[Q] TF201 Dock can't be charged - Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

Hi all,
hope someone can help me.
So far everything with my prime is working properly, except one thing.
I can not charge my docking station, it shows allways 0%.
When I charge via dock, tablet and dock I can see the charge symbol for the dock but after unplugging it still shows 0%!
Even if I charge only the dock, the orange charging light is flushing. But when I put it together with the tablet it still shows 0%.
anyone an Idea what to do?

fuhroeg said:
Hi all,
hope someone can help me.
So far everything with my prime is working properly, except one thing.
I can not charge my docking station, it shows allways 0%.
When I charge via dock, tablet and dock I can see the charge symbol for the dock but after unplugging it still shows 0%!
Even if I charge only the dock, the orange charging light is flushing. But when I put it together with the tablet it still shows 0%.
anyone an Idea what to do?
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Did you find any solution to this as I have the exact same issue. Everything on my dock and tab works perfectly apart from the battery in the dock will not take any charge.

Most of the time, 0% charging means you have a bad dock mainboard. Sometimes the mainboard can damage the battery, but most of the time the battery is fine. Your best bet is to RMA the dock back to Asus to have it warranty repaired.
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Thanks for you help. Think that is what i am gonna do on Monday.
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ll SparX ll said:
Thanks for you help. Think that is what i am gonna do on Monday.
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i 've had the same problem, the not charging problem. You might want to check the charge port on your dock. I have had the problem that two of the many "pins" in the charge port were deformed/bent and touching other "pins". After i corrected this the Dock charged again. You might want to use a magnifying glass.
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Related

[Q] Does the keyboard dock also charge?

So if the keyboard dock is connected does it also charge the pad?
Does it charge while connected and off?
When charging and docked, does it charge both tablet and keyboard?
Thx!!
The keyboard charges the tablet. If the keyboard is plugged in it will charge. If the tablet is docked and plugged in, the keyboard charges and it charges the tablet.
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keyboard dock is awesome love everything about it will take a little to get used to the smaller keys that's the only con so far but not a big deal. Being able to extend battery is awesome.
Thanks for the answer everyone.
So his did you condition the keyboard + tablet battery?
please post in Q&A forum plz read the stickies
ChiGGz said:
Thanks for the answer everyone.
So his did you condition the keyboard + tablet battery?
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Since these are LiPo, you just need to plug everything in and keep it plugged in for at least 8 hours.

Charger Overheated?

