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    Would like to get an inkling of what could possibly be wrong in my phone based on behavior described

    Of late, when my fully charged phone drops to around 80% a call or video viewing will cause it to trip and reboot without notice. When I turn the phone back on the charge has dropped straightway to 55%. This will happen again at circa 40% and te charge dead drops to 28% or so What may be...
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    Solved! JBL Charge 3 (2x) Stereo on PC

    I recently got a second Charge 3, and the stereo works fine when on mobile. But I wanted to connect them to my PC and have them play stereo, but I cant seem to get that to work. Any advice? Or is it just not possible? Thanks in advance.
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    Solved! Dell Inspiron 15-7559 Charger Port Damaged

    Hi and thanks for reading, I cracked the bezel of my Dell Inspiron 15 7559 which now prevents the charger from connecting ]to AND remaining in the port. I feel that the port might have been pushed deeper into the computer than it should be. I'm thinking that I'll have to open it up, re...
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    My phone wont power on or charge

    hello. Im trying to get my moms old phone to work, its a verizon lg g2 4g lte vs980, and everytime i try to turn it on by holding down the power button, it repeatedly vibrates with a black screen. When i plug it into the phone charger, it vibrates once, has the lg screen for about 2 seconds...
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    can i run my asus x401a laptop without battery?

    Hi, I have an Asus X401a laptop that sometimes gets stuck at 82% charged. I am visually impaired so I cannot see the lights for if it is charging or not. I have listened to the charger's transformer and all sounds normal. Also, when I check in the notification tray it says plugged in, charging...
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    My LG G4 won't turn on and when it finally did It can't go past the start screen.

    My LG G4 won't turn on and if it decides to do so it can't get past the start screen. I've tried taking out the battery and charging it overnight but that didn't work. Sometimes when I do plug it up I can get the battery percentage but then I goes to the start-up screen and can't get past it...
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    Solved! ASUS N550JV Not Charging Despite Replacing Parts

    To preface- yes, I've tried all the troubleshooting methods for potential battery issues, with unfortunately no results. The first indication of a problem was the message "your laptop is plugged in, but not charging". At first, I thought this might've been exclusively an AC adapter issue since...
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    Galaxy A3 (2016) won't turn on

    This happened some time ago and for some reason it just turned on but now it won't, i tried using a different charger and cable, i tried using my computer to turn it on but it doesn't work. I can't take out the battery because the back of my phone is not meant to come off, what should I do...
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    Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) only charges when off

    My phone has had a problem for about a week now when it is only charging at all when powered off and when it is charging I cannot tell how charged it is. I don't know if this is a software or hardware problem however I suspect it to be a hardware based one and I am wondering if replacing the...
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    Lenovo Thinkpad 2 Tablet wont boot/charge

    20+ not used Lenovo Thinkpad 2 Tablets with win 8 on them refuse to boot/charge Tried plugging them in and holding power then taking it out, tried paper clips in the hole to reset and also tried to connect it to a pc witch did not recognise it as a device. Any help is appreciated in getting...
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    Asus g55vw laptop will work only on battery. It will not charge the battery and will not power up with power adapter

    Hello! I am currently having a problem with my computer where if the battery is charged, the computer will boot up normally but if you connect the power supply, it will not charge the battery. The orange LED light signaling that the battery is charging comes on, but it does not charge. If I...
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    Samsung Series 9 ultrabook won't charge..

    Hi, my beloved Samsung series 9 np900x3c is bricked, it will no longer charge. I tried switching chargers and batteries. The charge light does come on as orange when plugged in, but windows 10 reports "not charging" and the only way I can get it to turn on is to switch batteries with a second...
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    Lenovo Y410P Charge Problems / AC Adapter. NEED HELP ASAP

    Hello guys, I recently purchased a Lenovo Y410P from eBay, and I have a problem with getting it to charge. The only way I can get the laptop to recognize the AC Adapter is this procedure: 1) Turn off laptop 2) Take out battery and unplug charger 3) Change the wall socket of the AC Adapter 4)...
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    HP Pavilion dv7-6c23cl wont turn on, specific details in thread

    I'll list results of certain situations. Laptop with battery intact + AC Adapter plugged in = White light charging indicator comes on however it flashes in a sequence of white, white, orange.. white, white, orange.., when I press the power button, the little lights in the keyboard that indicate...
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    Does using (gaming) a laptop while charging reduce charging speed?

