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I was using my Nexus 7, playing a game. It then static-screened and hissed for 2 secs and then died! It was charging through PC USB.
It won't power up anymore.
WTH?
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You may have overheated it. Wait a few hours and try again. also, depending on the USB charging, the charger may not have been able to keep up with the battery drain of the game and it shut down for a low battery. Use the OEM charger whenever possible.
-Ara
If the device actually made a "fizzle" sound then I recommend sending it in for a replacement. Sounds like a battery leak. Was it overclocked?
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GotLoveForAll said:
I was using my Nexus 7, playing a game. It then static-screened and hissed for 2 secs and then died! It was charging through PC USB.
It won't power up anymore.
WTH?
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I had the same problem yesterday, my battery was very low and I was using it while plugged-in a PC USB.
I was playing reckless racing, i left it on the desk for awhile when I went back to my PC. the device was on, but all of a sudden it fizzled and static screened.
I freaked out and unplugged the USB. then the device shut-down(turns black) immediately. The device was a bit hot on the back bottom. I tried to turn it on, NO GO. I plugged it in the OEM charger, NO charging screen. tried turning on, still no go.
then i look in xda. and found out someone said to hold the power button for 30s.
So, the device was plugged in OEM charger. I sat it there for like 5 mins first. then try to do the 30s.
It boot up again on like 35, or 36 second i counted.
I bet it was a low battery problem, since charging it from a PC doesn't provide enough power.
The method solved mine, and i hope it solved yours too.
Gd luck!!
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also, depending on the USB charging, the charger may not have been able to keep up with the battery drain of the game and it shut down for a low battery. Use the OEM charger whenever possible.
-Ara
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matwu37 said:
I had the same problem yesterday, my battery was very low and I was using it while plugged-in a PC USB.
I was playing reckless racing, i left it on the desk for awhile when I went back to my PC. the device was on, but all of a sudden it fizzled and static screened.
I freaked out and unplugged the USB. then the device shut-down(turns black) immediately. The device was a bit hot on the back bottom. I tried to turn it on, NO GO. I plugged it in the OEM charger, NO charging screen. tried turning on, still no go.
then i look in xda. and found out someone said to hold the power button for 30s.
So, the device was plugged in OEM charger. I sat it there for like 5 mins first. then try to do the 30s.
It boot up again on like 35, or 36 second i counted.
I bet it was a low battery problem, since charging it from a PC doesn't provide enough power.
The method solved mine, and i hope it solved yours too.
Gd luck!!
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Yup. that did the trick. Thanks!.
GotLoveForAll said:
Yup. that did the trick. Thanks!.
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I am glad that it worked out for you.
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But why a "fizzle " and static? Is this one of JB's idiosyncrasies?
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brnbock said:
But why a "fizzle " and static? Is this one of JB's idiosyncrasies?
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I meant to say a I heard a fizzling sound when it static screened. Almost like the sound you hear with TV static but more... fizzy? :silly:
lol
If you heard a fizzle I'd definitely still send it back in for RMA, better safe than sorry down the road.
just looping the sound file from the game before shutting down not a issue. watch that battery icon in the future.
playing nova 3 on full 1600mhz oc N7 did the same on a freeze and reset. (; have to find the settings that work right. nova 3 1500mhz with the gpu oc at 500 screams and is stable on my N7. spiderman became a fun game after the kernel flash.
Just to say it again - plugging the Nexus 7 into a PC USB port will not keep it charged during high current usage.
If you drain the battery completely - don't expect any display until you have charged it for probably an hour.
Funky noises from your game when you flatline the battery is no cause to return it.
Use a dedicated charger for game play, preferably the one that came with it.
Didn't fizzle here, just turned off and no matter how long I held power button or left charging on mains connector or on PC, the tablet was completely dead. Returned to Argos and got refund and now waiting on another Nexus 7 to be delivered but via Tesco direct this time.
Fingers crossed this one lasts a lot longer than the hour the first one did
rmm200 said:
Just to say it again - plugging the Nexus 7 into a PC USB port will not keep it charged during high current usage.
If you drain the battery completely - don't expect any display until you have charged it for probably an hour.
Funky noises from your game when you flatline the battery is no cause to return it.
Use a dedicated charger for game play, preferably the one that came with it.
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I had this exact same problem except mine wasn't plugged into anything and my battery was not near empty. When I finally got it booted back up it was at 27% so for me it wasn't low battery. I only ever use the charger that came with it - unless I'm connecting it to my laptop for a few minutes to transfer files, etc.