So, i put my TFP on the charger last night.. it was around 5% battery. I check on it now, and its completely off, the charger is hot and smells like burning plastic and my TFP is dead.
I'm not getting any response when i try plugging in the USB to any USB to 110V charger..
Anyone else experience something like this? I've had no problems with the device so far
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anyone have a support number i can call as well? ughhh
biggem001 said:
So, i put my TFP on the charger last night.. it was around 5% battery. I check on it now, and its completely off, the charger is hot and smells like burning plastic and my TFP is dead.
I'm not getting any response when i try plugging in the USB to any USB to 110V charger..
Anyone else experience something like this? I've had no problems with the device so far
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anyone have a support number i can call as well? ughhh
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Well known problem with the Transformer and Transformer Prime chargers. Has happened for years.
chamberc said:
Well known problem with the Transformer and Transformer Prime chargers. Has happened for years.
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do you happen to know if its the same charger for the tf101 and tf201?
From what I've read it's the same charger.
tigertechmi said:
From what I've read it's the same charger.
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just went to office depot, got a new charger.. and the tfp is on! calling asus now to complain
biggem001 said:
just went to office depot, got a new charger.. and the tfp is on! calling asus now to complain
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RMA it right away or return it to the retailer you bought it at it will be faster than Asus
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biggem001 said:
do you happen to know if its the same charger for the tf101 and tf201?
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They are identical.
Also: Besides it being USB 3.0 (Requiring a special charger), the Asus chargers are chipped to recognise Asus devices and deliver 15v verses the standard USB 5v so that they charge faster. The TFP wont charge at all on only 5v. It's the same reason it wont charge from your computer.
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Also: Besides it being USB 3.0 (Requiring a special charger), the Asus chargers are chipped to recognise Asus devices and deliver 15v verses the standard USB 5v so that they charge faster. The TFP wont charge at all on only 5v. It's the same reason it wont charge from your computer.
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wrong again the dock pulls the 15v at 1.2A the reason it will not charge or chages very slow is your usb is outputting like 500 mAor less without the flow of electrons which current is it will not charge very fast at all! 5v is fine for it! but the charger charging at 5v pulls 2.1A
the tablet also trys to pull more current when it is almost dead! so try to keep it above 20% to avoid this
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Wordlywisewiz said:
wrong again the dock pulls the 15v at 1.2A the reason it will not charge or chages very slow is your usb is outputting like 500 mAor less without the flow of electrons which current is it will not charge very fast at all! 5v is fine for it! but the charger charging at 5v pulls 2.1A
the tablet also trys to pull more current when it is almost dead! so try to keep it above 20% to avoid this
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Ok, my Gigabyte motherboard puts out 2.5A specifically with tablets in mind. If it was charging, my lockscreen would say "Charging..." on it, which it does not. No need to be a rude know-it-all with your "Wrong again..." attitude. Just trying to help out here.
The Prime will charge on a USB but it has to be turned off. I've confirmed this and the manual says this as well. As far as my charger goes it gets warm but not hot or smells. One thing I do when charging is turn off the tablet.
theandies said:
The Prime will charge on a USB but it has to be turned off. I've confirmed this and the manual says this as well. As far as my charger goes it gets warm but not hot or smells. One thing I do when charging is turn off the tablet.
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Ok. That seems correct. Thanks for verifying.
It does take a lot longer to charge on the USB though. I can go from 20% to 100% in a couple of hours on the wall charger with the Prime turned off. On USB and the Prime turned off I was at approximately 15%, went to lunch and did some other things, came back about 1.5 hours and when I turned the Prime back on it was a little over 50%.
Might be faster on my Desktop since I have the high power USB ports. I will try it and post results eventually.

Charging with keyboard

How is everyone charging their prime with the keyboard docked? My battery was dead on both last night so I plugged the charger into the keyboard expecting it to be full this morning but is is only on 34% keyboard and 84% tablet. Is this normal? I did leave the tablet on whist charging but I don't have anything running and screen was off (lid closed)
Meybe it is bug... when you again drain dock+tablet battery to 0% try to charge if you have again this problem please send me a message to pm.. sorry for english
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Check the cable is in properly and the charge light is on. My first prime was sent back for charging problems. After a couple of days the slightest knock would move the cable enough to stop it charging.
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Keep in mind that this is not a parallel battery configuration. When Docked the tablet charges from the dock and the dock charges from the power adaptor so its perfectly normal to see the tablet at a higher charge than the dock. I always charge with it docked and it stays docked unless I just happen to play a game requiring it to be undocked.
Also how long was it charging?
I never run both completely dead and have found that generally speaking if I plug it in when I go to bed its fully charged the next morning. While I do use it quite a bit Ive yet to completely exhaust the batteries.
It is something like this (others please post corrections as needed):
ATP charges when charger is plugged into an outlet.
ATP charges from the dock when battery level hits 70% or just below (I haven't noticed which yet) until it is near full.
ATP charges from the dock when the dock is plugged into an outlet using the charger.
The TF101 would charge from the dock whenever plugged in, so this is nice IMHO.
TF101 plugged into a USB 2 port = trickle charge on the TF101, so I assume same since the dock not charging via USB 2.0 was noted in my ATP dock's manual.
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AC Charger HOT?

