Thanks, it was news to me! I haven't seen one yet with this problem
(knocking on my desk as I type.)
--Byron
Ron Horwitz wrote:
>This was a known problem with the M100. Happened to
>my wife's, and Palm replaced it. Can't remember the
>exact component failure but I found lots of people
>with the same problem when I was searching on Palm
>forums trying to troubleshoot.
>
>Ron
>
>
>--- Byron Short <bshort@AFSinc.com> wrote:
>
>>Hey Gene,
>>
>>I've never seen this problem occur, but it certainly
>>sounds like the
>>internal battery is dead. The primary batteries of
>>course are the AAA's
>>that you put in. However, there is a small internal
>>battery which is
>>supposed to keep the power up for a minute when you
>>change the AAA's.
>> Either it's dead, or the wiring to it, or something
>>like that. A pain,
>>to be sure, but nothing that you can't work around
>>with a hotsync.
>>
>>I assume you have no warranty on it? I've changed
>>batteries on tons of
>>Palms and never seen this happen before, so it's a
>>rare problem, not
>>that that's much consolation.
>>
>>--Byron
>>
>>gbeaird@io.com wrote:
>>
>>>Sorry for the strictly Palm question, but this is
>>>
>>as close to a Palm list
>>
>>>as I have right now, and seeing as how there should
>>>
>>be several on this
>>
>>>list with a Palm, maybe someone can help me.
>>>
>>>We record our GEEZ data onto a Palm M100, OS v.
>>>
>>3.5.1. The time before
>>
>>>last when I replaced the batteries, the machine
>>>
>>completely reset itself.
>>
>>>I had to reinstall all my applications, including
>>>
>>all the GEEZ apps and my
>>
>>>productivity applications like Mine Sweeper and
>>>
>>Backgammon. :-)
>>
>>>I didn't pay a lot of attention to things when I
>>>
>>swapped the batteries,
>>
>>>but noted the machine was on when I turned it over
>>>
>>after installing the
>>
>>>new batteries. I _thought_ the machine was off
>>>
>>when I pulled the old
>>
>>>batteries, but was not certain.
>>>
>>>I just swapped the batteries today, the SAME thing
>>>
>>happened. This time,
>>
>>>though, I KNOW the machine was off when I pulled
>>>
>>the old batteries, and I
>>
>>>installed the new ones within the 1 minute window
>>>
>>you are supposed to
>>
>>>have. Reinstalling all the software, and ANYTHING
>>>
>>I might have entered
>>
>>>into the machine at each battery replacement would
>>>
>>significantly limit the
>>
>>>usefullness of this machine, and hence, the GEEZ.
>>>
>>Does anyone have any
>>
>>>idea what is happening?
>>>
>>>I had not gotten to the point where I had received
>>>
>>a low battery warning.
>>
>>>I was probably at about 20% battery life left (I
>>>
>>replace the batteries
>>
>>>early when we are going to have an event and the
>>>
>>battery level is less
>>
>>>than 1/2). Thank you for any input.
>>>
>>>Gene Beaird
>>>86 SVO, G Stock, unless the Firebird is broken
>>>85 Firebird, CP
>>>92 Camaro B4C 1LE, FS, ESP, CP, SM, etc., etc.,
>>>Pearland, Texas
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