HELP...my IPAQ 1940...just gave a little chime sound, then when i looked at
it...the screen was black...and now it's DEAD !

Tried rebooting it...but no go...WHAT to do ?????

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cheers,
Hi-Soft

try removing the battery for at least 3 hours and then charge it.

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Laura Rooke
MVP - Mobile Devices

Reply to message from "Hi-Soft" <bjcanham-nospam-********.com> (Wed, 28 Mar
2007 04:52:13) about "IPAQ JUST DIED !!!!":

H> HELP...my IPAQ 1940...just gave a little chime sound, then when i
H> looked at it...
H> the screen was black...and now it's DEAD !

H> Tried rebooting it...but no go...WHAT to do ?????

First thought that springs to mind is - bury it.

Seriously though - you need to supply a lot more information in order to
get any direct help.

For instance, when was it last charged? Could the screen backlight the
turned off?

Best Regards
Wayne Moses <wmoses@houston.rr.com> Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:18:55 -0500

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On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:52:13 +1000, "Hi-Soft"
<bjcanham-nospam-********.com> wrote:

>HELP...my IPAQ 1940...just gave a little chime sound, then when i looked at
>it...the screen was black...and now it's DEAD !
>
>Tried rebooting it...but no go...WHAT to do ?????

Hate to have to ask but did you try putting it on AC power/charge the
battery?

OK...here's some more info then..

It was on charge ( via USB ) at time of death... It is usually on charge all
the time...I use it to sync between my desktop PC & my laptop.. the USB is a
"hotsync"...

The unit is ( was ) definitely NOT working...not just the screen not coming
on...as no power light or anything else is working either !

That said...I did remove the battery for quite a few hours, and this morning
I tried to connect again...and it actually vame on !

But was asking to be set up again from scratch...I remember now...it did
this to me a few weeks ago,,,I should've twigged then that something was
sus...

Currently it's been switching it's self off and on...and now all black
again...BUT the power light is blinking ( orange 0 ...so i'm thinking it has
to be power related...so i think i'll invest in a replacement battery..and
see if that solves it... Another interesting thing i've noticed is...te sync
cable at my hoffice has one of the little teeth on the side of the plug
missing..! This is the thing that holds the sync plug in place...so this
could be part of the reason for the sus charging too...as it often loses
connection for no apparent reason ( apparent now though )...


cheers,
Hi-Soft
"Barnabas Collins" <BarnabasCollinsonSF******.com> wrote in message
news:7mvl03p4dni12qlhmtllufvoaa0eao6acs@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:52:13 +1000, "Hi-Soft"
> <bjcanham-nospam-********.com> wrote:
>
>>HELP...my IPAQ 1940...just gave a little chime sound, then when i looked
>>at
>>it...the screen was black...and now it's DEAD !
>>
>>Tried rebooting it...but no go...WHAT to do ?????
>
> Hate to have to ask but did you try putting it on AC power/charge the
> battery?
>

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:46:18 +1000, "Hi-Soft"
<bjcanham-nospam-********.com> wrote:

>OK...here's some more info then..
>
>It was on charge ( via USB ) at time of death... It is usually on charge all
>the time...I use it to sync between my desktop PC & my laptop.. the USB is a
>"hotsync"...
Trt charging the unit seperate from the USB. (Escpecially if you've
got a USB hub.)

Maybe the USB port isn't providing enough juice.

(On my Ipaq even when it connected to USB I still need the AC adapter
to charge it. And this is with the Ipaq being the only USB device
at the time.
>
>The unit is ( was ) definitely NOT working...not just the screen not coming
>on...as no power light or anything else is working either !
>
>That said...I did remove the battery for quite a few hours, and this morning
>I tried to connect again...and it actually vame on !
>
>But was asking to be set up again from scratch...I remember now...it did
>this to me a few weeks ago,,,I should've twigged then that something was
>sus...
>
>Currently it's been switching it's self off and on...and now all black
>again...BUT the power light is blinking ( orange 0 ...so i'm thinking it has
>to be power related...so i think i'll invest in a replacement battery..and
>see if that solves it... Another interesting thing i've noticed is...te sync
>cable at my hoffice has one of the little teeth on the side of the plug
>missing..! This is the thing that holds the sync plug in place...so this
>could be part of the reason for the sus charging too...as it often loses
>connection for no apparent reason ( apparent now though )...
>
>
>cheers,
>Hi-Soft
>"Barnabas Collins" <BarnabasCollinsonSF******.com> wrote in message
>news:7mvl03p4dni12qlhmtllufvoaa0eao6acs@4ax.com.. .
>> On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:52:13 +1000, "Hi-Soft"
>> <bjcanham-nospam-********.com> wrote:
>>
>>>HELP...my IPAQ 1940...just gave a little chime sound, then when i looked
>>>at
>>>it...the screen was black...and now it's DEAD !
>>>
>>>Tried rebooting it...but no go...WHAT to do ?????
>>
>> Hate to have to ask but did you try putting it on AC power/charge the
>> battery?
>>
>