Why does it take so long to charge my iPad, iPhone or iPod on my PC? If you have been asking that question to yourself you might need to know that they do not play that well with low powered USB ports. There even have been reports that iPads could not be charged at all on some computer systems.
The motherboard manufacturers Gigabyte, Asus and MSI have developed a software update for Windows that will enable quick charging the Apple devices. The software update improves the charging speed by up to 50% and can even charge the device in multiple power stages.
Apple devices users who use Windows computer systems might want to head over to Gigabyte, Asus or MSI to download the new drivers that improves the charging time of their devices.
Gigabyte is the only company that is restricting the software to specific motherboards. Reports at Engadget suggest that it is possible to install the drivers on unsupported hardware as well as they are showing a video of a user who is using the Asus software on Sony laptops.
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Thanks for the great tip. I have an Asus P6T Deluxe board and the program from Asus worked great. My Ipad will now charge from my USB ports. Thank you again.
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