ipad will not charge

Hey jjackie223,

Although this article is for iPhones and iPod touches, most of the troubleshooting steps within should apply:

iPhone and iPod touch: Charging the battery

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1476

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Delgadoh

Hi,

To charge iPads you need a high-powered USB port (either USB 3.0 or a SuperSpeed USB 2.0 or 3.0 port should work fine). I hope this helped.

what would my brand new iMac USB port be? It should accept the iPad and charge or at least allow connection to itunes , but it goes into some wierd loop that says the iMac does not recognize my "iPhone" even though it is a iPad.

For me my laptop or PC can never charge one even when I use the super-speed USB 3.0 ports! I always have to plug the adapter into the wall plug supplied to even charge it, and if your iTunes thinks your iPad is an iPhone, you may want to contact Apple Support on that one since that's quite weird. 😝