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[Q] Charging Woes

I tried posting a day or two ago about this, but wasn't able to get any replies or any help at all actually : /
Anyways, for some reason ever since I rooted my nook, when i plug a charging cable into it, it either
(a) Pulls out of sleep mode and shows the Lock Screen, which drains the batt
or
(b) Will actually turn the device ON and do the above stuff, making it really hard to charge in general
Is there any way to fix this? Right now my nook keeps hovering below the charging line and reboot looping, then when it does have enough power to actually full boot, it drains itself faster than it can charge bc it runs the screen at full brightness.
HELP PLZ!?

Your charger must be bad or some other such problem, because that's what the Nook does: plug it into the charger and it boots itself up or comes out of sleep to the lock screen. It will blank the screen relatively soon after if it is running correctly.
On top of that, the charger supplies way more than enough juice to charge even under heavy use.
Are you using the nook charger and the nook cable?

Im using a MicroSD cable either through the computer or through an actual AC port in an adapter.
Im basically now at the point where I can't charge the thing enough to get it past the "Battery is Dead, wait 15 mins" mark. It sucks so hard :<
Im thinking I may have to take it back to Best Buy and try again, I have the warranty on it, just I really dont want to do that! >_>;

I am having the same problem......
Sent from my NookColor

K41N2358 said:
Im using a MicroSD cable either through the computer or through an actual AC port in an adapter.
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Are you using the official B&N USB cable and charger that came with it or just generic ones?

Using a standard MicroSD Blackberry adapter.
I tried going to bestBuys (i work for them) and getting a black NC cable, no one sells any!
My next stop is going to be BN themself. Is it really that big of a difference what cable you use?

K41N2358 said:
Using a standard MicroSD Blackberry adapter.
I tried going to bestBuys (i work for them) and getting a black NC cable, no one sells any!
My next stop is going to be BN themself. Is it really that big of a difference what cable you use?
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Yes, it does make a difference. A standard USB cable and charger takes 8 hours or so to charge an NC. The B&N cable and charger that came with your NC can do it in 2. Use them.

yes, it seems to make a difference. I can only connect to the PC [mounting the drive] with the originally cable. With the generic cable, it will charge but doesn't seem to charge as fast [less than half the speed]. I would suggest you try to get your hand on a original and see if there is a difference for you also.

from the user manual:
CAUTION: Only use the Barnes & Noble power adapter and custom microUSB cable supplied with your NOOKcolor. Other power adapters might damage your NOOKcolor and its battery. Do not use a power adapter and cable intended for other models of NOOK eReader. Use only a NOOKcolor power adapter and cable.
NOTE: Using your NOOKcolor’s microUSB cable, you can connect your NOOKcolor to your personal computer to transfer files. Connecting over USB cable does not charge your NOOKcolor, however. To charge your NOOKcolor, you must plug it into a wall outlet

segate goflex external hard drive???

Hi guy,
I have tried repeatedly to try to get the gtablet to recognize my external harddrive- segate goflex but the tablet wont recognize it.
Does it have enough power to power an external harddrive if not is there an app for this?

4.3 said:
Hi guy,
I have tried repeatedly to try to get the gtablet to recognize my external harddrive- segate goflex but the tablet wont recognize it.
Does it have enough power to power an external harddrive if not is there an app for this?
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USB port does not have enough power to power a portable drive.

4.3 said:
Hi guy,
I have tried repeatedly to try to get the gtablet to recognize my external harddrive- segate goflex but the tablet wont recognize it.
Does it have enough power to power an external harddrive if not is there an app for this?
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Thumb drives and external drives with "brick" power supplies work fine, but like aabbondanza said - not enough juice to power the 2.5-inch single-cable drives.

Not entirely true. My friend has a 2.5 inch 320gb buffalo external hard drive that runs entirely on usb and it works perfectly with his gtab and mine as well. He uses vegan froyo while I'm on gtabcomb.

Power, power wherefore art thou power
adca14 said:
Not entirely true. My friend has a 2.5 inch 320gb buffalo external hard drive that runs entirely on usb and it works perfectly with his gtab and mine as well. He uses vegan froyo while I'm on gtabcomb.
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Then he would be one of the lucky ones. The USB2.0 spec allows max .5 amps to be drawn from the port. HDs use their most power during spin up. If you plug it in & it goes clickity, click or starts to spin up, powers down & starts to spin up again, guess what, not enough power. It is hardly likely that Viewsonic (or Malata) designed it to power an HD since the the VS documentation only mentions USB memory sticks & in designing it to power an hd it would have severely affected the battery life that is such an attraction with tablets. If I had to connect my tablet to power even 3-4 hours, I might as well carry my laptop!
Try it & if it works consider yourself lucky. I've personally tried my year old 500GB Flex & 650GB WD drives & neither power up. If you are lucky enough to get yours to work, don't be suprised if your gTab battery doesn't last nearly as long.
If you are wanting to use a larger, portable storage device with your gTab, your best bet would be a GoFlex Satellite with built in battery & wifi. Don't have to worry if the gTab can power it up or drain your battery.