    So I was playing some games while my laptop was charging and I've noticed that it took much much longer to charge than windows estimated. Is this normal? Battery life while on battery is pretty okay I guess. The laptop is new I only had it for 2 days. Oh yes, and the battery is non removable.
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    Jabra Solemate: Fixing female micro USB output inside the speaker

    Hi, I'd like to ask you for your help. Intro I have a problem with "usb micro-b female" inside the speaker Jabra Solemate. I think it's disconnected from the motherboard, but you can read whole story below. This is everything I have in the package, with speaker: Image of the Package (usb...
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    Leaving Asus Laptop Battery model X551M ATHEROS/AR5B125 Charging While Using

    Hi, I was wondering what is the proper way to take care of the laptop battery for my model?? I don't really know much computer language, but I was told by people different things like how its not good to leave laptop running all the time and some others have told me opposite. What I have been...
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    New Toshiba laptop battery doesn't charge

    I got a new battery for my laptop. My Toshiba laptop works with the old battery but the old battery only holds ~15 minutes of charge. With the new battery in the laptop it won't turn on and the charging light flashes orange. Can I fix this or is it the new battery?
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    How to Force Charge Battery?

    Which charger should I use to force charge my battery .I mean can i use an old charger which uses pin to charge phone or I have to use one of the modern chargers like those which charge using mini usb slot ?
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    Samsung Tablet wont turn back on

    I put my Samsung tablet on the charger over night. Now it wont turn on at all. I have no idea why. It was working fine before that. Does anyone have suggestions on what I could try? I plugged it in to different places thinking that was the problem, but nothing helped.
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    Dell inspirion 3000 seires 3542 wont charge and other issues. please help :)

    My dell inspiron 15 3000 series 3542 is plugged in but not charging, SOMETIMES when i move it around it will start charging so im guessing short and i do have a hardware warranty on it. My other question is that like 2 minutes after startup my hdd will spike in either up and mouse freezing for...
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    Can I turn my Laptop back on without a battery

    The battery on my laptop is completely dead, so I have just been keeping it plugged in (which keeps it from dying). My question is, if I unplug it and it dies, can I just plug it back in to turn it on? Or will it stay off. (Probably a dumb question, just want to make sure)
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    Tablet won't boot after discharging completely

    Hi, I tried everything but could not figure out what to do, so i'm here asking you guys. So I was using my tablet normally. I bought it 3-4 month ago, at the Black Friday. It's an Asus Memo Pad me170c (K01A). 2 days ago, i was using my tablet that I had charged and started using it. When it...
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    I have a samsung galaxy tab 3 lite,run out of memory have put in 16gb samsung micro sd,still saying no space,what have i done

    My sons galaxy tab 3 lite has run out of memory so I have bought a samsung 16gb micro sd card.When I go to download a game it still says no memory.the tablet has recognised the card as it shows on settings.Do i need to back up or something? please help,I am not very technical
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    Laptop won't charge

    Hello, I am a 20-year-old college student and teacher and I use my laptop every day. But for awhile now, my laptop won't charge anymore. It's an Acer Aspire 5755G-52456G50Mnks. When I plug in the ac adapter, there's 3 lights blinking: the on/off button/light, the light with the battery on it...
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    My phone won't charge!

    Hi. I have a problem with my phone Sony Ericsson R800, more exactly, i have a Xperia Play. I know it's so old, now i have a Samsung Galaxy S4, but i really like that Xperia Play. So, my phone won't charge, i don't know what is his reason.A thing is, the light (that on the power button) says is...
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    Samsung tab3 not showing battery percentage

    I've noticed that the battery percentage on my tab3 was not changing after hours of charging (or even hours of usage). It simply remained on 100%. I knew that it wasn't right because the battery life should have decreased some so I restarted the tablet and the battery went down to 42%. So I...
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    Transformer Prime Keyboard/Dock/tablet not charging

    I have bought a Asus Transformer Prime TF201 a year or so ago. I originally used it regularly but eventually for some odd reason, the keyboard AND tablet would not be able to charge. So if the battery, lets say was at 75%, I would plug it in and the tablet would not charge, let alone make a...
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    Samsung Travel Adapter and Sony Action Cam (USB charging universal?)

    Hi, I have a question. I have a Samsung Travel Adapter (ETA0U60UBE) that I use to charge my Samsung cell phone. It's basically an adapter plug for the wall with a USB port on the side. You then use a microUSB cord to connect your phone to the adapter. The phone can be charged via the adapter...
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    2nd Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 in 3 months, charging issues (please read)

    I bought my wife a Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 a few days before Black Friday (same price as on BF, didn't want to wait hours just to get a free $5 Stylus). Gave it to my wife for Christmas, about a week later it would not charge on the AC Adaptor or my PC (Cable works fine to charge my GS3 in both...
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    Powerbank For my Msi Laptop

    Recently i bought a leptop (Msi ge60 2oe) its specs are awesome for the price till i started to think about it how am i going to use this 3 hour lasting battery at school whole day so i came up with the idea that i need a powerbank which bring 19 V for my leptop at high Mah and i found this is...