This is my second Nexus 7. The first one got returned because it had problems with the touchscreen on occasion. It actually did do this static/fizzle/crash once or twice as well.
I wonder if the static/fizzle/crash issue is being addressed in hardware and/or software with a newer version of either one?
Pls tell me Asus representatives are reading these threads in xda. I can see lots of problems with the device. Google should take serious actions on this
That would freak me out my dizzle...I hope my Nexus doesn't ever fizzle.
pcboyy said:
Pls tell me Asus representatives are reading these threads in xda. I can see lots of problems with the device. Google should take serious actions on this
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??? op ran out of battery
hpanimalpak said:
??? op ran out of battery
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Maybe, but I had more than a quarter of my battery left and had very similar symptoms. I think it might be related to heat generated by gaming. Maybe with low (but not out of) battery, maybe not. The touchscreen issues I experienced on my first N7 seemed to only occur after hard gaming. Maybe there's a heat dissipation issue? (Wild speculation)
Mine did exactly the same last week, thought it had died altogether but holding the power for 45 seconds sorted it.
I need help too.
My N7 turned off when the battery ran out. So i plugged to charge through PC USB and immediately when that great charger icon apear in the screen i pressed the button power, and so it go black. No more signals. Dead... No charge, no turn on anymore.
I tried to hold the power button for 30s a lot.
I opened the N7, unpluged e pluged again the battery. Nothing.
I let it charging, in the OEM charger, with OEM cable, all the night, for more than 12 hours. Nothing.
And it has a "fizzle" sound. It can be heard better when its open.
When i disconnect the battery the sound stop. If i connect the charger, even without the battery, the sound come back.
When i hold the power button for 30s the sound stop for about 3 seconds, and then restarts.
The Windows manager device recognizes the N7 as a weird "APX" (image attach).
In from Brazil, so for now will not be easy to return to google.
Any ideas?
Thx in advance
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Update:
I discovered that the unit does not appear to be charging.
Before, the OEM charger became a little hot, and now nothing.
I instaled today the program "Asus AI charger" that lets you charge a ipad in USB, and the icon charging do not apear when i connect the N7, only when i connect other devices.
So mine just fizzled and died not connected to any power source. I was at 9%. It was running a bit warm but no where near relatively hot. Will update...
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I have a HP Touchpad that I just opened from its box, so its brand new running stock HP WebOS. The thing is, I bought the tp almost 15 months ago and never unboxed it until yesterday. When I put it up for charging, the dead battery symbol appears( rectangle with a red dash at the bottom and flash on top) and doesn't seem to charge.
Can anyone tell me if this means that my battery has died since it was unused for such a long time?
Or is there anything else that I can do to spring it back to life?
P.S I've tried almost every combination of buttons, e,g Power+Home, Power+Home+Vol Up etc.
Any suggestions on this will be extremely helpful. Thank you very much!
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I have a HP Touchpad that I just opened from its box, so its brand new running stock HP WebOS. The thing is, I bought the tp almost 15 months ago and never unboxed it until yesterday. When I put it up for charging, the dead battery symbol appears( rectangle with a red dash at the bottom and flash on top) and doesn't seem to charge.
Can anyone tell me if this means that my battery has died since it was unused for such a long time?
Or is there anything else that I can do to spring it back to life?
P.S I've tried almost every combination of buttons, e,g Power+Home, Power+Home+Vol Up etc.
Any suggestions on this will be extremely helpful. Thank you very much!
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Just plug it in with the supplied USB and power connector for up to 4 hours. Do not use computer USB.
Carey4782 said:
Just plug it in with the supplied USB and power connector for up to 4 hours. Do not use computer USB.
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I've been charging it overnight. But it still hasn't booted normally.
sylar73 said:
I've been charging it overnight. But it still hasn't booted normally.
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I have no idea if this will work, but you might try it:
http://www.slashreboot.com/journal/2012/8/18/an-odd-hp-touchpad-charging-problem.html
Here's another miscellaneous advice:
The round part of the charger, that the USB plugs into. That can twist open and closed to remove the part with the plugs. Make sure its fully tight. They can become loose, which prevents them from working.
Hold the power and home buttons down (not the volume +). press these together and hold them down for 30 seconds (actually shouldn't be that long, but it cant hurt)
If its still not working. Let it charge overnight and try again.
