F'ing Ipad

126coupe · 126coupe's Garage

A month old and it goes dark, nothing. I have had good luck with apple products, not tonight

idontknow · 02-08-2011, 08:05 PM

You have to plug it in every now and then to recharge it

126coupe · 126coupe's Garage

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Originally Posted by idontknow

You have to plug it in every now and then to recharge it

Plug it in nightly, its plugged in now, i bought a lemon. At least w my macbook when it goes haywire i r an r the battery. The Ipad the battery is non accessible.

gr8fl4porsche · gr8fl4porsche's Garage

Try holding the home and power buttons down (together) for a long time while plugged in to a USB port. This forces a reboot. Let go when the apple shows up.

Joeaksa · 02-08-2011, 09:05 PM

Put a new battery in and see if that helps.

Oh yea that's right, all apple products do not let you do that!

126coupe · 126coupe's Garage

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Originally Posted by gr8fl4porsche

Try holding the home and power buttons down (together) for a long time while plugged in to a USB port. This forces a reboot. Let go when the apple shows up.

Genius, it worked, saved me a trip to the genius bar

gr8fl4porsche · gr8fl4porsche's Garage

Glad you are all better.

126coupe · 126coupe's Garage

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Originally Posted by Joeaksa

Put a new battery in and see if that helps.

Oh yea that's right, all apple products do not let you do that!

Not true, I macs have a battery, when the wheel spins too long I r and r the battery, problem fixed

porsche4life · porsche4life's Garage

I think it would be quicker to drive the hour to the genius bar than to R & R the battery in my macbook pro...

Glad the reset worked for you, if it wigs out too many times I would go get it replaced....

Scuba Steve · 02-09-2011, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Joeaksa

Put a new battery in and see if that helps.

Oh yea that's right, all apple products do not let you do that!

That's odd... I've been changing out ipod batteries for years now.

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

Apple is "screwing" service customers.

If you buy a later model Apple product, they are changing the screws to a "rounded edge" screw. If you send in an Apple product for service, they will also install the new screws.

Apple switching screws to thwart third parties, tinkerers | ZDNet

jyl · jyl's Garage

A pentalobe screwdriver costs about $5. I don't really get why Apple cares, but I also think if someone can't figure to buy a $5 screwdriver they are unlikely to successfully repair an iPhone or iPad. They are not trivial to open and fix, I've had my 3G apart.

gr8fl4porsche · gr8fl4porsche's Garage

Yep, this is what turned up on Amazon

Pentalobe Screwdriver Size TS1 for iPhone 4 (2nd generation) by Silverhill Tools

Price: $4.99

red-beard · red-beard's Garage

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Originally Posted by jyl

A pentalobe screwdriver costs about $5. I don't really get why Apple cares, but I also think if someone can't figure to buy a $5 screwdriver they are unlikely to successfully repair an iPhone or iPad. They are not trivial to open and fix, I've had my 3G apart.

If they are anything like fixing a Palm Treo 680, I understand. Getting the flat cables seated properly are tough.

Neilk · 02-09-2011, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Joeaksa

Put a new battery in and see if that helps.

Oh yea that's right, all apple products do not let you do that!

Unfortunately that is the only way I know how to reset my Blackberry Curve when it crashes. Pressing a combination of buttons is certainly more elegant and user friendly, once you know the button combo.

MysticLlama · 02-09-2011, 10:05 AM

That diagram is a bit wrong anyhow, Torx plus has 5 points, with rounded edges.

Torx plus securities have 5 points, rounded, hole in the middle. I tried and failed to get some locally to get the MAF sensors out of the Cayenne and restorted to ordering a set.

That sort of stuff isn't real secure when you can get the drivers for $5 or so. Somewhat silly.