Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
iPhones need the driver (installed with iTunes) to charge.
iOS 5 and higher need the driver which actually can be installed without iTunes. The separate driver is in the iTunes store somewhere. For windows its the camera driver.
Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
Not all laptops support this...I suspect it's either certain brands or price points. My cheapo HP certainly doesn't have it.
Yep, its a price point thing. You could install a different bios but that's too complicated for me.