i went to play golf and forgot to charge my mini-s... and now its fully drained.. and even charging wont turn my mini-s on... wat hould i do. i used th stylus to soft reset still nothng... i remove the battery and place it back.. still nothing... im using the usb cabe from pc chargng. tnx guys!!!! help help help!
Weird..same thing happened to my son's iPod...had to return it to Apple..
gotan said:
i went to play golf and forgot to charge my mini-s... and now its fully drained.. and even charging wont turn my mini-s on... wat hould i do. i used th stylus to soft reset still nothng... i remove the battery and place it back.. still nothing... im using the usb cabe from pc chargng. tnx guys!!!! help help help!
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you should try charging using wall outlet as to it has much more power in it fraction of of what usb charging can give
hope this helps kabayan
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i dont have mini-s wall charger.. does xda mini and mini-s has the same outpu and input voltge?
yes this has happened to me b4. Just find a usb wall charger capable of delivering about 1amp and leave it plugged overnight. The charge light on ur wizard will come on eventually...that is of couse you don't have a defective battery....
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i dont have mini-s wall charger.. does xda mini and mini-s has the same outpu and input voltge?
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why don't you have one? im not familiar with mini's charger but i also use my xphone 2 wall charger to charge my wizard and it seems compatible
Flat Battery
What should you do?
firstly - try searching , there are a good number of posts about this known issue.
The issue seems to be that the charging circuit is software drivec, so if the battery is completely flat it can't run the software to get the charging going... sounds wierd - i know.
So.. what to do...
Force come charge into it.... how...
Ger a USB cable and cut the mini usb end off to expose the wires.
Should be 4 - i think.
Of those one is for Ground and one for Positive.
Physically connect the Ground to the -ve termianl and the Positive to the +ve terminal on the battery - whilst it is plugged in to your PC. (You may need a voltmeter to work out which cable is which)
After 5-10 mins or so there should be enough charge in the battery to be able to put it back in the phone and get the phone charging it.
NOTE: This is not the manufacturers way of charging - do it at your own risk.
I have done it with no problems...
Charlie Grillo
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Hi
I having a problem yesterday my perfectly working qtek ran out of power and had shut down by it self, my wife tried to turn it on and it started to boot, came in WM5 but shut down once again. Now it is dead it will not charge run with out battery or anything it like a brick.
Any suggestions to get it to work is appreciated
regards Bo
This might sound stupid but have u tried taking out the battery and butting it back in?
have same problem, taking batery off/on does not help. any hints?
anr said:
have same problem, taking batery off/on does not help. any hints?
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u need to charge the batterie from tha wall. maybe all nite.or find another way of charging the batterie.
faria said:
u need to charge the batterie from tha wall. maybe all nite.or find another way of charging the batterie.
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Yea as he mentioned...
I'm going to assume (since you posted here) the 9100 is a variation of the Wizard. In my MDA manual (and learned by testing) a dead Wizard will only get a charge from the wall charger. It will not charge via USB unless it still has some power. Use the charger that came with the phone (not the sync cable). You should notice the charge light come on instantly. The phone can be put on the Sync cable to charge arfter being on the wall cord for like 5 or 10 minutes to finish charging if you want.
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Yea as he mentioned...
I'm going to assume (since you posted here) the 9100 is a variation of the Wizard. In my MDA manual (and learned by testing) a dead Wizard will only get a charge from the wall charger. It will not charge via USB unless it still has some power. Use the charger that came with the phone (not the sync cable). You should notice the charge light come on instantly. The phone can be put on the Sync cable to charge arfter being on the wall cord for like 5 or 10 minutes to finish charging if you want.
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there is a topic here somewere.in how to charge a dead wizard from a 9v battterie or from a hacked usb cable.
i have an MDA Vario which doesn't work anymore.
it won't turn on or do anything .
it was working fine before i let the battery run out completely, as i forgot to charge it.
i don't have a proper charger, instead i was using a USB cable for a digital camera which had the same plug that fit in the Vario. it used to charge it when the phone was switched on.
does anyone know how to fix this?
do i have to buy a new charger or a new battery?
thanks.
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does anyone know how to fix this?
do i have to buy a new charger or a new battery?
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Search here for the 9volt battery trick. There used to be an issue with older ROMs on like the Cingular 8125 where it wouldn't charge once the battery dropped to a certain point. There was a trick to "jump start" the battery with a 9v battery. Then it would charge again via USB or wall charger.
Once you do get it charged, you probably need to make sure you are on your carrier's latest ROM.
