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Finally was able to get the dock today for my TF.
So... how do I tell how much battery is remaining in the dock? I was hoping it would show them separately.
Also, is there instructions anywhere for this thing? ie. why the number 1 and number 6 keys are solid white circles?
Anything else I need to know?
Thanks.
The 1/6 cirlces are standard ASUS keyboard labeling. It allows a quick refererence point for keys.
My battery monitor widget shows an estimate of 10h46min on a full charge. Shouldn't it be 16 hours? I guess it's not recognizing the dock battery too? Anything I need to change?
ThaiM said:
My battery monitor widget shows an estimate of 10h46min on a full charge. Shouldn't it be 16 hours? I guess it's not recognizing the dock battery too? Anything I need to change?
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Actually the battery for the Dock is rated at 9.5 hours. Your 16 hours is when you COMBINE the tablet and dock together......THEN you MIGHT get 16 hours depending on what you do.
Sorry, the dock wasn't fully charged yet when I typed that. I wonder if that widget shows the combined dock & TF battery time together.
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Sorry, the dock wasn't fully charged yet when I typed that. I wonder if that widget shows the combined dock & TF battery time together.
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Just got my keyboard about 2 hours ago. I am charging it per the instructions but have a question. How do you know how much charge is on the keyboard? Does the battery widget on the TF show one for keyboard and one for pad? Also how important is it to charge for 8 hours before even hooking the keyboard up? Any and all help and info and input is greatly appreciated.
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Just got my keyboard about 2 hours ago. I am charging it per the instructions but have a question. How do you know how much charge is on the keyboard? Does the battery widget on the TF show one for keyboard and one for pad? Also how important is it to charge for 8 hours before even hooking the keyboard up? Any and all help and info and input is greatly appreciated.
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I docked it right away and it's still charging. I never heard of charging it without the TF attached. Does it matter??? :S
From what I can tell, the only way of seeing how much of a charge there is on the dock, is by the little light by the 40pin connecter slot. Orange = not full. Green is good to go. And I'm wondering about the battery widget myself.
I've got some similar confusion. I had the keyboard plugged up by itself for a few hours assuming it would charge, but when I unplug the power and plug in the tablet, it won't charge it.
There is no way to tell how much juice the dock has in it.
Asus should fix this.
-bZj
just to ask you-now i have 7% battery ,when the dock will begin to work...i've to put the pad in the dock and wait till the battery slow down full,ok?
I've noticed now that the dock battery charges the tablet when the tablet is below 97%. I guess that's how it works. Would be nice if Asus would give us some sort of information instead of having to trying to figure it out ourselves. Jeez.
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I docked it right away and it's still charging. I never heard of charging it without the TF attached. Does it matter??? :S
From what I can tell, the only way of seeing how much of a charge there is on the dock, is by the little light by the 40pin connecter slot. Orange = not full. Green is good to go. And I'm wondering about the battery widget myself.
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I let it charge (just the dock) for about 14 hours and it evidently charged to the max as the green light came on. I then connected the TF and all seems to be working smoothly. Hard for me to believe that Asus would put out a product(keyboard dock) which appears to have great quality and leave out something as important(to me) as a battery indicator. I did receive the update for the keyboard as soon as I plugged the TF in this morning so that is a plus. I am not fond of the lagging when typing on the keybosrd, I would hope that they will fix this.
hi
fresh implanted a goflex slim 320go in dock
but its a little bit too high the keyboard curves a little and the transformer don't close exact (the hdd is 7mm)
removed battery
maybe is better with a 1,8 inches hdd
don't know if half battery works i will make tests an post in a few days
hdd is not showing on win 7 , how to see it like microsd (folder)? or howto access it through the ccomputer?
(WORKING ON HC3.2!!!!)
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Niceeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!
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That's cool.
You can't access the drive because it's mounted on the OS while the "SD Card" internal storage is treated as an MDP by your PC not a Mass Storage Device.
