My computer won't seem to charge?

All of the sudden my computer won't seem to charge. I have restarted it and also tried different outlets and nothing seems to be working.

Is the LED on the MagSafe connector orange? Or green? Or dead?
If lit, reset SMC.
If dead, see if you can try a different charger on your MBP, and/or vice versa.

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HT1384 My ipod nano 3rd generation, when connected by usb, does not show up in itunes, does not show up on my computer, does not seem to charge by the wall charger. It just has a black screen. Any ideas for me?

My ipod nano 3rd generation, when connected by usb, does not show up in itunes, does not show up on my computer, does not seem to charge by the wall charger. It just has a black screen. Any ideas for me?
I've run diagnostics. Can't find device. I've tried resetting. The toggle has been turned on and off.

Cable works fine on my other iPod. Reset by pressing menu and center button together for 6-10 seconds. Left it to charge for many hours. Started acting up while running. Suddenly the music stopped playing but my Nike + was still working for the rest of my run. Took it straight it home and plugged it in to the wall to recharge since the battery was fairly low. Looked like it recharged ok but then screen went blank and now does it not show up on iTunes, does not seem to recharge by the wall charger (apple wall charger plugged into a surge protector in India). I have turned the hold switch off and on many times.
Sounds like a repair issue, which is not easy to do in India :(

Computer won't start or charge

It won't charge or start even though the light showing that it's charging is on. It's been acting up for about a month where sometimes it would turn on other times it wouldn't but now nothing for like a week. I have done a hard reset, with no change. Any help would be lovely.

Have you tried performing a power drain yet?
Steps to perform a Power Drain:
1. Disconnect the AC Adapter.[charger]
2. Remove the Battery.
3. Hold the Power button down for 30 seconds. [with no power source or peripheral connected]
4. Reconnect the AC adapter without connecting the battery.
5. Switch ON the Notebook power and check if the fault persists.
Have you noticed any other lights on your PC?
What happens if you press or tap on the caps lock key? Does the caps lock light respond if you press the key a few times after powering ON the PC.
Can you hear the Notebook cooling fan spinning?
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Won't seem to charge...

So...all that comes on my screen is a apple...what does this mean? Is my nano....completely toast?

Is the LED on the MagSafe connector orange? Or green? Or dead?
If lit, reset SMC.
If dead, see if you can try a different charger on your MBP, and/or vice versa.

IPod Touch won't turn on, but seems to charge.

I have an 8GB iPod Touch 2nd Generation, iOS 4.1
My iPod Touch died a few months ago, whenever it died, I tried everything to get it to turn back on, but nothing worked.
I held the power button and the home button for 10 seconds, even two minutes I held them down, and it wouldn't power on, I called Apple and they couldn't help me.
I tried putting it in DFU mode by holding the home button for 8 seconds then plugging in the computer but nothing happens, my computer nor iTunes notices my device.
I tried numoerus computers, game consoles and wall outlets to get it too charge, the only tip I saw but didn't try was unplugging everything but the mouse and keyboard and see if it charges, But I knew it wouldn't work since I tried laptops with nothing in them and my gaming consoles which includes PS3 360 and Wii.
I found the iPod Touch after leaving it in my dresser for months then tried fiddling with it again.
Strangely enough I used my sister's iPod Classic charger the one with a red light on it(Or is that third party?), and it seemed to charge, no icon was shown, but the iPod responded by warming up a bit, something a dead iPod wouldn't do,
Any helps or tips is appreciated, but don't be afraid to tell me if the device won't come back too life, I'll just recycle it and get another whenever I can.

Thx alot for this thread, plus the solution. i was frekin out. i didn't do anything to the ipod for it to do what it it. have you or can any one tell me why it did this, or what could be the reasons for this to happen. i think that knowing that would also be very usefull. thx in adv.

Plugged my iPad into old computer now my cord won't let me charge ?

Ok we have 3 iPads in our house.
My son plugged the iPad into a computer and was able to put music on through iTunes .
Now when I try to use that cord with the wall charger it doesn't seem to work?
It still works for transferring data from the computer. But refuses to charge it.
Any ideas?
I also tried another cord and it's doing the same thing, now we are down to 1 charging cord for 3 iPads , not cool :(
Any ideas?

Yeah it's weird.
I did reset the iPad/s with home and power button. Didn't work :(
They worked fine until I plugged them into the computer.
They now won't charge any iPad :(
I appreciate all the ideas and suggestions .
Thank you

Hi my mid 2012 MacBook air simply refuses to start. My charger is working which is a good sign but even in safe mode my computer won't boot up! I recently installed a product called WhatSizeMac.

