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"Fanatic GPS User" <gps_user@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:vgr190tovqmpgb67ggfa98icbed4t7vigi@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:48:08 +0100, "Shawk"
> <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Agent_C" <Agent-C-hates-spam@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
> >news:c7p190lrcph6ra88l3hp4u4chelb2r601a@4ax.com...
> >> On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:24:50 +0100, "Shawk"
> >> <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Thanks for replying A_C. How long 'should' I leave the battery off
for?
> >> >Only left it about 10mins last time. Cheers Shaun
> >>
> >> That should be more than enough. This thread may be of interest to
> >> you:
> >>
> >>
http/tinyurl.com/ytngx
> >>
> >> Good luck,
> >>
> >> A_C
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Thanks A_C. Thread had me ROFL. Entertaining but they didnt go out of
> >their way to help you too much did they? Thanks for trying to help.
Looks
> >like I need to Google some more. Shaun.
>
> Hi,
>
> Strange enough what you experienced has happened to me several times.
>
> On the left side of my iPaq 5455 next to the wireless connections sits
> a push knob with a plus and a minus sign.
>
> When my unit was dead and I mean dead the unit would boot but the blue
> banner saying "My info" would never come on thus keeping me hanging, A
> soft reset wouldn't help me since I came back to the same screen ..
>
>
> By accident I touched the + sign as earlier explained and suddenly the
> banner appeared and I was on my way. Could this be the solution to you
> as well?
>
> Best regards (gps_user@hotmail.com)
> 51°02'09.72" N 3°44'26.04" (WGS 84)
> iPaq 5455 owner and User
> Compaq PCMCIA Double Expansion Sleeve
> Resco File explorer
> Tom Tom Europe & GPSAssist
> .. and lots more
>
Got the thing going again now so cant try it but will definitely remember
this in case it happens again (taking note of your line 'happened to me
several times'). Many thanks. Shaun