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palm III won't reset
Name: Bryan Date: December 21, 2002 at 21:28:35 Pacific OS: palm OS 4.1 CPU/Ram: ??
Comment:
Hi,
I own a palm III which is running palm OS 4.1 currently. This thing has worked beautifully ever since the day I got it. And then it stopped. It won't turn on now, and when I insert a pin into the 'reset' hole, it makes a very audible hissy-buzzing noise, and the backlight comes on. When I release the reset button, sometimes the hissing and light stops, and sometimes it doesn't. I can't do a hard reset either. And if I try to do a HotSync, nothing happens...
PLEASE HELP ME, I RUN MY LIFE BY THIS THING!
either post a reply or email me at b_mewhiney7@hotmail.com
Name: suzi Date: December 22, 2002 at 12:07:52 Pacific
Reply:
I know what you mean, I run my life by mine too. If you don't get an answer on this forum, try the forums at www.pdastreet.com.
Does it have removable batteries? If so, remove batteries, leave out for about 45 minutes, try a soft reset 3 or 4 times, then replace batteries, try soft reset again 3 or 4 times.
I got this advice from Handspring tech support when my Visor died. I paid $20 for the call and it didn't work. I ended up buying a Palm, but it's worth a try anyway.
Good luck.
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Response Number 2
Name: Bryan Date: December 23, 2002 at 14:58:23 Pacific
Reply:
lol
Good 'ol handspring...
Thanks for the advice, but I found that if I just beat the heck out of it for like an hour, it started to work again
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