. Why did you plug that into the phone anyway?
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BadUsername said:
Plug it into a pc and see if you get any kind of response.
It sounds like a hard brick but I have no idea how that could've happened. Why did you plug that into the phone anyway?
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The computer does not recognize the phone either.
Well that scanner essentially saves the images onto a sdcard. I figured my phone would mount the disk like a USB drive. Unfortunately, I was wrong!
-Duder29
Duder29 said:
The computer does not recognize the phone either.
Well that scanner essentially saves the images onto a sdcard. I figured my phone would mount the disk like a USB drive. Unfortunately, I was wrong!
-Duder29
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I have the same scanner and probably would've assumed the same.
I really dont think it's hard bricked though, have you swapped out the battery? And when you plug it into the computer is just not being recognized? A hard bricked phone will still show something.
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I have the same scanner and probably would've assumed the same.
I really dont think it's hard bricked though, have you swapped out the battery? And when you plug it into the computer is just not being recognized? A hard bricked phone will still show something.
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I have not swapped the battery with another yet (I will try that). Although, I don't even get a "charging" light when plugged in with or without a battery. This sucks.
-Duder29
Duder29 said:
I have not swapped the battery with another yet (I will try that). Although, I don't even get a "charging" light when plugged in with or without a battery. This sucks.
-Duder29
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Try another battery like the other guy said and if really hard bricked with the scanner then you can call Verizon to get a replacement or jtag it for about 60$
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Watoy said:
Try another battery like the other guy said and if really hard bricked with the scanner then you can call Verizon to get a replacement or jtag it for about 60$
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I tried another battery with no luck. Verizon had me call Samsung. They are having me send it in. 9 to 11 business days... I must now wait.
Thanks guys.
-Duder29
Duder29 said:
I tried another battery with no luck. Verizon had me call Samsung. They are having me send it in. 9 to 11 business days... I must now wait.
Thanks guys.
-Duder29
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Good luck. Make sure you explain you simply plugged in an external device when it happened, it should be covered.
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