Guest TANKERx Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I turned my desktop PC off last night and forgot that my Smartphone was connected. When I woke up this morning, the thing was dead, completely, and it won't even start up. Is this terminal? I'm trying the 'No Battery for a Long Time' method mentioned a few times on this forum in the hope that it fixes it, but I would have thought that this Smartphone was smart enough to not die when connected to a PC that's not turned on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skinheadjc Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 This may be a stupid question, but have you tried recharging the phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TANKERx Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Heh! Not a stupid question at all. I tried recharging but it wouldn't charge. It has turned out that the take-the-battery-out-for-ages method worked. I left it out for about half an hour and when I put it back in, the phone charged. Because it would only do half a boot, I did a full reset and am now picking up the pieces. At least I have a phone that works. Thanks :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KingDaddy Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Strange, that's what I had to do last week. I didn't have it connected to the pc though. I just opened it and it was off and wouldn't turn on. This method worked great for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RobPowell Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 half boot only happens to me when battery is totally flat. I leave it to charge for an hour so it has 1/4 charge or whatever then it boots fine :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maxh2003 Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Tried charging using the mains adaptor rather than the USB cradle? If the battery is *entirely and completely* flat, then USB charging doesn't work; nothing happens when you drop the phone on the cradle. I speak from experience..... > take-the-battery-out-for-ages method worked - possibly this would allow a little residual power to build up, in that way that flat batteries do when removed from an appliance; this might have been enough to let the smartphone charge off USB...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scott2eyes Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Wow- my PC's USB port keeps on charging the phone when the PC is switched off; I only ever use the plug charger when I'm away. I'd just assumed that was a standard USB feature... #gloats# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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