Note that while Razr chargers also use the mini-USB plug, I've heard some of the off brand Razr chargers will not give a good charge to a Wizard.
I used to have a hp pda and left it in the draw for a few months and couldnt charge mine, i had to buy a new battery.
Dont get a Razr charger it wont work.
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does anyone know how to fix this?
do i have to buy a new charger or a new battery?
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Another possibility since the battery is completely dead is to plug in a charger (really should be a wall charger and not USB from a computer) and just let it sit for about 5 mins. Then press the on button (with it still connected to the charger) to see if it will turn on. If so it should then charge on up. If it doesn't I'd suspect the battery may be damaged.
thanks for the replies, i'll try the things you said
Not sure if this is right part of forum, but here it goes.
I am having an issue with the charging of my O2 XDA Mini.
If my battery dies, with still a small bit of power left in it (enough to get splash screen) and I go to charge it works fine no problem. Now over the wkend my phone died on my and I left it till this afternoon when I tried to turn on, it wouldnt turn on at all (not even splash) because obviously the battery is completely dead. Now when I go to plug it in, it wont charge, from USB cradle, the little orange light to say that its charging doesnt even come on.
Last time this happened I eventually got it to work via a friends socket (plug) charger, rather than USB, charger. Is there any reason for this or anyway that it can be fixed that even when the battery is completely dead I can charge it from my USB cradle.
Any help would be apreciated.
Thank you in advance
Rattlehead
Sorry to bump this, but does anyone have any idea. I beleve the cause of this is due to the fact the USB power from the PC isnt enough to get the charging process started, is there anyway to get this done via the cradle.
Thanks
Rattlehead
You'll need to use a charger that plugs into a wall socket I'm afraid. This happened to me once & that was the only way I could get it to work. If you search on Google, you'll find methods that involve a stripped down usb cable, but a wall charger is definately easier.
Good luck.
Should any usb based wall charger work?
I have a Motorolla one and Ive tried that but that didnt work.
I know for a fact that when I use my friends one it works and will charge, but he aint round for another 2 weeks
Poop
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Should any usb based wall charger work?
I have a Motorolla one and Ive tried that but that didnt work.
I know for a fact that when I use my friends one it works and will charge, but he aint round for another 2 weeks
Poop
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You cannot charge a totally flat battery through usb cable using PC,cuz it only supplies 0.5(500)amp,whereas to get the dead battery back into charging,it requires a supply charge of 1.0(1000)amp,secondly you can only charge the phone via usb if it's working normal and not when it's dead,as you cannot boot into OS.
Therefore,it'll only start to charge with a 'Wall Charger' which only supplies 1.0 amp,your friend's Wall (Mains) charger must be suppling a 1.0 amp charge.You cannot even charge it with the Motorola usb charger cuz it also supplies only 0.5 amp.So try to get a Wall (Mains) charger to get it start charging.
OR,
Yes! you can Jump start the battery using Motorola charger,but you'll have to sacrifice the motorola charger to do it,as you'll have to cut off the usb plug of the charger cable end and attach the 'Red' wire to the '+' (Possitive) connector of the battery and black wire to the '-' (Negative) connector of the battery and give Shock Charge to the battery for 10 seconds,repeat this for 4/5 times,it'll give the battery a jump start and will increase the 'Pulse' level of the battery,after that put it in the phone and check if it loads up,if it does then you can charge it via usb cable connected with PC.
Good luck
BTW ! there's an excellent thread regarding charging to avoide the battery to go flat and saving from getting into this situation,it wud be very info for you,check it also :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=342162
Cheers
zabardast_1 ,
You are the Guru ~
sorry couldnt reply to you before now, zabardast_1 thank you so much.
Thats great will have a look tonight and see what I can do
Here is a simple way of solving the problem, go and buy a charger, they cost next to nothing.
Hi,
I am having a strange problem. My O2 XDA atom does not charge (by charger/USB) when it is ON. But when it is OFF, it charges via charger or USB both. Pl help me with this prob. I love this fone & dont wana lose it. Promptness appreciated. Thnx!!
same problem here
Yep, same here, and also I can't make it work with the PC, it charges, but active sync can't recognize it.
What could it be?
Thanks!
it could possibly be that the Mini USB in the atom has worn out or is dirty.
so back up and seek out a PDA repair expert :/
maheshmodak said:
Hi,
I am having a strange problem. My O2 XDA atom does not charge (by charger/USB) when it is ON. But when it is OFF, it charges via charger or USB both. Pl help me with this prob. I love this fone & dont wana lose it. Promptness appreciated. Thnx!!
