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Krishirex · 11-09-2008, 08:15 AM

Just discovered a new problem with charging. The charging led stays orange for hours on end when connected to usb on computer. The battery indicator stays on 3 bars in this case. This has been happening for 3 days in a row. I have done long resets, disconnected usb cable & reconnected, to no avail.

I wonder if there is a bug in the system which doesn't even allow proper charging, maybe why we are getting abysmal battery life. Last week when this business didn't happen, the battery would show 4 bars but I was lucky to get 4 hours out of it.

Looks like I will have to live with a crippled DR and go back to my original idea of getting a Tablet PC (HP's latest 2730P reportedly gives 5-6 hours & more when wifi is turned off, it also has an ultra slim battery which increases battery life to 11 hours).

11-09-2008, 08:15 AM	#6
Krishirex Member Posts: 14 Karma: 30 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Irex DR1000S	Just discovered a new problem with charging. The charging led stays orange for hours on end when connected to usb on computer. The battery indicator stays on 3 bars in this case. This has been happening for 3 days in a row. I have done long resets, disconnected usb cable & reconnected, to no avail. I wonder if there is a bug in the system which doesn't even allow proper charging, maybe why we are getting abysmal battery life. Last week when this business didn't happen, the battery would show 4 bars but I was lucky to get 4 hours out of it. Looks like I will have to live with a crippled DR and go back to my original idea of getting a Tablet PC (HP's latest 2730P reportedly gives 5-6 hours & more when wifi is turned off, it also has an ultra slim battery which increases battery life to 11 hours).