My Giga Vu Pro 40 gig will not charge

You can't with that model.

You need to check all of these: 1. External charger, 2. Battery, 3. Internal charger, 4. Software. First, check if the battery is fully charge (or more than 80% charged). Second, use a tested good working battery charger/ac adapter to test your ac adapter (go to local electronic stores and test your laptop with their ac adapters). Third (if your ac adapter and your battery are good), then check your Power Options (click Help and search "power option" if you don't know where it is). If the Power Options is ok, then your motherboard (internal charger) has a problem. You need to bring your laptop to trusted local laptop repair shop.

Batteries don't always look degraded but if they've been in use for a while or have a bad cell, they will show up bad on the charger and it won't charge them. The only way to test the batteries is to try to charge them on another charger. If the batteries show defective on another charger, they are bad and you'll have to replace them. Also try to charge some batteries you know to be good on your charger to see if it's the problem. If your batteries charge on another charger, your current charger is bad and they don't have any replaceable parts in them so you'd be looking at replacing it.

Not only do the batteries go bad, but the chargers as well. If you can, plug in the charger, don't connect the battery to it and test the voltage output with a volt/ohm meter. This should let you know if indeed, the charger is bad. Chargers get hot and don't last forever.

If working should turn on with adapter plugged in, maybe the internal jack is broken, move adapter plug around slightly and see if it moves at all, should not. Does any lights com on or do you hear the fan ?

I had one do this - - still have the phone - and it refuses to charge period - i am in Cola too - so I know the drill.
I would look on craigs list for a good used one.

http://columbia.craigslist.org/

1. change battery and check
2. change charger and check.
3. check charger cable if well inserted.

First you must determine is it the charger faulty or the phone ? , have you a friend with the same phone if so try her or his battery to see if your phone is ok if so try the charger with your battery and see if it charges if it does get a new charger , if it did not charge or work with your friends battery or charger the sorry it would be cheaper to buy a new phone than try to get it fixed ...
if you haven't got a friend with the same phone have a local electrician check if there is an output from your charger . if there is it may just be the battery try a new one if still no luck it is probably the phone's charger circuit gone pop ,, sorry .. vortash

If the Giga Vu hangs, hold down the two end buttons of the 5 along the bottom, then press the power button for a few seconds. This should now turn off the device. Give it a few seconds then turn it back on. Some times I have to plug in the power for a couple of minutes before turning it back on.

removed the battery & put it back after 42hrs.. just to reset and delete the settings you made there..

Post back again, & feel free to contact me..

~pinc