1st Generation iPad won't start/charge

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getangar Author

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1st Generation iPad won't start/charge

Hi there, I'm trying to restore a 1st generation iPad but I have this problem:

The batter seems to be completely exhausted after staying more than 20 days in a cold storage of my local post service and without being charged.
If I use a 5/10W adapter (or the USB port of a computer, including the MacPro3,1 I use to restore/reinstall such kind of devices) it seems not charging: the screen flashes continuously without other sign of life
If I use a more powerful power supply, as soon as you plug in, it starts, you see the Apple logo and the it start over again
If I try a soft reset, with the 5/10W Apple adapter again no sign of life, with the other, you see the screen in which the device asks to be connected with iTunes. Of course, as soon as you disconnect it, it dies immediately.

I tried different cables and power supplies (all working with other devices) without any luck.

Any other things I can do, except to replace the batteries?

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Gennaro

iPad (1st generation)

Posted on Jan 7, 2024 12:32 PM

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sberman

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Jan 7, 2024 12:52 PM in response to getangar

The first generation iPad was released by Apple fourteen years ago. Apple considers this obsolete.

See this article.

Fix issues with charging - Apple Support

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ZintainUSA

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Jan 7, 2024 1:05 PM in response to getangar

Unfortunately with the batteries that are in iPad’s if they get below a certain point of charge, they will no longer charge or accept a charge. The 1st generation iPad is very obsolete as well so there is probably nothing you're going to be able to get the battery replaced as well. The fact that it sat for a while without a charge and in the cold, the battery has most likely gone beyond the point of repair.

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1st Generation iPad won't start/charge

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