Hi everyone. I know there are other threads with the SOD problem, but I've looked around everywhere, and no one seems to have the exact problem that I am having. Therefore, I decided to create a new thread.
Here is what is happening with my TFP. All of my observations are from when my TFP and dock are both at full charge and no peripherals are connected to it (microSD, SD, USB).
1. If my TFP is NOT connected to the dock, it will go a few hours without shutting down. However, left overnight on its own, it will shut down by the morning without fail.
2. When connected to the dock, it will shut down the MOMENT the screen turns off every single time. It's almost impossible to turn on my TFP while it's already connected to the dock (I've only succeeded maybe twice out of the hundreds of times I've restarted my TFP).
3. If I try to connect my dock while my TFP is booting, it will shut down. It's only after my TFP completely starts up and a few minutes has passed that my dock will SOMETIMES (only about 30% of the time) connect without shutting down. Then even after it connects without shutting down, #2 is still in effect.
The next two are symptoms that I have not read about in the countless other threads I looked through.
4. Infrequently (maybe 5% of the time) after my TFP has shut down, if I try to power it back up, I will get the "low battery" sign. However, after trying a few more times, it will eventually boot up and show that I have full battery.
5. MOST TIMES (maybe 90% of the time), when I am trying to connect my dock, my TFP will shut down even BEFORE the dock is fully connected. Pretty much, when I try to put the dock in, the tablet will be barely in the dock (before the whole thing "snaps" together) and my TFP will just shut down immediately.
This has been happening since just before I upgraded to JB. I've done a factory reset several times in a row, but still no dice. I would try to send it in for repairs, but I am in India for 3 months on a business trip, so I'd like to figure this out on my own.
Is there anything that I can do to fix this?
Anyone have any idea on would could be the problem? Could it be a hardware issue? Software?
Sound like the dock is having short circuit problems?
funfair said:
Sound like the dock is having short circuit problems?
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Just a quick update for anyone who may ever encounter a similar problem to mine. I noticed after a while that the reason why my tablet would shut off even before I fully dock the tablet into the dock was because for some reason, whenever my tablet is facing forward, perpendicular to the ground, the tablet would shut off. I always tried to turn on my tablet with it positioned parallel to the ground. So pretty much I turned my tablet upside down with the tablet perpendicular to the ground and shook it downwards so that whatever was getting loose in my tablet would maybe stay put with a little force. It worked. My tablet now docks probably to my tablet. Now I only get the SOD if it is left on for a long period of time. I hope this helps any one else with a similar problem!
Does anyone know what could've gotten loose for this to happen? Why is this tablet so shoddily built?!
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So today i got the dock for my TF201.
At first, the tablet wouldn't recognize the dock at all. So i let it charge a bit. Then it recognized the dock (notification tray icon saying that dock is connected), but it showed as 0% battery (weird), then it jumped up to 48%, and the cursor+keyboard worked fine.
I let it charge the rest of the way (both tablet and dock at 100%), and unplugged it and went to the other room. (not on AC power) Once again, the dock wasn't even recognized. So i rebooted, and now it was recognized again, but again reporting 0% battery, and neither the keyboard nor touchpad were responding. So I let it sit again (not on AC), and now it says dock battery is at 100%, although the touchpad, and keyboard still do not work.
Is my dock just defective, or is there something I should know?
(stock ICS, not-rooted)
if wrong section, i am sorry, i'm new here.
Check the connection to the dock...it is a tight fit and its easy to not push it all the way in.....look at the release mechanism it should be set all the way to the right.
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I too have had some intermittent issues with the dock. Mine usually occur after it has been asleep for a period of time. I will have to pull it apart up to two or three times to get it to work again. Mine is always recognized but the touchpad and keyboard will not respond. I am thinking about sending it back to Amazon for a new one. I am trying to deal with it as long as I can though since they do not have any in stock at the moment.
