my tablet wont turn on or charge

[Michael_480]

My RCA TABLET MODEL RC16303W87 won't charge or turn on
I haven't been on it in about 7 months
I plugged in the charger and I turned it on and it worked for about five minutes and it stopped working turned off and it wont charge or turn on what happened and how can I fix it?

 

[webworkings]

Since the device was allowed to completely drain the battery may be 'stuck', so to speak.

Try the following and see if it will turn on.

1. Remove the battery.
2. Press and hold the "Power" button for 20 seconds.
3. Now put the battery back in.
4. Plug it in to charge and allow it to fully charge before turning it on.

If this doesn't help, then test the charger cord to see if it is good. Either try your cord in another device, or try another devices cord on your device.

Should that not be the problem, then check the battery to see if it needs replacing.