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shumash said:
I have no idea if this will work, but you might try it:
http://www.slashreboot.com/journal/2012/8/18/an-odd-hp-touchpad-charging-problem.html
Here's another miscellaneous advice:
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Thanks, I'll try that.
Perhaps not quite the same problem, but what I had fail on mine was the HP USB cable - The little contacts must have gotten dirty or something because the Touchpad just wouldn't charge unless I bent the connector in the socket a little.
Not too keen on that so I now use a different USB cable and it's fine.
I also agree with the above, use the dedicated charger supplied and not a USB port.
My phone was running fine a few hours ago and I drained the battery. Now it will not charge or boot, no white or green light, and it is unresponsive to side buttons any ideas?
Try to plug the charger in while hitting the recovery combination without pressing the power button, does stuff show up?
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Nope
SuicideFlasher said:
Try to plug the charger in while hitting the recovery combination without pressing the power button, does stuff show up?
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Would be nice if that worked; was using a old BB charger (all that I had at the time). Still dont have the motorola charger but have a samsung charger at 1500mA instead of 750mA
did you notice any problems with the usb socket before this happened? or it might just be a fried battery
fried battery appears to be the best guess at this point
There have been minor problems with the socket in the past but nothing that is of any concern. It registers on my laptop (Moto Desk Man) and buttons are responsive then but will not charge. No help in store either because I'm out of warrenty as well so looks like time for a new phone.
check if the battery is misplaced, that can be the cause (must try out everything)
SuicideFlasher said:
check if the battery is misplaced, that can be the cause (must try out everything)
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erm, you cannot misplace it, since it's not user-replaceable.
My GF has just had the same story with HTC One X - she was just playing poker app, the phone said the battery is low and then died. Completely died. I brought it to the service center and got it back in 10 days. The staff-girl said they changed 2 main-boards(!), but docket stated they changed the battery and a controller. So I'd say you don't have much choice =(
P.S. She used to use by charger for the good half of all recharges, so i just stopped using her one just in case =)
In a german forum an user had the same issue. So he bought a factory-cable (about 5 Euro), charged the battery with this and he could boot his phone again.
So maybe it's worth for you to try.
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I have noticed that when I turn off the power with the phone plugged it, the phone takes about 3-4 seconds to realize that the charging has stopped. There is almost a lag between when the power to the charger is cut and when the phone realizes it. Is that normal?
DroidBee said:
I have noticed that when I turn off the power with the phone plugged it, the phone takes about 3-4 seconds to realize that the charging has stopped. There is almost a lag between when the power to the charger is cut and when the phone realizes it. Is that normal?
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to be honest, i don't really see it being any different from plugging the phone in, and it taking the same 3-4 seconds to show signs that it's charging.
DroidBee said:
I have noticed that when I turn off the power with the phone plugged it, the phone takes about 3-4 seconds to realize that the charging has stopped. There is almost a lag between when the power to the charger is cut and when the phone realizes it. Is that normal?
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If you pull the plug on many electrical items in your home, you will always notice it takes a few seconds for the power light to go out. Its normal behaviour for electricity.
Its the same with water actually. If you turn the water off outside your house, then run the tap, all the water that is still in your pipes will come out the tap for a few seconds.
rootSU said:
If you pull the plug on many electrical items in your home, you will always notice it takes a few seconds for the power light to go out. Its normal behaviour for electricity.
Its the same with water actually. If you turn the water off outside your house, then run the tap, all the water that is still in your pipes will come out the tap for a few seconds.
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Actually I've never seen that on the iPhone. The moment you unplug it indicates that. My nexus takes a good 3-4 seconds to realize its unplugged from the turbo charger.
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Actually I've never seen that on the iPhone. The moment you unplug it indicates that. My nexus takes a good 3-4 seconds to realize its unplugged from the turbo charger.
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No idea about iphone. But look at your blu-ray, computer, refrigerator, TV, Electric heater, anything with a lit up power button... you'll see they all do this. If your iphone doesn't, really?? I couldn't care any less. Maybe they circumvent physics or perhaps they only show for a certain voltage...
Anyway its normal for every single electrical appliance in your home except for your iphone, which may be powered by elephant tears
DroidBee said:
I have noticed that when I turn off the power with the phone plugged it, the phone takes about 3-4 seconds to realize that the charging has stopped. There is almost a lag between when the power to the charger is cut and when the phone realizes it. Is that normal?
