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Key Points to Note

• Paranoid Android ROM and the instructions provided in this guide are applicable to the Asus Transformer Pad TF300T model only and will not work on any other device. Verify your device's model number by navigating to Settings > About Tablet.
•  IBTimes UK advises users to back up apps, important data and settings to avoid data loss while flashing the Android 4.2.1 Paranoid Android ROM on Transformer Pad TF300T.
•  Verify that the tablet battery has at least 80 percent charge to prevent unexpected device shutdown (due to battery drain) while installing the hybrid ROM based Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean update on your tablet.
•  Ensure that correct USB drivers are installed for Asus Transformer Pad TF300T on your computer. Download USB drivers.
•  Make sure that the tablet's bootloader is unlocked and rooted with ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) installed.
•  Enable USB Debugging mode on the tablet by navigating to Settings > Applications > Development
•  The instructions given in this guide are meant for reference purpose only and do not cover any warranty claims involving device damage or issues arising out of installing the Paranoid Android ROM on the Transformer Pad TF300T. Users are advised to proceed at their own risk.

Downloads

•  Download Paranoid Android v2.99 Jelly Bean ROM
•  Download Google Apps

How to Install Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean on Asus Transformer Pad TF300T with Paranoid Android v2.99 ROM

1. Connect your phone to the computer with the original USB cable.

2. Copy downloaded zip files to the root folder of your tablet. Important: Do not extract any files.

3. Disconnect USB cable from computer and switch off your tablet.

4. Boot into CWM Recovery. To do so, press and hold Volume Down and Power buttons until a message appears on screen saying "Press Vol. Up to enter RCK (5s)". Within 5 seconds, tap the Volume Up button to enter CWM Recovery. Use Volume buttons to navigate and Power button to select an option in Recovery.

5. Take a Nandroid backup of your current ROM so that you can restore it later, if something goes wrong with the new ROM. To do a backup, choose Backup and Restore and hit Backup on next screen. Wait until backup process completes and return to main recovery menu.

6. Perform a full data wipe. To do so, choose wipe data/factory reset, and click Yes on next screen to confirm. Wait for a few minutes until the data wipe process completes.

7. Choose Install Zip from sdcard and click Choose Zip from sdcard. Navigate to the ROM zip file that you copied earlier in Step 2 and select it by tapping Power button. Confirm ROM installation by hitting Yes on the next screen and the installation will begin.

8. Once ROM is installed, repeat step 7 but choose Google Apps (GApps) instead of ROM to install the Google apps package.

9. Once GApps is installed, return to main recovery menu and hit Reboot System Now to reboot the tablet  into customized Android 4.2.1 Paranoid Android v2.99 ROM. The first boot is time-consuming, so leave it alone.

10. Restoring Previous ROM: To restore your previous ROM, boot into recovery, choose Backup and Restore then restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.

Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean firmware based Paranoid Android v2.99 ROM is now installed on your ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T.

[Source: Android Jinn]

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