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I too have had some intermittent issues with the dock. Mine usually occur after it has been asleep for a period of time. I will have to pull it apart up to two or three times to get it to work again. Mine is always recognized but the touchpad and keyboard will not respond. I am thinking about sending it back to Amazon for a new one. I am trying to deal with it as long as I can though since they do not have any in stock at the moment.
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yea, now that i have done a full 8 hour charge (RTM actually worked for once ) it seems to be working fine, but that sounds like exactly what i was having.
Now the battery seems a bit off, but that is probably just my imagination at this point.
seems to be working 100% fine now. Strange, kinda just let it charge, and now it works...
Hey, I bought my tf201 yesterday (did the ics upgrade etc) and I noticed exact the same problem when I start testing the dock station. I charged both to 100% and the tab didn't recognize it... Sometimes it showed 0% than suddenly 98%... Sometimes key's did work like turning off wifi, BT. But the letters didn't. touchpad = just dead. Also the dock wasn't recognized when you look in settings > "about phone". I brought it back to the shop, they tried the dock from the one that's in the showroom. And it didn't work either, seems like there's a connection problem in the tab itself. They couldn't give me a new one because all the others were already ordered. And I need to wait 3 weeks for the nex batch so they gave back my money.
This really sucks... The tab on it's own was working well and pretty amazing performance.
guys,
I just upgrade to .15 and since then, there is no device charging via the wall charger.
I tried to restart it 10 times, tried to plug the power while the device is off and on....nothing.
I read other people have the same issues, but how's the hell I'm solving it?
How do I restore to ver .13 manually?
Please help...its urgent... my keyboard battery almost off, and my tablet battery is on 85%...
Thanks,
Tomer
Did you try to plug it in the tablet and in the keyboard?
Both don't work?
Also I saw this in another thread :
"ANSWER - Simples, reset with a paper clip using the small hole by the SD card in the Tab. Ten seconds. Restart.
Tablet and Dock start to recharge instantly. No problems since. No setting seem to be lost, all Skype contacts, Wireless passwords intact.
Don't panic and don't send it back. Hope this helps."
If what Anthony recommends does not work, try a Hard Reset:
1) Turn off your Prime (while not plugged in)
2) Hold the VOLUME DOWN and POWER button (this takes a number of seconds!) until you get text in the upper left of your screen, then let go (you should see 2 icons in the middle of your screen
3) Just wait at this point until your Prime reboots (you will see a message about Linux Cold Boot, or something like that)
Then try to charge your Prime...
(No data is lost on a Hard Reset)
I would think that the reset button on the side or the factory reset would fix it. Are you rooted?
what does the reset button on the side do? does it completely reset the tablet?
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what does the reset button on the side do? does it completely reset the tablet?
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It's the same as a simple restart (reboot), as far as I know, but it can work even when the power button is non-responsive for whatever reason.
Might be the wall plug itself. Mine crapped out for a bit... No idea why, I just had to leave it unplugged for a while, tried it again and it worked. I left mine unplugged for like 12 hours. Not saying that's like the minimum for it or anything, just how long I gave mine before trying it. There's a thread on here somewhere about peoples chargers crapping out temporarily. Some put theirs in the freezer for a while and such lol. I'd recommend looking that up and giving it a read, it might help you before you end up wiping your tablet clean or sending it to Asus or something.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA Premium.
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Might be the wall plug itself. Mine crapped out for a bit... No idea why, I just had to leave it unplugged for a while, tried it again and it worked. I left mine unplugged for like 12 hours. Not saying that's like the minimum for it or anything, just how long I gave mine before trying it. There's a thread on here somewhere about peoples chargers crapping out temporarily. Some put theirs in the freezer for a while and such lol. I'd recommend looking that up and giving it a read, it might help you before you end up wiping your tablet clean or sending it to Asus or something.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA Premium.
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He can prove its not the charger itself if:
When he plugs in his dock to his tablet, the Dock shows X% of battery left.