As said above I just installed what size Mac and now my computer won't start. As soon as I downloaded it my computer was a little glitch but regarded it as nothing. my computer was later really buggy so I decided to restart it. My computer now will not restart/turn on no matter if it is in safe mode or not. In safe mode it gets around a third of the way and then the progress bar disappeared then the gear remains for a second then the screen goes black then that is it. By the way I have OS X Maverick's .1 or.2, maybe .3 but I doubt it. PS if you can tell me a legit application that will declutter all this space I seemed to have used, yet have no idea HOW! Thanks.

If SMC and PRAM resets do not bring back life to your MBA, make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar for a FREE diagnosis.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
Ciao.

Tried charging my 2009 MacBook Pro but the green light won't turn on and now my computer won't turn on (it was working right before I attempted to charge it!) what do I do????? Even tried using another charger I had for it and nothing! Help

Tried charging my 2009 MacBook Pro but the green light won't turn on and now my computer won't turn on (it was working right before I attempted to charge it!) what do I do????? Even tried using another charger I had for it and nothing. No green light. Computer turn on. Now what??? Help!

QUOTE: "No green light. Computer turn on."
What? so were you able to turn on the computer with the new plug? does it give you any other light? amber/orange light?

IPod not recognised by computer, won't charge + displays sad iPod face

Ok, whenever i attempt to charge my iPod with the mains, it resets itself then shows a sad ipod face. When i connect it to my computer it resets itself, shows the sad face and then sticks on the low battery screen. The "five r's" do absolutly nothing, (didn't last time either)and i've tried forcing it into disk mode, but it ain't happnin' lol. I've also dropped it quite a few times to see if it would correct the disk, but it hasn't. iPod also had a new battery this morning.
Anythin' else i could try?
PLEASE, HELP!!
iPod Fourth Gen Windows XP

