Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
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Well fortunately, I managed to find someone (in Fiji, who just happens to work for HP) with one of the new smart phones and a compatible charger and all is now looking quite well.
My hx4700 did come on once in a while when connected to the USB port but never for long enough for me to get it to charge through USB (not the default setting).