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tntnb

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Hi:

I've had my Transformer tablet for about a week. All was working fine until today. Last evening I plugged the tablet in to recharge and went to bed. When I tried to use the tablet this morning, it would not power on. The only thing that will happen is, if I press and hold down the Power button for a few seconds, a large icon that looks like a battery will display on the screen for a few seconds then disappear.

Please advise. Thanks.
 
Sounds dumb but are you positive it was charging when you plugged it in..?

I say this because I've been a victim of "wife unplugs to use vacuum and doesn't plug it back in" syndrome.
 
tntnb said:
Hi:

I've had my Transformer tablet for about a week. All was working fine until today. Last evening I plugged the tablet in to recharge and went to bed. When I tried to use the tablet this morning, it would not power on. The only thing that will happen is, if I press and hold down the Power button for a few seconds, a large icon that looks like a battery will display on the screen for a few seconds then disappear.

Please advise. Thanks.
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Sounds to me like the battery is dead. The wall charger may be faulty, unlikely, but entirely possible. I'd suggest trying a different wall out outlet & making sure the amber charging light (on the dock if you have it) is coming on, & charge until it changes to green. If you don't have the dock, charge for a few hours & try to power it on again.
 
The tablet is working again. I unplugged the charger from both the wall and the tablet, waited a moment, then plugged everything back up. After doing this, the tablet turned on when I pressed the power button.

The battery level was indeed at zero.

Thanks very much for your responses.
 
tntnb said:
The tablet is working again. I unplugged the charger from both the wall and the tablet, waited a moment, then plugged everything back up. After doing this, the tablet turned on when I pressed the power button.

The battery level was indeed at zero.

Thanks very much for your responses.
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Cool, glad to hear it was something simple. FYI the TF will power on by itself when plugged in, at least mine does. I try to plug it in first, then power it down to insure it charges fully while I'm not using it. :D
 
yea this has happened to me twice in 7 months.... i left the tablet on and came back to it after a day and it was dead and i was just as scared...

when it doubt, plug it in the charger, come back an hour and see if it boots
 
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