not doing anything... Black screen

[X10D3]

I just got it. power 50%. started the update. OTA. from asus.. Now I can't power this thing back up. Just a black screen? ideas?

[JRobzilla]

How far along did the update get? Assuming it got all of the way through it takes me holding the power button for around 3-4 seconds before it comes on (which even after releasing the power button there is a delay before the post screen).

Also, when you plug it in the tablet to charge, it should power itself on.

[X10D3]

It got to checking the rom or something. then the screen turned off an never came back on.

[Squeak]

My extremely uneducated immediate guess is that it shut down to prevent the upgrade download attempt.

My own TF was around 47% when I tapped the notifications to start the 3.1 process. The machine warned me that the procedure could not take place and recommended that I fully charge the battery before any attempts. Do you see any signs of life at all? Have you plugged it into mains charger?

[X10D3]

Nothing yet.. Still on the charger.. I have some signs of life. While I have it plugged into the PC I can hear it connecting to the pc and disconnecting.. sort of .. the pc makes sounds...

[socal_doc]

Nothing yet.. Still on the charger.. I have some signs of life. While I have it plugged into the PC I can hear it connecting to the pc and disconnecting.. sort of .. the pc makes sounds...

I know this thread is a couple of weeks old, but any luck with your transformer?
Mine did the same thing except I had already been using it for 2 weeks.
I just went to use it and the screen would not turn on. I can hear the e-mail notification and the computer recognizes it when I plug it in to the computer's USB.
But for whatever reason the screen just stays black. I held down the power button for 20 seconds and it will make a very light click sound.
I tried reseting it with power and volume down, but no luck. Asus tech support could not figure out, they want me to send it in.

[newtotablet]

mine did the same thing... I hope it gets alright

[eldermc42]

I know this thread is a couple of weeks old, but any luck with your transformer?
Mine did the same thing except I had already been using it for 2 weeks.

Mine has done the same thing and I didn't install anything new... Just woke up one day and blank screen, though you can get to it still connects to the computer.

I read something about maybe draining the battery completely, and I'm going to try that now, but that will take a while without something running. I've tried cold boots, hard resets and even factory reset (blindly)...

I say blindly because when you reboot, not even the asus logo shows up. Nadda.. Nothing. The screen backlights come on, and that's about it.

Anyone find a solution to this yet that doesn't involve a couple days of waiting?

Matt

[Frederuco]

Did you try plugging it into the wall charger for about 30+ minutes?

I had a dead tablet battery last weekend and it would not even turn on. Had to charge it (wall plug had come unplugged from the wall and I did not realize it).

[eldermc42]

Yea, tried that.. It's not that simple I'm afraid.

I did manage to fix it. I took off the back cover and pulled the battery connector for about 30 sec... Same thing as letting it drain.
Just wish I knew what causes the problem in the first place.

Matt