iPhone 4 Fault

[VeinAST]

Apologies if this has been covered. Tried to search both Apple forums, Google and here but couldn't find anything relevant.

When I plug the 4 into the charger on the wall, no problem. Same with my Gear4 speaker, is acknowledged, charges and plays music fine.

Now the problem occurs when I plug the iPhone into my laptop. It has the familiar Windows ding to recognise a USB device but is not acknowledged visually.

No USB device under "My Computer", no iPhone in iTunes, even on the iPhone itself it doesn't come up on the battery meter as being plugged in (although it does charge).

Any suggestions?

Many thanks in advance as I haven't backed the device up for at least 6 months!

And no 4S comments, I'll be upgrading when the 5 is out

 

[Chapster5]

Could be a faulty cable mate mine did the same lol the cables aren't very 'Hardy' I've been through 2 now! Ugh

 

[Tom]

Have you plugged it into another laptop?

My first port of call would be the laptop not the phone (which there probably isn't anything wrong with) considering what you have described.

And as above, it could well be the cable too.

 

[Chapppers11]

Check another cable, they are the weakpoint of Apple imo.

 

[VeinAST]

I've checked two cables now so I'm guessing the laptop. Would uninstalling the drivers and getting the phone to reinitiate them be the idea?

 

[VeinAST]

Bit of digging and the driver wasn't there. Hoorah