Looks like you should try a Seagate Momentus Thin drive (7mm height). The 320GB one is USD$80.
http://google.com/search?q=Seagate+Momentus+st320lt007
Can you post a few pics with everything put back together, I wanna see how much the HD makes the keyboard bow up.
Wow, Love the Idea
you know what makes it better use SSD 120gb drive with now risk and less space needed
Wonderful, OP! Imagine the possibilities if we could boot from HDD in the near future... it shouldn't be too hard assuming we can now boot from microSD, right?
hi thank for advices an replies
i have no idea about android boot etc.....
waiting for windows 8!!!!
finally i removed entire battery i dont know if its working or not! and recenter the hard drive
it fits better and less keyboard deformation
452 grams (battery removed and front weight metal piece) total 1240g
added usb hub 4 port (microhub) for future implementations
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hdd is not showing on win 7 , how to see it like microsd (folder)? or howto access it through the ccomputer?
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It appears that windows won't see anything connected to the keyboard. I had the same trouble because windows won't see an SD card in the keyboard. I have a thread on it with some work arounds. I don't know if the problem is Asus or Android. Hopefully they will fix it. I will talk to the Asus service repair center about it next time I go. If you find a solution, please let me know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1168855
Check here for ways to move data from your computer to the harddrive in your transformer's dock.
Also, do you mind elaborating on how exactly you hooked up your hardrive?
It looks like you added some wires to one of the existing USB ports, but I can't tell exactly what is going on.
hi thanks for the link
hooked with strong adhesive tape
wired the usb microhub to board contacts cutted pins of the usb connector and rewired to it
Thanks for the pictures.
Maybe it's also possible to add a 3g Stick permanently into the dock!
If i understood you right you "added" a USB-Port to an existing. Is it now possible to plug in 3 USB devices? (Your ssd, and 2 other)?
@markolino72
Did you get a clue which pins of the connector are used for usb host?
thanks
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Looks like you should try a Seagate Momentus Thin drive (7mm height). The 320GB one is USD$80.
http://google.com/search?q=Seagate+Momentus+st320lt007
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It *is* a Momentus Thin. The GoFlex Slim 320GB is based around that drive, it just ships in a 9mm external housing (but it looks like the OP has removed that.) A better fit would need a drive less than 7mm thick...
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4261/seagate-goflex-slim-320gb-the-worlds-thinnest-external-hdd
I'm curious what a rotating drive does to the dock/tablet's battery life...
4 cables for usb red gren white black
red and black for power
green and white for data
there are two more ports aviable on the added microhub
maybe a usb drive is a better option and keep battery inside dock
(f***ing missed usb port on tablet....grrrrr) this will be a nice mod adding a usb port and 3g dongle on tablet!!!!
markolino72 said:
hi
fresh implanted a goflex slim 320go in dock
but its a little bit too high the keyboard curves a little and the transformer don't close exact (the hdd is 7mm)
removed battery
maybe is better with a 1,8 inches hdd
don't know if half battery works i will make tests an post in a few days
hdd is not showing on win 7 , how to see it like microsd (folder)? or howto access it through the ccomputer?
thanks for relplies
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Cool! but be careful with harddrive. Don't use it in the shaky environments.
That's how I killed my laptop's harddrive once. Also, half of the battery(one cell I assume) might not work if they were connected in serial, but if they were in parallel then it should just decrease capacity.
If you detach all of the cells there is a chance that you will erase controller's memory. So, you won't be able to use dock's battery at all. Battery makers are clever these days, they don't want people replacing old cells with new ones.
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It *is* a Momentus Thin. The GoFlex Slim 320GB is based around that drive, it just ships in a 9mm external housing (but it looks like the OP has removed that.) A better fit would need a drive less than 7mm thick...
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4261/seagate-goflex-slim-320gb-the-worlds-thinnest-external-hdd
I'm curious what a rotating drive does to the dock/tablet's battery life...