Then plugs in the dock to the charger for a while, then plugs it back in the tablet.
If the dock has a battery % greater than what it did initially, then the charger is working.. Otherwise either BOTH the tablet and dock stopped charging coincidentally, or the charger is broke
the rest hole next to the MicroSD solve the issue.
Thanks guys.
appreciated!
Tomer
Well I updated this morning and mine is not charging. Tablet charged fine last night overnight. Here is what I have tried so maybe someone can add any other tests that I may have missed. (no dock)
Tests and results:
- I have tried multiple outlets in my house. No charging
- I can charge a nook tablet with the Asus brick and that charges fine
- I can transfer data back and forth with the data connected to my laptop
- With the Prime off and cable connected to the brick or laptop and then connected to Prime, Prime starts up, so it looks like it senses the connection.
- Did a full data wipe and all tests done with Prime at default mode; nothing. Also did a hard reboot; no luck.
- Tablet seems to charge very slowly (although no indication that it is charging) when it's plugged into the Asus brick or Nook brick and then shutdown.
I just put the Prime charger in the freezer for 30 min to see if that helps. I had to do this before with my TF101 when I had it. I can't see it being the cable because I just left it overnight last night to charge plus I don't a spare one to test with.
The Nook brick doesn't charge the Prime when on (will test this out when the Prime starts charging correctly; would make a great alternative charger)
Even though it looks like is can charge will completely off, that is a major inconvenience and an RMA should fix that.
My friend that I bought the Asus prime for, asked me if I could take a look at his prime.
Here is the screnario:
Listening to radio station app, screen went to sleep while the radio was still playing and he tried holding the power button down and nothing worked to reboot or wake up the prime. The Prime was left playing to drain down the battery. It has all its recent updates (.15), not rooted, and not unlocked. When I looked at it, I charged it up, I can see the light and turned green to full battery status. I can feel the prime vibrate as I hold the power button, I tried volume + power hold, tried the hard reset with the paper clip hearing the click next to the sd card slot holding it for 10-30 seconds. The laptop can see the folder in the prime as i hold the power button and also disconnects when i power down. ordered 12-28 from best buy so the return window has expired and its a BC0K serial number.
Anybody find a solution with a black screen prime that just vibrates and can be seen on the laptop before I send it for an RMA?
Was there any shock to the device? A small bump or anything, it sounds like the ribbon cable for the screen has become disconnected, there are some reports of this on the forums.
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Was there any shock to the device? A small bump or anything, it sounds like the ribbon cable for the screen has become disconnected, there are some reports of this on the forums.
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This + have you went into recovery?
maybe try draining the battery again then charging up. ive seen a few post issue like this. if screen connection didn't break, then letting it drain again and charging up might fix it. good luck!
Actually, the prime was already drained maybe a total of 3 times. There was no shock to the device as it was working with the radio app on and when it was being listened to while it was on the bed, the screen went into sleep and could not wake up no matter what button was being pushed so the prime was left to drain its battery. My friend didnt know how to reboot, so he decided to left the battery to drain. Could the radio playing + sleep of death + battery drainage caused the permanent screen sleep? Too bad I dont have the micro hdmi connector to see if i can isolate the screen as the problem.
yup the micro hdmi would help a lot probably. But if your PC recognizes it I suggest you back up data that you need then try to do a blind factory reset so you can get rid of any non oem app installed including that radio app if any of them is whats causing the screen not to turn on.
1. Hold volume down then press and hold power.
2. When you feel it vibrate (this could take up to 10 seconds if the tablet was already on) wait another 5 seconds and then release both buttons.
3. After you release wait another 5 seconds (dont wait too long here or it will reboot on its own if you dont select anything after about 10 seconds) then press volume down 1 time and volume up 2 times.
4. The tablet will factory wipe and after another 10 seconds it will reboot.
If the tablet still wont turn on then you got another issue and that isnt caused by the radio app or any other app.
