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Asus Transformer 101

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so..my uncle gave me his TF to fix. It won't charge, not even the orange light. What do you guys think? Battery gone..or cable maybe? TIA slight_smile x

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Bent pins in the power adapter maybe: http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/asus-transformer-tf101-faq/260-finding-your-transformer-no-lo...

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It's the battery terminal connections.
You need to prise off the back (carefully) and remove and replace the two brass terminals that connect the battery to the charging port ribbon cable.
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Bent pins in the power adapter maybe: http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/asus-transformer-tf101-faq/260-finding-your-transformer-no-lo...

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ooh...I'll leave that to him to decide if he wants me to try it lol..thanks @MI5 x

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Will check that too, thanks @perksie x

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http://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/cracking-open-the-asus-eee-pad-transformer-tf101/1/
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oh..geez..that scares me just looking at that @MI5 tongue X

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It's easy - just don't loose any screws wink
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Try the power supply first, as it's the easiest thing to check.

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@perksie wrote:

Try the power supply first, as it's the easiest thing to check.


True, but no where near as much fun slight_smile

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