Hello,
If a sad iPod icon or an exclamation point and folder icon appears on your iPod’s screen, or with sounds of clicking or HD whirring, it is usually the sign of a hard drive problem and you have the power to do something about it now. Your silver bullet of resolving your iPod issue – is to restore your iPod to factory settings.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
If you're having trouble, try these steps at different levels one at a time until the issue is resolved. These steps will often whip your iPod back into shape.
Make sure you do all the following “TRYs”
A. Try to wait 30 minutes while iPod is charging.
B. Try another FireWire or USB through Dock Connector cable.
C. Try another FireWire or USB port on your computer .
D. Try to disconnect all devices from your computer's FireWire and USB ports.
E. Try to download and install the latest version of iPod software and iTunes
http://www.apple.com/ipod/download/
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
F. Try these five steps (known as the five Rs) and it would conquer most iPod issues.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
G. Try to put the iPod into Disk Mode if it fails to appear on the desktop
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
If none of these steps address the issue, you may need to go to Intermediate level listed below in logical order. Check from the top of the lists to see if that is what keeping iPod from appearing on your computer in order for doing the Restore.
Intermediate Level
A. Try to connect your iPod with another computer with the iPod updater pre-installed.
B. Still can’t see your iPod, put it in Disk Mode and connect with a computer, instead of doing a Restore on iPod Updater. Go and format the iPod instead.
For Mac computer
1. Open the disk utility, hope your iPod appears there (left hand side), highlight it
2. Go to Tab “Partition”, click either “Delete” or “Partition”, if fails, skip this step and go to 3
3. Go to Tab “Erase” , choose Volume Format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click Erase, again if fails, skip it and go to 4
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before click Erase. It will take 1 to 2 hours to complete.
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iPod Updater and click “Restore”
For Window computer
Go to folder “My Computer”
Hope you can see your iPod there and right click on the iPod
Choose “Format”. Ensure the settings are at “Default” and that “Quick Format” is not checked
Now select “Format”
Eject your iPod and do a Reset
Open the iPod Updater and click “Restore”
In case you do not manage to do a “Format” on a window computer, try to use some 3rd party disk utility software, e.g.“HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool”.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=501330&tstart=0
C. Windows users having trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac user. In many cases when an iPod won't show up on a PC that it will show up on the Mac. Then it can be restored. When the PC user returns to his computer the iPod will be recognized by the PC, reformatted for the PC, and usable again. By the way, it works in reverse too. A Mac user often can get his iPod back by connecting it to a PC and restoring it.
Tips
a. It does not matter whether the format is completed or not, the key is to erase (or partly) the corrupted firmware files on the Hard Drive of the iPod. After that, when the iPod re-connected with a computer, it will be recognized as an fresh external hard drive, it will show up on the iPod updater.
b. It is not a difficult issue for a Mac user to find a window base computer, for a PC user, if they can’t find any Mac user, they can go to a nearest Apple Shop for a favor.
c. You may need to switch around the PC and Mac, try to do several attempts between “Format” and “Restore”
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2364921&#2364921
Advance Level
A. Diagnostic mode solution
If you have tried trouble shooting your iPod to no avail after all the steps above, chances are your iPod has a hardware problem. The iPod's built-in Diagnostic Mode is a quick and easy way to determine if you have a "bad" iPod.
You need to restart your iPod before putting it into Diagnostic Mode. Check that your hold switch is off by sliding the switch away from the headphone jack. Toggle it on and off to be safe.
Press and hold the following combination of buttons simultaneously for approximately 10 seconds to reset the iPod.
iPod 1G to 3G: "Menu" and "Play/Pause"
iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Menu" and "Select"
The Apple logo will appear and you should feel the hard drive spinning up. Press and hold the following sequence of buttons:
iPod 1G to 3G: "REW", "FFW" and "Select"
iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Back" and "Select"
You will hear an audible chirp sound (3G models and higher) and the Apple logo should appear backwards. You are now in Diagnostic Mode. Navigate the list of tests using "REW" and "FFW". The scroll wheel will not function while in diagnostic mode. For further details on Diagnostic mode can be found at http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/
Try to do the 5in1, HDD R/W and HDD scan tests. Some successful cases have been reported after the running the few tests under the Diagnostic mode. In case it does not work in your case, and the scan tests reports show some errors then it proves your iPod has a hardware problem and it needs a repairing service.
B. Format your iPod with a start disk
I have not tried this solution myself, I heard that there were few successful cases that the users managed to get their iPod (you must put your iPod in disk mode before connecting with a computer) mounted by the computer, which was booted by a system startup disk. For Mac, you can use the Disk Utility (on the Tiger OS system disk), for PC user, you can use the window OS system disk. Try to find a way to reformat your iPod, again it does not matter which format (FAT32, NTFS or HFS+) you choose, the key is to erase the corrupted system files on the iPod. Then eject your iPod and do a Reset to switch out from Disk Mode. Reboot your computer at the normal way, connect your iPod back with it, open the iPod updater, and hopefully your iPod will appear there for the Restore.
If none of these steps address the issue, your iPod may need to be repaired.
Consider setting up a mail-in repair for your iPod http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/
Or visit your local Apple Retail Store http://www.apple.com/retail/
In case your iPod is no longer covered by the warranty and you want to find a second repairing company, you can try iPodResQ at your own risk
http://www.ipodresq.com/index.php
Just in case that you are at the following situation
Your iPod warranty is expired
You don’t want to pay any service charges
You are prepared to buy a new one
You can’t accept the re-sell value of your broken iPod
Rather than leave your iPod as paper-weight or throw it away.
You can try the following, but again, only do it as your last resort and at your own risk.
Warning !!!! – It may or may not manage to solve your problem, and with a risk that you may further damage your iPod, which end up as an expensive paper weight or you need to pay more higher repairing cost. Therefore, please re-consider again whether you want to try the next level
Last Resort Level
1. . Disconnecting the Hard Drive and battery inside the iPod – Warning !! Your iPod warranty will be waived once you open the iPod.
In Hong Kong there are some electronic shops offering an iPod service for Sad iPod, the first thing they do is to open up the iPod’s case and disconnecting the battery and the Hard Drive from the main board of the iPod. Wait for 5-10 minutes and reconnecting them back. The reason behind which I can think of is to do a fully reset of a processor of the iPod. In case you want do it itself and you believe that you are good on fixing the electronics devices and have experience to deal with small bits of electronic parts, then you can read the following of how to open the iPod case for battery and HDD replacement (with Quicktimes)
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/directory.html
2.Press the reset button on the Hard Drive inside the iPod – Suggestion from Kill8joy
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2438774#2438774
Have I tried these myself? No, I am afraid to do it myself as I am squeamish about tinkering inside electronic devices, I have few experiences that either I broke the parts (which are normally tiny or fragile) or failed to put the parts back to the main case. Therefore, I agree with suggestion to have it fixed by a Pro.
2. Do a search on Google and some topics on this discussion forum about “Sad iPod”
What should I do with my iPod? Send it or keep it?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=469080&tstart=0
Strange error on iPod (probably death)
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=435160&start=0&tstart=0
Sad Face on iPod for no apparent reason
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=336342&start=0&tstart=0
Meeting the Sad iPod icon
http://askpang.typepad.com/relevanthistory/2004/11/meeting_thesad.html#comment-10519524
Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2236095#2236095
iPod Photo: unhappy icon + warranty question
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2233746#2233746
4th Gen iPod Users - are we all having the same problem?
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2235623#2235623
Low Battery, and clicking sounds
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2237714#2237714
Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2242018#2242018
Sad iPod solution
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=412033&tstart=0
Re: try to restore ipod and it says "can't mount ipod"
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=443659&tstart=30
iPod making clicking noise and is frozen
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2420150#2420150
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2G iPod Touch won't synch or charge with computer.