Didnt work. It just vibrated and the screened stayed black... Im wrapping this puppy up and bringing shipping it to the repair center. Thanks anyways.
Vibrates when power button is held but wont turn on
My Prime also has the basic problem. I use it daily for about 3 to 4 hours, reading replying to e-mails and web browsing. While I was reading, the volume started going up on its own and I noticed that even after I put in standby mode, the battery discharged so I shut it down completely.
After that I could not turn it on. When I hold down the power button it vibrates bit the screen does not come on even after I fully charged till the led turns green.
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My Prime also has the basic problem. I use it daily for about 3 to 4 hours, reading replying to e-mails and web browsing. While I was reading, the volume started going up on its own and I noticed that even after I put in standby mode, the battery discharged so I shut it down completely.
After that I could not turn it on. When I hold down the power button it vibrates bit the screen does not come on even after I fully charged till the led turns green.
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Had to RMA back to Asus for them to fix the display and it took about a week. Warranty covered it, but if you do RMA ask them to ship you a shipping label. You shouldnt have to pay for shipping it to them for a manufacturer defect. And take pics and videos of the tablet and packing for your safety. They just need the tablet and nothing else. Good luck
Asus is F-ing with my endorphines...
I've had my TF201 since March 30th. Been using it for 1 week and it suddenly went dead (nothing on the screen, no vibration if I held the power button down). Tried everything I could find on the forums, it didn't work so I sent it to repairs (not immediately, cuz I had more important stuff to do). They kept it for almost 3 weeks, got it back this last Monday (May 21st) and... it died out on me again yesterday night (after just 3 days of use, congratulations ASUS technicians!). I was simply browsing and I clicked on the icon to increase the luminosity to the maximum supported (IPS+, I was charging it at the time) and the screen suddently went black. Like "nothing visible on it" black.
After that, I tried numerous times to reset it (including the volume+power down, according to the indications in this thread) - all I could get from it was the vibration as if it starts. Nothing else popping up on the screen. I plugged it this morning into my computer and it got somehow recognized, cuz my W7 tried installing drivers for it (even tho it had recognized the tablet again after it came from repairs and I already had drivers for it installed) but failed with the error "APX - no driver found".
I've had enough. Two months already and only one week and half of actual use. It's pathetic, ASUS needs to be taught a lesson, so I'm calling Consumer Protection in my country and the European Consumer Protection Comission. All the forums that I've surfed are filled with reports of broken units and ASUS will just tell you "if you have a valid warranty we'll repair it for free". I DON'T ****ING NEED regular repairs every 2 weeks!!! I need a functional tablet that I can use or give me my money back!
I'll post the results of my tribulations here...
I had a user that suffered the blank screen.
When you think it's presumably on. Try a paperclip to the reset hole on the left side. His came back up at that point and hasn't done it again since.
Never had this happen on mine.
My apologies if this has been posted previously - but I cannot seem to find anyone who has had an identical issue...
My TF201 has worked perfectly since purchased - but in the last 4-6 weeks I have started to notice issues with battery life and as I have been busy with other more pressing issues I have simply been charging it more regularly and 'ignoring' the situation. However I have now realised that the problem appears to be related to the fact that the dock is not charging the tablet from it's battery reserve when the tablet is running low.
I have also noticed that when charging the unit it never gets a 'green' fully charged light on the dock and simply remains 'amber' irrelevant of how long it is left charging...
I have tried the 'cold boot' ('volume down' and power button for more than 12 seconds etc.) - which does initiate the cold boot but does appear to resolve the issue...
I have always charged both items docked and only use the original charger...
I have the same issue which started around the same time. I have also noticed that my dock is not charging although the tablet will while connected to the dock. The dock was at full battery when I noticed it was no longer transferring power to the tablet as the tablets battery got low. Now the dock is around 90% and does not increase regardless of how long it is left on charge. I have tried charging the dock by itself as well; still no luck. The tablet does indicate the dock is connected and the keyboard still funcions. This appears to be an issue with the dock battery being unable to transfer power whether from the plug or to the tablet. Any advise as to what to troubleshoot next would be appreciated.