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I'm guessing the rotating drive isn't nearly as bad for the dock's battery life as completely removing the battery is
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I'm guessing the rotating drive isn't nearly as bad for the dock's battery life as completely removing the battery is
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Yeah, I didn't catch that when I glanced at the pics, thought from the way the dock bowed upwards that he'd put it on top of the battery. A rotating drive that's (presumably) powered on all the time, plus the keyboard and touchpad, USB and card readers, etc. all piggybacked on only the tablet's battery must put a serious hurting on battery life. I'd be amazed if it gets past 3-4 hours -- at which point, why not just buy a netbook? Plenty of them will manage that long or more, with a warranty, an unbowed keyboard, and a heck of a lot more versatility.
I can't see this as being useful beyond the geek "Well, I did it and it worked" value.
well,
I was thinking this for travelling, when i realised that the dock is too heavy to take it arround for only autonomie ,9.5h is pretty enough for me, i haven't make test already but i intent too use the dock plugged if possible
in 320go i can store my music collection,flacs apes i'm a meloman ancd copy the wanted music to the tablet etc...etc when needed and TF souns good!!!!
i thing you are right Aligatro seems my battery d'ont worked anymore tried to resold half and nothing tried to brige "serial" and nothing so maybe DON'T DISCONNECT THE BATTERY
finally I curved the dock by hand gently and its almost flat and closes well
I feel that the keyboard sucks, too heavy ,the best functionality of the dock is too stand the tablet , the mouse sucks too with stupid colors for a mouse pointer
i had to buy a dock for connecting a usb drive......!!!!!
but result is too heavy
the hdd stops frequently with the screen so is not always on only on demand so its nice for copy content to sdcard for use.......anyway you always can unmount it too preseve battery power
i will make a test tomorrow for battery
hi begin battery test
playing music from hdd with wifi and gps off autobacklight
~2h30 for 33% battery ussage so we can expect 7h30 not bad
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Yeah, I didn't catch that when I glanced at the pics, thought from the way the dock bowed upwards that he'd put it on top of the battery. A rotating drive that's (presumably) powered on all the time, plus the keyboard and touchpad, USB and card readers, etc. all piggybacked on only the tablet's battery must put a serious hurting on battery life. I'd be amazed if it gets past 3-4 hours -- at which point, why not just buy a netbook? Plenty of them will manage that long or more, with a warranty, an unbowed keyboard, and a heck of a lot more versatility.
I can't see this as being useful beyond the geek "Well, I did it and it worked" value.
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Well neither do I, except for the 3g-dongel built in.
Maybe I'll give a shot in a bit with that operation...
That is nuts !
Anyway you can stick a 63 inches flat panel also together with a 5.1 all of that with shinny duct tape ?
Hi,
First of all, I don't have any ASUS Transformer tablet, and I have never seen nor used one.
But, I will buy the upcoming ASUS Transformer Prime.
So, my questions are related to the current keyboard dock.
Does the keyboard dock need power to function?
Probably yes. If it is not connected to a power source (like wall power outlet) and the dock's battery is empty, does it take the battery power of the tablet?
How good is the mechanical connection between the dock and the tablet?
I would imagine I will dock and undock quite often. So, I am afraid this dock/undock will loosen the dock?
I saw a trackpad in the dock, but can I use mouse (computer mouse)?
Thanks
gogol said:
Does the keyboard dock need power to function?
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On mine, the keyboard battery is drained first. When the keyboard battery hits 3% it then begins to drain the tablet battery. The keyboard remains functional even when on the tablet battery. The most recent update made it where even USB attachments function for me when the keyboard batter is drained. So, you only need wall power when both batteries are completely drained.
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How good is the mechanical connection between the dock and the tablet?
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It is surprisingly solid. There are two hook latches in addition to the charging port connector. The tablet is also inserted into a shallow tray which adds even more stability.
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can I use mouse (computer mouse)?
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Yes you can. I have used USB mice, trackballs and various video game controllers without issue.
Don
No the dock doesn't need power as such. It supplies power when charged, when discharged it works the same as a keyboard plugged into a PC. Yes you can use a normal mouse but why? You have a touch screen and a track pad so why plug something else in, why carry more crap round with you. No mouse or track pad will replicate what you get on windows as android doesn't work like that. Best advice I can give is go into a store and have a shot.