Although I did not manage to get my Segate GoFlex to work on my Gtab I did get a WD Passport 320gb to work. So far I have only tried it out with some word documents and movies. All appear to work fine. I am currently using CM 7.0.3
Android tablets are pretty finicky about partitions and the WD Passport is partitioned so that their pre installed software cannot be removed from it (other external hard drives are the same way). to get around this I had to use Eraser and Fat32 Formatter. I cannot vouch if this will work for any other hard drives or if it will work on every WD Passport but it did work on mine. I do know however that the formatter provided from HP will not work as it automatically partitions the drive into multiple partitions instead of one large partition.
You will have to PM me if you need links to Eraser or Fat32 Formatter as my new status in the forums prevents me from posting links. This information may help you find it in google, Fat32Formatter is freeware and made by TOKIWA. Eraser is usually the first or second link in google search.
I was using a different formatter when I tried to use my segate goflex and after many attempts gave up. I will try this method that I have used on my WD and let you know if it worked or not.
You are right about the battery. I watched an hour and a half movie in mp4 format off of the hard drive and it drained my tablet to about half. Though, It did get through the whole movie without any lagging, crashing, or any hiccups of sorts.
I also agree that the GoFlex Satellite would be the way to go. The only downfall with this drive is that the battery life only lasts about 2-3 hours or less depending on what you are using it for. So for long ocean flights and such it may not be the best storage device. That being said unless you have a powerful back up battery, using a hard wired usb drive will drain the tablet to about that anyway.

Touchpad will not stay connceted to pc

I seem to be having problems when I connect my touchpad to my pc. It will not stay connected. I have to move the usb chord around to it hits the right spot and hold it there. I assume this is probably my original usb chord causing the problem. Can anyone recommend an exact model I need to get to replace it? I still have the charger, just need a chord to connect my touchpad to my pc.

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I seem to be having problems when I connect my touchpad to my pc. It will not stay connected. I have to move the usb chord around to it hits the right spot and hold it there. I assume this is probably my original usb chord causing the problem. Can anyone recommend an exact model I need to get to replace it? I still have the charger, just need a chord to connect my touchpad to my pc.
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Any micro USB cable will work. Most micro USB cables seem fragile and don't have a very long life. I have a pile of them. You can buy them in lots on Ebay for cheap. I suggest getting a few. Also, you can spend a little more and get the flat cables which seem to be a little more robust. You can even get them with LED lights that will tell you when your battery is charged.

[Q] Query: Note 2 adapter from micro USB to 2+ USB and 1 micro USB for phone charging

Hey all!
I have had a note 2 since a year, and watch a great deal of movies from Hard disks/pen drives via an OTG cable on it. However, I face a problem when the battery goes low and I cannot charge my phone as well as continue watching via OTG.
Hence my query- Is there any hub/adapter which can expand my Note 2 micro USB into a couple of USB ports (1 USB will also suffice, but I'm being a little greedy here ) as well as a micro USB so that I can connect my phone charger and charge the phone as I watch movies.
Any help is appreciated,
Thanks

I think you're looking for something like this...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00FGKXY9S/ref=pd_aw_sims_1?pi=SS115&simLd=1
But the listing says the cable will not charge the phone. It will only power the accessory attached.

@GarfieldDC- Yes, I want something like this, which can charge my phone as well plz...

is not possible because the connector otg is different from the connector for recharging

You may need this. You can connect even a hub into female usb while other male cable plugged into the charger. I use this cable for many device which does not provide power on otg. And it do charge the phone also
http://m.ebay.com/itm/290460343618?nav=SEARCH

well what u ask is not possible because of fundamantel of the usb

[Q] HP Touchpad with a 12W Charger(iPad 3)

I don't know if people even use their touchpads anymore lol. So I found my touchpad collecting dust and decided to bring it back to life. I plugged it in with my beats 2.0 usb cable and ipad charger and the home led light just blinks side to side. I don't know what to do at this point as it won't boot and doesn't respond to any button combo. (yeah i know tps must not get drained -___-)
P.S.: I don't have webOS and if I remember correctly I'm at CM11 4.4.4

I also don't have stock usb cable and wall adapter. Both already broken.