I did try different cables, and the battery was between 45 and 50% during all these tests. We didn't try different adapters, but neither my mac nore her windows pc picked up the iPad (again, with plenty of charge left).
On 8/22/12, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > How long have you left it plugged in? If the battery is totally dead, it > can take 10 to 15 minutes of charge before it will get enough life in it to > register on a computer. If you have a different cable, say from an iPod or > iPhone, use it. It is also desirable to to try it in two different > locations for the extended time, that is, with the cable both in the wall > adaptor and in the computer. If none of these work, let me know. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On 2012-08-22, at 3:11 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> My sister's iPad1 won't charge. We tried three wall adapters, >> connecting it to a pc and a mac (neither of which registered it was >> even connected, though the mac was booted into windows at the time), >> and two different usb cables. We even plugged in a cheap iTouch >> battery I picked up a while ago, but nothing. The iPad seemed to be >> trickle-charging for a while, like it will on iPhone chargers or >> low-powered usb ports, but now it isn't even doing that. Oh, and yes, >> re did a home/power reset. Apple, Best Buy, and a local computer shop >> all say it would be expensive to work on and it wouldn't be worth it, >> though Apple did mention a program where you can pay $250 to replace >> the unit with a new iPad1 (not a New iPad... what a horrible name!) >> So, my question is: can anyone think of anything we haven't tried to >> get the iPad working? She uses this as a laptop, and is thinking of >> replacing it with an actual laptop if we can't fix the iPad, but we >> don't have the money to just run out and buy a MacBook or even a >> cheaper Windows laptop. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. >> >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from GMail website) >> [email protected] >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