Thanks all, it is pretty clear and as exactly as I expected.
I don't plan to carry all this every where. Obviously, I will place the dock at my desk, and will use it as needed.
And it is good that it can take power from the tablet, because I don't like another power cable for the dock.
So, this is perfect!
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gogol said:
Thanks all, it is pretty clear and as exactly as I expected.
I don't plan to carry all this every where. Obviously, I will place the dock at my desk, and will use it as needed.
And it is good that it can take power from the tablet, because I don't like another power cable for the dock.
So, this is perfect!
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Not only can it take power from the tablet, but it can also provide power TO the tablet. In other words, if you have a fully charged keyboard and a nearly drained tablet, you can pop on the keyboard and it will start to charge the tablet from the keyboard's battery. And you never need more than one power cable -- if you plug in the cable to the dock with the tablet attached, they'll both charge (I'm not sure if they charge simultaneously or if one charges first and then the other).
Tab charges first then the dock.
Has anyone tried using a light for the nook that is powered by the micro USB port?
I haven't found any USB lights with micro USB connectors, but was tempted to buy a laptop USB light and swapping the connector for a micro USB connector.
Plug it into your nook touch and you have light. Of course this will drain your nooks battery faster, but I would hate to have to worry about charging batteries on a reading light in addition to ensuring my nook is charged.
It may be possible, just check if the power drain is not very high, as the USB has a limit of 500 mA (if I am not mistaken). If it works, please tell us.
You will need the USB hack that is on the forum, but I guess there is nothing that would prevent it to work (just maybe frying your USB connection).
Good luck.
You should be able to draw some decent current off the USB connector.
I've pulled >100mA trying to power a hub.
I don't know how much current those LEDs pull but certainly less than that.
It's unfortunate that 2.1 doesn't support reverse portrait or you could have the light at the top!
Light working
Hi. I saw this thread and then I've remembered that I should have an old laptop light so I gave it a go
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Hi. I saw this thread and then I've remembered that I should have an old laptop light so I gave it a go
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Nice....I just ordered a plug on amazon at the moment to do basically the same thing. I've got an old light at home that still works.
Plug: http://amzn.com/B005FUNYSA
Have you used it any with the light? How does the battery handle it?
I'm tempted to sell my current Nook Touch and get the one just announced: Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight, IF the Nook powered light isn't great.
Edit: I received the plug, however the light i have doesn't seem to light up off of it. I checked to see that it works off of a USB port on my computer, so I'm not sure if it just wants too much juice or what. I wonder if I need to be rooted, to allow it to work (doubtful, but not sure)...
I purchased the keyboard dock and if the tablet is on the dock it drains battery quickly. I have to shut off the tablet to save battery.
Does anyone have any suggestion....
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I purchased the keyboard dock and if the tablet is on the dock it drains battery quickly. I have to shut off the tablet to save battery.
Does anyone have any suggestion....
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I have not had mine for too long so I cannot comment about the battery life in the dock. Personally I do boot use the dock unless I need to type a long document.
Do you have anything plugged in to the dock? I wouldn't think the usb ports would be pulling any power without something plugged in.
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I have not had mine for too long so I cannot comment about the battery life in the dock. Personally I do boot use the dock unless I need to type a long document.
Do you have anything plugged in to the dock? I wouldn't think the usb ports would be pulling any power without something plugged in.
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No, nothing plugged into the dock. Just placing it with the lid closed in my case. The blue power light on the keyboard and tablet both stay lit when connected and these must be drawing power
Hmmmm
I haven't seen this on mine. It could be a connections issue, which would mean you could have a defective dock, or tablet. I haven't kept mine in the dock for a long time, but I do use it a bit. Just so happens I left in on the dock all day Saturday as I was busy and unable to use it. I found it to have normal battery drain, that is why I say you might have something going on with connection, or a drain from something else. Sorry, hope it gets worked out for you.