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Ny Nuvi 260 W will not turn on. It's fully charged and still nothing.

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Garmin Support has stated that a fully discharged battery can only be recharged from a computer USB connection, i.e. car 12V and AC adapter do not work. Make sure that your USB computer cable has a true mini-USB connector which conforms to the USB standard, i.e. with a 5-pin connector. There are cheap cables available in many stores which do not conform to the USB standard and have only 4 pins - look for the official USB logo on the packaging to be sure that you get the 5-pin connection.

Note also that a computer USB connection is only a trickle charge, with 500mA available at best, if no other devices are attached to the same USB Root Hub, so leave it connected for 2-3 hours to be sure.

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