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It is normal for Nexus 6 for using a charger with higher voltage than iPhone Can iPhone get charged as fast as Nexus 6? Nah, isn't it? Be happy with the 3-4 seconds delay cause you're actually getting fast charging with bigger battery than iPhone
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It is normal for Nexus 6 for using a charger with higher voltage than iPhone Can iPhone get charged as fast as Nexus 6? Nah, isn't it? Be happy with the 3-4 seconds delay cause you're actually getting fast charging with bigger battery than iPhone
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Yours does the same?
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Yours does the same?
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Yup
Elephant tears!
wait, im not understanding something.. if my nexus 6 is charging, and the screen is off, and then i pull the plug out of it, the nexus 6 lights up immediately. it sees that its not getting charged anymore. is that what you guys are talking about? or if im on the battery screen, and it says charging on AC, and i pull out the plug, it immediately sees that its not on AC anymore(without any delays).
simms22 said:
wait, im not understanding something.. if my nexus 6 is charging, and the screen is off, and then i pull the plug out of it, the nexus 6 lights up immediately. it sees that its not getting charged anymore. is that what you guys are talking about? or if im on the battery screen, and it says charging on AC, and i pull out the plug, it immediately sees that its not on AC anymore(without any delays).
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Schroedinger's charge.. If there is a phone with the screen off, it is both charging AND discharging until you turn the screen on and the outcome is known.
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Schroedinger's charge.. If there is a phone with the screen off, it is both charging AND discharging until you turn the screen on and the outcome is known.
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ahh, ok. then i got to buy cat food to feed that cat inside my phone
Are you using the turbo charger?
Because mine takes a few seconds to realize that the charger was switched off.
DroidBee said:
Are you using the turbo charger?
Because mine takes a few seconds to realize that the charger was switched off.
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turbo charger, yes. the default charger that came with the phone.
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ahh, ok. then i got to buy cat food to feed that cat inside my phone
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Maybe. But IF he's dead, then maybe not.... Who knows?
Ah well I figured it out. If you turn off the power supply it takes time but if you unplug the usb side then it instantly knows.
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Ah well I figured it out. If you turn off the power supply it takes time but if you unplug the usb side then it instantly knows.
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ha
simms22 said:
wait, im not understanding something.. if my nexus 6 is charging, and the screen is off, and then i pull the plug out of it, the nexus 6 lights up immediately. it sees that its not getting charged anymore. is that what you guys are talking about? or if im on the battery screen, and it says charging on AC, and i pull out the plug, it immediately sees that its not on AC anymore(without any delays).
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The thing he's talking about is present there but not happen always. It actually happens when you unplug the charger after a long time (like you've charged the phone from 20% juice remaining). You can see the bolt sign in battery icon will be present for 2-3 seconds That's the thing he's talking about
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Ah well I figured it out. If you turn off the power supply it takes time but if you unplug the usb side then it instantly knows.
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Yes exactly. If you pull the plug like I said, electricity is still in the cables...
Bah
Hi All,
I recently took out my Tf701t after not using for a while because my normal laptop died. The tablet wouldn't charge and is now dead. When I plug it in, the charging LED on both the keyboard and tablet does no light up either. However, when pressing the power button, I do get the screen with depleted battery. I can also feel static electricity when I touch the laptop's metallic back.
Is it possible that the whole thing is dead? it's very strange that neither the keyboard or the tablet's charging LED come up, even if plugged in separately and it seems like too much of a coincidence that both batteries died at the same time.
Before I took it out recently, I had it out a few days before that when I was clearing stuff from my drawer and it did turn on then with some battery left.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Hi All,
I recently took out my Tf701t after not using for a while because my normal laptop died. The tablet wouldn't charge and is now dead. When I plug it in, the charging LED on both the keyboard and tablet does no light up either. However, when pressing the power button, I do get the screen with depleted battery. I can also feel static electricity when I touch the laptop's metallic back.
Is it possible that the whole thing is dead? it's very strange that neither the keyboard or the tablet's charging LED come up, even if plugged in separately and it seems like too much of a coincidence that both batteries died at the same time.
Before I took it out recently, I had it out a few days before that when I was clearing stuff from my drawer and it did turn on then with some battery left.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Do you have the original charger?
The tf701 doesn't charge with 5v chargers it needs the 15v of the original one
tommasobertoldi said:
Do you have the original charger?
The tf701 doesn't charge with 5v chargers it needs the 15v of the original one
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Hi,
That worked! Silly me, I did not even know that there is any difference between chargers for mobile devices in terms of voltage.