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try to conect disconnect mini usb pin. it sometimes happen to me aswell..... it's contact pin may be corroded and is not being connected properly
Somewhat similar issue here.. Need help please..
My O2 XDA IIs is charging only when turned off on a wallmount charger but when it is on or suspended the battery charge decreases until zero.. I can only charge it normally via usb connected on a pc..
I need help pls..
maybe you didn't install the Microsoft ActiveSync..
Hi
hi even my charger charge for only say 6 to 10 % after that it stop charging. and after 20 to 30 minutes again you can charge 7 to 10% (strange problem). but i found a solution for this. I used samsung charger and put mini usb connector at the charging end. now it charge only when the phone is off. So to overcome this problem i did camera + reset and it goes to bootloader mode and here you can charge enjoy ....
Thats right.. last night i left my Leo charging, today when i woke up i noticed that the battery level was very low so.. i unplugged it and plugged it again, noticed that the orange led wasnt lighting up, neither was the phone charging.
The phone gets very very very hot when plugged to charger or USB port on my computer and does not charge at all.
Tried it all, left it all day long with the battery out of the phone, tried charging without it in.. and nothing..it just gets very hot where the connectors (pins) make contact with the battery.
Now im trying to charge the battery on a cradle to flash it with stock rom and SPL to get it to warranty..
Any of you guys has any thoughts?
I see i posted in the wrong section.
Thank u mod
Do you always charge via usb into pc? Is your cradle plugged into the wall or pc? I don't know if you have done this, probably so, but check in windows settings->system->Power and inside the battery tab see if the "When phone is on, do not charge the battery when connected to a PC" is checked.
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Do you always charge via usb into pc? Is your cradle plugged into the wall or pc? I don't know if you have done this, probably so, but check in windows settings->system->Power and inside the battery tab see if the "When phone is on, do not charge the battery when connected to a PC."
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Yeah.. it crossed my mind to check for it, and that option is unchecked.
Though the charging "orange" led doesnt turn on even if the phone is off.
I usually charge it via usb->pc, allthough i tested with the wall charger and nothing.
I suspect it must have been a power surge that burnt in some way the PBC of the "charging module..thing"
Thanks for the suggestion
i'd check that none of the pins for the battery are in contact with each other if there is heat in that area.
Ok, I'm assuming then that the phone works, but just has low battery at the moment. If that's the case then it doesn't appear to be the battery or the leads. Any chance it's the cable? That of course assumes your using the same one with the cradle. I ask because my device didn't come with a wall charger, just a usb cable so I had to get a few extra plus a wall plug-in with a usb port.
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i'd check that none of the pins for the battery are in contact with each other if there is heat in that area.
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Yep already checked it..although if it was something wrong with the pins the phone wouldnt turn on.. i dunno
Sean3 said:
Ok, I'm assuming then that the phone works, but just has low battery at the moment. If that's the case then it doesn't appear to be the battery or the leads. Any chance it's the cable? That of course assumes your using the same one with the cradle. I ask because my device didn't come with a wall charger, just a usb cable so I had to get a few extra plus a wall plug-in with a usb port.
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I have a car charger also.. and nothing.
Your leo didnt came with a wall charger?
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I have a car charger also.. and nothing.
Your leo didnt came with a wall charger?
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Weird, but unfortunately it didn't. I think being in the US and getting the device from Telstra in Australia may be why I didn't. Well, if it is a hardware problem and you can't get it to charge from the device, I believe you can get a cradle that will allow you to charge the battery independant of the phone. I know it's not the best option on the planet, but it would get your battery where it needs to be to flash and confirm whether or not it's a charging issue with the battery itself.
Come to think of it, this did happen to me several weeks ago. I plugged the phone in before bed as usual and noticed the charging light didn't go on and the battery drained overnight from about 60% to 15%, which it shouldn't have done. Not in standby at least. Soft-reset the next day fixed it. It hasn't done it since. I was installing a bunch of things that evening, which may have been what did it.
I had a same problem with my hd2 and by some miracle and few days of pain
it workd again...and it workd about 5 days and same thing happend al over again...and I think I have solution!
It may be stupid but it work for me...
try to connect your hd2 to charger but without battery and then insert the battery and it should start up your phone and charging...
I apologizes for my poor english
mikelebrat said:
I had a same problem with my hd2 and by some miracle and few days of pain
it workd again...and it workd about 5 days and same thing happend al over again...and I think I have solution!
It may be stupid but it work for me...
try to connect your hd2 to charger but without battery and then insert the battery and it should start up your phone and charging...
I apologizes for my poor english
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I'll try that when i arrive home..