Just started seeing the same symptoms this week. Guess this device is reaching the end of its road...
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Just started seeing the same symptoms this week. Guess this device is reaching the end of its road...
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I'm having the same issue, too.
I just noticed the same behavior this past week, after having owned the tablet+dock for almost two years with no problems.
The tablet just drains completely whether it's docked or not. The dock is holding a steady 77% charge but does not transfer this charge to the tablet when it's docked. The tablet charges normally when plugged in directly to the wall (using the original charger) or when docked and the dock is plugged in to the wall. The keyboard continues to function normally.
I haven't received any system updates recently either, so I can't think of anything that has changed in the software configuration to make this happen suddenly. Glad that it's happening to other folks and not just me! Has anyone tried a factory reset?
Update: tried the factory reset, but it didn't help.
I found some discussion over on the Transformer Forums, but unfortunately I can't post a link to it. Search google for "transformer forums faq definitive thread battery" to find it.
See for example comments #335, #340, #345-353.
The first post in that thread suggests a couple of things to try, including popping the charger into the freezer (I kid you not), doing a cold boot with the dock attached, and trickle-charging the dock off a PC's USB port. If all that fails, they say to contact ASUS for a warranty repair because it's probably a hardware fault.
I've tried all of those except the trickle-charge, and in addition tried a factory reset. I also opened up the dock, disconnected the battery and reconnected it, and reseated some of the other connectors on the board. Nothing has helped.
My dock is out of warranty (it's two years old) so I suppose that's the end of the road.
Same problem
I have a TF201 with dock that worked perfectly until mid October or maybe early November. After not finding a solution online and talking to ASUS several times I sent in my tablet and dock to have it repaird as they said it was a hardware problem. ASUS wanted nearly $300 to replace the motherboard! I said thank you, but please send it back. I don't believe there is motherboard problem because it is too much of a coincidence that this proble started after receiving the GPS dongle and trying it on the TF201.
The symptoms are
1. the dock doesn't fully charge
2. the tablet will not charge from the dock
3. The tablet will fully charge when the charger is plugged into the dock
Any suggestions are really appreciated. I have done cold boots, with and without the dock.
thanks
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I have a TF201 with dock that worked perfectly until mid October or maybe early November. After not finding a solution online and talking to ASUS several times I sent in my tablet and dock to have it repaird as they said it was a hardware problem. ASUS wanted nearly $300 to replace the motherboard! I said thank you, but please send it back. I don't believe there is motherboard problem because it is too much of a coincidence that this proble started after receiving the GPS dongle and trying it on the TF201.
The symptoms are
1. the dock doesn't fully charge
2. the tablet will not charge from the dock
3. The tablet will fully charge when the charger is plugged into the dock
Any suggestions are really appreciated. I have done cold boots, with and without the dock.
thanks
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Seeing the same symptoms here. Why on earth would they want to replace the motherboard? The tablet appears to be working just fine, it's the dock that's apparently screwed. And $300? Are they out of their ever-lovin' minds? So, were you out shipping one way, or two, if you don't mind my asking?
My solution was to buy a Note 10.1 2014.
Happening to me too:
Post copied from thread I made in error:
After suffering with stock jellybean on my Prime I decided to take the plunge and flash a custom rom.
I followed Matt Hill's guide on unlocking the bootloader and saving my back-ups. That went without a hitch. I then wanted to install the Hairybean 2.3.1 ROM but was still on flatline. I then flashed TWRP 2.5 and then again followed the hairybean install instructions to the letter. I used their supplied bootloader. That also went without a hitch and the Prime itself is running extremely well and I'm loving the new smoothness. When turning the machine on the Prime wanted to update the firmware on it which I declined. When I rebooted, it decided to update anyway. Still. Worked fine and was still silky smooth.
