Forgot to ask Wendy, You do have the iPad connected to Power? It’s a big download, you need to be connected to a power outlet.
On 08/03/2012, at 9:24 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Wendy, > > Yes, leave it for awhile, the servers have become overloaded in the past few > minutes I’ve noticed. > I was almost through downloading when it slowed to an absolute crawl. > > I would suggest people try later or even tomorrow perhaps ;-) > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 08/03/2012, at 9:21 AM, Wendy S Austin wrote: > >> Thanks for this Peter however when I try it this way I receive an error >> message 'Unable to check for update. An error occurred while checking for >> a software update'. >> >> I have just downloaded the latest iTunes and when I try to upgrade the iPad >> through there on the iMac, it spends ages trying to contact to the update >> server and never connects. I am guessing the servers are over loaded and >> should try later. Yes? >> >> Wendy >> On 08/03/2012, at 11:48 , Peter Hinchliffe wrote: >> >>> I just upgraded my iPad through the Settings > Software Update command. The >>> whole thing went extremely smoothly, and as promised, there was no need at >>> all to connect physically to my computer, or to get iTunes involved in any >>> way. >>> >>> Very impressive... >> >> >> >> >> >> Wendy S Austin >> 211 Bathurst Street >> Hobart Tas 7000 >> Home: (03) 62852733 >> Mobile: 0409951971 >> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>