If your Fenix is still not responding, you have charged it thoroughly; you should check the charging cable. It might be faulty or not connected securely. Also, make sure to use the original Garmin charging cable. Using the local charging cable can cause damage to the battery life or prevent charging.
sschoell over 4 years ago. Since a few weeks, I have a problem with my Fenix 5. When I connect it to a computer (Windows 10), the watch is not recognized as a device (i.e. does not show up at all in the Explorer) - its also not shown in connected USB devices. It does charge however. Tried on three different computers with two different cables.
When you cannot power on your Fenix or it will not charge when you plug it into charge, a soft reset with it unplugged and then plugging it into charge will often resolve the issue. Not 100% of the time since the issue could be a battery failure or other hardware issues but more than not the steps are successful.
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Fenix 5x Sapphire/ Garmin Connext/ Garmin Express NOT WORKING If your 5X is not showing up as a drive on your Mac, please make sure that the USB mode is set to Mass Storage in Settings=>System=>USB Mode. If this does not solve the problem, it would be best to contact Product Support. Jason Same problem here on my MBP 2015 and Fenix 5x Sapphire.
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Settings->System->USB Mode->Garmin. You are most likely in Mass Storage mode. When in Garmin mode, you should be able to continue an activity. If I recall, if in Garmin mode and plugged in it will ask if you want to continue in Garmin or switch mode - obviously stick with Garmin.9vLlJ.