Rooting ASUS Eee PAD Transformer TF101

The Asus Transformer Eee Pad transformer TF 101 is a great tablet that many gadget lovers have rated as one of the bests in market. The tablet comes with many great features and the Android OS. If you have one and want to raise the usability then you can think of rooting it. The procedure to root is rather easy if you follow the steps as they are. Let me tell you about the rooting procedures.Things to do before rooting Asus Transformer Eee Pad transformer TF 101

• The very first thing you need to do, before rooting, is to take back ups of everything from the pad memory. Start with the media files as it’s easy to take back up of them. Just move the media files to your pad’s SD memory card and they will be safe.
• The internet and other settings of your Asus Transformer Eee Pad transformer TF 101 can be noted in a paper and then you can re input them once the rooting is completed.
• The thing that you require the most is the contact list. Use the sync facility of the pad to save all the contacts in the Google server. You can retrieve the list from there later.
• If you have important SMSs in your pad then use any SMS back up app. There are many available in the Android Marketplace.
• Make sure that you completely charge your Asus Transformer Eee Pad transformer TF 101 battery to have an uninterrupted rooting process.
• You need to use a computer for the rooting process. You must have Windows XP or higher version on the computer and the USB driver must be updated. Keep the antivirus program deactivated while you are rooting the pad.
• Have the USB cable of your Asus Transformer Eee Pad transformer TF 101 with you before you start to root the pad.

Procedure to root Asus Transformer Eee Pad transformer TF 101

• Download the rooting package zip file, for this pad, on your computer. The zip file contains the executable file for rooting the pad. Extract it on your desktop.
• Locate the file named Brks_rootkit_v7 from the extracted files. Run this file and it will open a new screen on your desktop.
• The screen will have the proper instructions for you. Keep following the instructions until you get an option to choose action. Select Install drivers option and then connect your Asus Transformer Eee Pad transformer TF 101 with the computer by using the USB cable.
• Choose the 32 bit or 64 bit driver option, depending on your computer. After that you have to select the option that says Backup and ROOT.
• Once you select it, the rooting process of your tablet will start. You may have to wait for some time for the rooting process to be completed.
• Once the rooting is completed, your Asus Transformer Eee Pad transformer TF 101 will restart automatically. It will restart rooted.

See if you can find the super user icon which looks like a skull. If the icon is there then your Asus Transformer Eee Pad transformer TF 101 is rooted. Otherwise, retry the entire rooting process.