My AC Charger seems fairly Hot. It not like I can't touch it Hot but there is some heat to it. I am charging though the Dock,have others seen this also?
Thanks
I just unplugged mine (tablet only) and noticed that the plug was hot. I just picked up the TFP yesterday, so this is the first time I've noticed how warm the plug can get.
I have only had mine a week and this is 1st time I had actually touched the Adapter part while it was plugged in and Charging and noticed the Heat. The cable and connection to Prime are cool it just the adapter at the wall socket.
ive noticed that if u charge it behind something (cabinet,desk,or w.e) it heats up very fast also if ur prime is in the dock nd ur charging it heats upfast, and if ur prime is on it over heats quickly.
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RonH54 said:
My AC Charger seems fairly Hot. It not like I can't touch it Hot but there is some heat to it. I am charging though the Dock,have others seen this also?
Thanks
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Reverse how it is plugged in and see if that helps. This also happens to ours and I find this troublesome. Reversing the prongs seems to solve the problem.
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mbo1951 said:
Reverse how it is plugged in and see if that helps. This also happens to ours and I find this troublesome. Reversing the prongs seems to solve the problem.
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That did the trick. I turned the Adapter around and No Heat at all to the touch now.
Thanks
RonH54 said:
That did the trick. I turned the Adapter around and No Heat at all to the touch now.
Thanks
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Make a pic so we can see how to plug it in..
I don't have my TFP yet...
What about the people who can't reverse their plugs?
(Australia plugs / \ )
brantje said:
Make a pic so we can see how to plug it in..
I don't have my TFP yet...
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I have my Adapter Plugged into a Power and if you Notice there is "wording" on one side of the Adapter and I have this "wording" facing up. Not sure if that means that if plugged directly into a Wall outlet this "wording" would also be Facing up. I have taken a Picture of this on my Prime but I am dumbie when it comes to Posting Pictures...How do I post my Picture to here?
Here is Picture
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This has been a long standing issue with the Transformer Adapters. I had the same with my old TF101, until it died and had to buy a replacement.
Not sure why this is happening, but my suggestion, recommendation even, is to unplug the adapter if you are not using it.
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[Q] Prime DOCK not holding a charge?

Hey guys,
Weird issue that just started today. I have had my dock plugged in for about 4 hours now and it showed a 0% charge when I plugged in my tablet 10 minutes ago. The tablet can charge via the dock when it's plugged into the wall, BUT the dock shows as having 0% charge. Even after unplugging the dock, it shows 0% battery on the dock.
When the cable is plugged in, the LED on the tablet is holding orange (charging), but the LED on the dock is flashing slowly (low battery).
Long story short, the charging mechanism seems to be in place, but the battery on the dock does not seem to hold anything. Tried docking, undocking, etc.
Anyone else experience this??
Bump. Planning on calling Asus for an Rma tomorrow
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I saw something about this a while back, but I forget where, try charging it (just dock) by connecting it to a usb slot on your pc. Sorry I can't remember where the post is, but it was along the lines of what you are getting, dock got to zero, and would no longer charge. Not sure iit will help, but got to be worth trying.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH
plugged it into the computer for 30 mins, plugged in teh tablet to the dock and 2 seconds later disconnected from pc and moved to the charger. still no dice. removed from dock once or twice and then before i knew it, my dock was up to 65% battery!
thanks for the help - hope this is able to help someone else too
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Another One
I'm experiencing the same thing. Charges the table fine, but will not charge the dock. Would like to see a solution for this!
nhshah7 said:
THANK YOU SO MUCH
plugged it into the computer for 30 mins, plugged in teh tablet to the dock and 2 seconds later disconnected from pc and moved to the charger. still no dice. removed from dock once or twice and then before i knew it, my dock was up to 65% battery!
thanks for the help - hope this is able to help someone else too
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Mine is dead, too. Keyboard works, but it always shows 2% charge, even after being on the charger overnight.
I've tried charging it with the tablet connected, separately, and from a computer.

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