However. I have now noticed that my dock refuses to charge. If I plug the adapter into the dock and attach the tablet to the dock, the tablet will charge but the dock refuses to (even if the tablet is at 100%). I have tried removing the tablet and charging the dock on its own but it refuses. The light comes on the side, but doesn't indicate it is charging. Whats odd, is that when I plug the charger into the tablet and dock together, the widget shows the battery of the dock charges for a second, before then deciding not to. My tablet is at 100% but the dock is stuck at 16%.
Any ideas what might be causing this? Or how I can resolve it?
Thank you!
Volumex1 said:
My apologies if this has been posted previously - but I cannot seem to find anyone who has had an identical issue...
My TF201 has worked perfectly since purchased - but in the last 4-6 weeks I have started to notice issues with battery life and as I have been busy with other more pressing issues I have simply been charging it more regularly and 'ignoring' the situation. However I have now realised that the problem appears to be related to the fact that the dock is not charging the tablet from it's battery reserve when the tablet is running low.
I have also noticed that when charging the unit it never gets a 'green' fully charged light on the dock and simply remains 'amber' irrelevant of how long it is left charging...
I have tried the 'cold boot' ('volume down' and power button for more than 12 seconds etc.) - which does initiate the cold boot but does appear to resolve the issue...
I have always charged both items docked and only use the original charger...
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Facing the same problem. Tablet charges fine while connected to dock, but dock fails to charge. Steady at 5%. It continuously flashes amber light when charger is plugged in. Tablet is out of warranty (about 20 months old), so not sure what to do.
has anyone found a fix for this? mine is doing the same thing dock doesnt seem to be doing its job by powering the tablet really love my prime dont want to have to go and buy a new tablet just because the dock wont charge it.
My wife and I own a TF201 and have found that out of the 2 chargers, only 1 works to charge the tablets now and the other doesn't, and it's all in the actual plug, not the cable.
I've tried a bunch of other android and USB plugs and nothing works to charge them at all.
Have been looking at getting a genuine replacement charger for it so that we can charge both at the same time instead of sharing, but it works for the moment.
You might want to try a new charger too?
Same problem
[Exactly the same problems. TF201 Keyboard won't charge although the tablet does charge when power plugged into keyboard - but to only 99%. When plugged in directly, it happily charges to 100%, therefore the assumption is that the tablet is working fine. The keyboard won't charge at all under any circumstances and it is now down to 43% charge left - Aaaagh!
Crazy thing is that my partner's TF301 is now exhibiting the same symptoms!
I, too, contacted ASUS and they informed me it would cost £45 + VAT just to inspect the 201 and then cost ??? for repair.
Reading the other forum entries it almost sounds as if ASUS have fitted an obsolescence chip!! Just too many coincidences here.
My response: I've recently bought a new ASUS Windows 8 Transformer - I must be mad!
I recently got this same problem, with the classic symptoms:
1. the dock won't charge
2. the tablet will not charge from the dock
3. only the tablet will charge when the tablet is docked and the charger is plugged into the dock
I tried all the tricks I could find on the interweb - cold boots, trickle charging overnight, I even put my charger in the freezer. I even tried a custom ROM (ok, I was planning to do that anyway )
ASUS wanted £45 just to look at it, so I took the plunge and ordered a new dock battery for £30 off ebay (shipped from china). It took a few weeks to arrive, but it has solved the problem! It's a 15 minute job to swap it over, and as I write this, the dock is now charging!!! :good:
If anyone else wants to try it, the dock battery code for my UK model is C21-TF201D. You will need a small phillips head screwdriver and a small Torx star screwdriver to get the dock apart, but it's easy enough. There are tutorials on youtube and plenty of how-to's out there.
