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Q: What gives with my PB G4 USB port charging ability?
Hello group,
I recently purchased an IPod 32GB 4th Gen. and it will not charge correctly from either of my PB G4's. My laptop is 1 GHz w/ 10.5.8, and yesterday, I put the IPod on to charge at 1/2 battery life. 8 hrs. later, the IPod was drained to 20%! The day before, th IPod charged, but when I first disconnected it from the laptpo USB port, it showed 20% charge, then the screen went to grey with a small Apple logo in the bottom right corner, then it rebooted itself and showed full charge. What gives? Are my USB ports not working properly on either computer, or are they not capable of charging an external device? Any help would be appreciated.
I recently purchased an IPod 32GB 4th Gen. and it will not charge correctly from either of my PB G4's. My laptop is 1 GHz w/ 10.5.8, and yesterday, I put the IPod on to charge at 1/2 battery life. 8 hrs. later, the IPod was drained to 20%! The day before, th IPod charged, but when I first disconnected it from the laptpo USB port, it showed 20% charge, then the screen went to grey with a small Apple logo in the bottom right corner, then it rebooted itself and showed full charge. What gives? Are my USB ports not working properly on either computer, or are they not capable of charging an external device? Any help would be appreciated.
Powerbook G4 12", Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Posted on Jan 23, 2011 8:04 AM