what happened to my iPaq!?!?!

[Wanderer]

I have an iPaq 3950 which suddenly refuses to turn on!!!
It has done this a couple of other times before, but, only for a couple of seconds.
The power button has no effect, I even pressed the reset button, and NADA. It had a charge, it wasn't dead. I also plugged it in thinking that might jar it back to life. But, NOTHING!
:cry: Can anyone think of anything else that I can try? I could gain access to a defibrulator if necessary.

[aaronrumple]

A. Battery is dead. They don't last forever.
B. CMOS is corrupt. Bad news.

[Wanderer]

A. Battery is dead. They don't last forever.
B. CMOS is corrupt. Bad news.
~sigh~ That's what I am afraid of, bad news. I love my toy.
So, what do I do now? :cry:

[aaronrumple]

Battery can be replaced. I replaced mine myself with a kit from the web. It was quick and easy. I doubt the CMOS is bad or it wouldn't flash on at all....

[Wanderer]

Thanks for the input aaron. I'll have to check out one of those kits. :-)

[Wanderer]

I found the battery for $60, or a kit for $80. Now, I can just fill out about 20 pages of paperwork to justify it. ;p fun. Thanks again.

[richard.binning]

Have you got a valid backup?

You might try "HARD" resetting it. Not from the reset at the bottom but by holding down 3 or 4 buttons simultaneously and then pressing the reset. Look it up in your manual. This will take it back to the default install, so be prepared to reinstall all your addons.

[Wanderer]

Yeah, I just synched it a couple of hours before it died, so I wouldn't lose much with a hard reset. But, sadly, no dice.

I was wondering where the hard reset went between my last model and this one, I guess they wanted to make it clear which once was the soft reset (after I gave my last one to my boss, I accidently did him a hard reset instead of a soft. WHOOPS! :Oops: )

I have my secretary calling around to see if we can get a battery kit from a local reseller.

Thanks for the tip.

[Wanderer]

Yeah, I just synched it a couple of hours before it died, so I wouldn't lose much with a hard reset. But, sadly, no dice.

Well, the battery finally came in. Took about 2 minutes to install... nada. :cry: I'm gonna have to call this one... Sept 13th, 1:55pm. ~slowly pulls bubble wrap over screen~

This is so sad, I loved my toy, and I had just gotten the laser distance measuring device which inputs directly into pocketcad... ~sigh~

Now, time to ask for tablet pc reviews...

[Glenn Pope]

Well, the battery finally came in. Took about 2 minutes to install... nada. :cry: I'm gonna have to call this one... Sept 13th, 1:55pm. ~slowly pulls bubble wrap over screen~

This is so sad, I loved my toy, and I had just gotten the laser distance measuring device which inputs directly into pocketcad... ~sigh~

Now, time to ask for tablet pc reviews...
Sorry about your loss. Just remember the good time you had. :-(

[Wanderer]

Sorry about your loss. Just remember the good time you had. :-(~sniff~ Thanks glenn.

But... how do I tell my boss? I don't even know what a cmos is? (that is what aaron said it probably was if it wasn't the battery) I need to explain to my boss what is wrong with it and that it can't be fixed, before I can begin the process of trying to replace it. What do I tell him?