So between a battery and a new ROM, it feels like a new tablet again!! :good:
Same Problem + bulging
I have the same problem with my keyboard dock. Now the dock looks bulging in the middle, I think because of the battery. Other functions except charging still works. I cannot flip close tablet and dock attached because of the bulging.
Since the waranty is over, is it possible the dock still works without battery (if I remove the battery)? I'm afraid the battery will explode if I keep using it in this condition. If this is possible maybe I will ask ASUS Service Center to remove the battery since I don't want pay extra money to replace the battery, last time they said its about 85 USD.
Dock registers to tablet, I can see battery level.
Dock Battery is not charging
Dock battery is discharging slowly
It's possible to charge tablet through Dock
I guess something is broken inside so I'm going to open it. I've seen many videos but they are not helpful in this case.
Does someone have experience? Is it possible that battery pack is broken itself?
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Dock registers to tablet, I can see battery level.
Dock Battery is not charging
Dock battery is discharging slowly
It's possible to charge tablet through Dock
I guess something is broken inside so I'm going to open it. I've seen many videos but they are not helpful in this case.
Does someone have experience? Is it possible that battery pack is broken itself?
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Heyy have you opened it up? I am thinking about the same but currently, i have no idea what i would do with it
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Heyy have you opened it up? I am thinking about the same but currently, i have no idea what i would do with it
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Yes. I just removed the battery and closed it again without it.
It's look like 2 batteries/cells are good itself but internal controller is brkoen somehow.
Hey all,
So, I've encountered multiple issues with my Archos 80 g9 lately.
Since I've had it for 2 years now, I know it has it's charming defects from time to time, but all of those were easy to fix.. until now.
Somehow, there is a dysfunction at the charger entry: My tablet only charges if the charger is slightly 'bent' to the left, which isn't so much of a problem on its own, but every time I want to use the device while its charging it keeps 'connecting' and 'disconnecting' the charger. I noticed that if this happens five or six times in a row, the device completely freezes, or just becomes extremely slow. I just don't want to open it up until I'm sure what is wrong.
Also, when I turned of the device last week, like a million times before (it was about 80% charged, btw) it just didn't want to turn on the day after. While I was pretty sure its battery wasn't drained I still tried to charge it: the green led turns on, and that's it.
No other sign of life, no reboot possible, the screen doesnt turn on and as soon as I remove the charger the led turns off and still nothing happens.
Any thoughts on this?
Regards,
mielman
It has been said before that the charger ports on these are not the best thought out. Apparently only held in place by the solder of the pins and nothing else. What it sounds like to me is that the solder joints on yours is starting to become undone. I've heard they are not the easiest to resolder for a DIY repair unless you're really good at it.
As far as the not waking up.. Are you sure the tablet is turning off all the way? I'm using a custom rom on my 101 g9 turbo and I notice that every so often the tablet won't turn off all the way... ie the power LED is still on even though the screen is blank. I have to hold in the power button to force it to turn off.
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It has been said before that the charger ports on these are not the best thought out. Apparently only held in place by the solder of the pins and nothing else. What it sounds like to me is that the solder joints on yours is starting to become undone. I've heard they are not the easiest to resolder for a DIY repair unless you're really good at it.
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Then opening up the device it is.
As far as the not waking up.. Are you sure the tablet is turning off all the way? I'm using a custom rom on my 101 g9 turbo and I notice that every so often the tablet won't turn off all the way... ie the power LED is still on even though the screen is blank. I have to hold in the power button to force it to turn off.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure it is, since even holding the power butting for approximately 20 seconds doesnt change a thing.
I just ran into the same issue, what have you managed to do ?
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I just ran into the same issue, what have you managed to do ?
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Sorry, kinda killed the thread since I forgot to check for any replies.
So far I haven't really been trying to fix the problem, but since I've just bought a new phone charger I thought I might as well give it a try to charge the Archos with it.
I'll check for any changes in a few hours, if nothing changed, I might aswell disassemble it, then I'll notify you what the problem is.