I have a 2nd gen. iPod Touch and when i plug it into my computer it won't recognize it, charge it, or synch it. The only thing that happens when you plug it in is the computer makes 3 fast, same pitched tones. It's kind of like when you would normally plug it in and it makes those two tones. Anyway, so I thought maybe it was the cord so I got another chord and it didn't make a difference. I reinstalled iTunes and it made no difference. I restarted, and then restored my iPod and tried it again and it didn't work. I made sure it was fully charged too, to no avail. Finally I plugged in my iPod Video and it was recognized by the computer immediately so I know that it's a problem with the iPod touch. But the iPod Touch still works with my iHome. I have no idea what it could be. Does anyone know what the problem is?

Actually you are in a better position than some are with this problem. I would back up my iTunes library and then remove it completely from my computer. Use the info in this article to remove iTunes:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1925
Then download the latest copy of iTunes and install that. That generally will fix it.

HT4623 I used iTunes to update my 4s which is now frozen. Picture shows the charger cord with an arrow to the iTunes logo. Computer won't even recognize that my phone is plugged in. I have tried the hard boot. Nothing works...

Please help with my iPhone 4s. I updated to OS 8 using iTunes. It had an error and no my phone is frozen. It shows the pic of the charger with an arrow pointing to the iTunes logo. I have tried a hard boot. I plug it into iTunes. My computer won't even acknowledge it is plugged in. Any tips???

Sounds like it is time to call Apple and make an appointment to take it in for them to examine it and find out what is wrong with it.

My IPAD won't recognize my charger or computer hook up anymore????

My IPAD won't recognize my charger or computer hook up anymore What to do?

Is the 30-pin connector fully seated in the side of the ipad?
Not normal. Take it to an Apple Store for evaluation.
Make a Genius Bar Reservation
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
 Cheers, Tom

HT1386 why won't my ipad charge from my computer - my iphone does! and where has my facetime and contacts icons gone?

Why won't my ipad charge from my computer when my iphone does? also where have my facetime and contacts icons gone?

A computer USB port does not provide enough power to charge and run the iPad at the same time but it will charge it if the iPad is turned off. It will take about four times as long to charge than with the iPad charger.
The Contacts icon may be inside a folder, such as Utilities.
There is no Facetime icon. Start a Facetime link from a contact.

I have the first ipad and it won't recognize the charger and also the computer won't recognize the ipad when I plug it in to sync. Any ideas why?

I have the first ipad and it won't recognize the charger and also the computer won't recognize the ipad when I plug it in to sync. Any ideas why?

If your using the same cable for your wall charger as you are for your computer, than the problem is probably within the cable (if there isn't visible damage to the cable of coarse). The quockest solution would be to buy your self a new cable. There is probably nothing wrong with your wall adapter, so just the cable will do.

G62-229WM - Battery charges but computer won't start/run on AC power.

I've got an HP G62-229WM, running Win7 Ultimate 64 bit, that will only run on battery power.   With a full, or even partially, charged battery and the AC adapter not plugged in, the computer starts and runs just fine. The little power icon down in the screens taskbar area shows the normal battery only icon and indicates the correct % of charge.
When I plug in the AC adapter (original HP 18.5V 65 watt adapter that came with the unit) the AC adapter light LED (located next to the AC adapter plug-in port) turns white momentarily and then turns amber, which indicates that the battery is charging.   This is supposedly normal.
When the battery reaches 100% charge, the indicator light turns white again, and remains a steady white, which means that the computer is connected to external power, but the power icon in the taskbar area still shows just the battery only icon and not the battery/plug icon. The operating system does not recognize that the computer is connected to external power and thinks that it is running on battery power only.
If I shut down, remove the battery and plug in only the AC adapter and press the power button, nothing happens.   No lights, no fan, no disk spinning, nothing.   The AC adapter seems to charge the battery just fine (and the computer runs fine on the charged battery) but the adapter will not start or run the computer by itself.
I first noticed this problem a couple of days ago when I was on the System Properties page and it said that the "Windows Experience Index" was 6.1 but that the rating needed to be re-assessed.   When I tried to rerun the assessment, it stated that the assessment could not be run on battery power only and that I needed to connect to external power.  Of course, the computer was plugged into AC power at the time which first alerted me to this problem.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Hi,
I see that a full charge results in only 51% of the battery capacity. Your battery is going south. It would be great if you happen to know someone with an HP power adapter like yours to plug in to your noetbook. The AC adapter output is within 10% of 18.5 volts so it is OK. I suspect a charging and power management control chip failure on the system board is causing the issue.
Best regards,
erico
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