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From: chris on 12 Sep 2009 19:11 Hi, I bought a new HP50G and I tried everything but I can't rid of the low-bat warning. I tried new alkaline AAA and new Ni-Mh 800mAh CycleEnergy from Sony and still showing the message. I reseted it using a clip+reset button, ON+F3, ON+F1+F6. I have ROM 2.08 and I will update it to 2.15. Is it a hardware problem or software? I also installed the Batmon and Bat Status programs but they don't work well, Bat Status tell me that it is connected to USB port when actually it is unplugged. When it is plugged to USB port, the low bat warning disappear. Any suggestion?
From: Raymond Del Tondo on 12 Sep 2009 19:51 Hi, IIRC early 50g units have the "low spring force" problem. That is, one of the battery springs doesn't apply enough force to one of the batt poles to make a secure contact, hence the low battery warning. So check the metal contacts, a slight adjustment may solve the problem. Apart from that, upgrade to the latest ROM, since the older ones are buggier;-) HTH Raymond "chris" <cu.alvarez(a)gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:c31685af-c088-4f71-82ee-aef715e4026e(a)j4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > Hi, I bought a new HP50G and I tried everything but I can't rid of the > low-bat warning. I tried new alkaline AAA and new Ni-Mh 800mAh > CycleEnergy from Sony and still showing the message. I reseted it > using a clip+reset button, ON+F3, ON+F1+F6. I have ROM 2.08 and I will > update it to 2.15. Is it a hardware problem or software? I also > installed the Batmon and Bat Status programs but they don't work well, > Bat Status tell me that it is connected to USB port when actually it > is unplugged. When it is plugged to USB port, the low bat warning > disappear. Any suggestion?
From: clintb on 12 Sep 2009 22:48 On Sep 12, 6:51 pm, "Raymond Del Tondo" <Ih8...(a)nowhere.com> wrote: > Hi, > > IIRC early 50g units have the "low spring force" problem. > That is, one of the battery springs doesn't apply enough > force to one of the batt poles to make a secure contact, > hence the low battery warning. > > So check the metal contacts, a slight adjustment > may solve the problem. > > Apart from that, upgrade to the latest ROM, > since the older ones are buggier;-) > > HTH > > Raymond > Not to hijack this thread, but which ROM is recommended? I have 2.15 because it's the latest, but might not be the greatest. There is, apparently a bug that 2.09 does not have. http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.hp48/browse_thread/thread/4773e9eb627ff523# > "chris" <cu.alva...(a)gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitragnews:c31685af-c088-4f71-82ee-aef715e4026e(a)j4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > > > > > Hi, I bought a new HP50G and I tried everything but I can't rid of the > > low-bat warning. I tried new alkaline AAA and new Ni-Mh 800mAh > > CycleEnergy from Sony and still showing the message. I reseted it > > using a clip+reset button, ON+F3, ON+F1+F6. I have ROM 2.08 and I will > > update it to 2.15. Is it a hardware problem or software? I also > > installed the Batmon and Bat Status programs but they don't work well, > > Bat Status tell me that it is connected to USB port when actually it > > is unplugged. When it is plugged to USB port, the low bat warning > > disappear. Any suggestion?
From: Raymond Del Tondo on 13 Sep 2009 07:06 "clintb" <clintb.forums(a)gmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:4afea8cd-cc33-4c57-a75f-c87c81aa04c5(a)j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com... > >Not to hijack this thread, but which ROM is recommended? >I have 2.15 because it's the latest, but might not be the greatest. >There is, apparently a bug that 2.09 does not have. > >http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.hp48/browse_thread/thread/4773e9eb627ff523# > That's perfectly possible. I forgot that in the 49/50 line, bugs sometimes tend to get replaced by other bugs;-) As JHM wrote: > It's too bad, however, > that you have to choose a version, > according to which bugs bug you less :) > > Since ROM updates are now pretty easy and fast, > you could also hop back & forth, like the bugs bunny :)
From: The Translucent Amoebae on 15 Sep 2009 18:12
On Sep 12, 4:11 pm, chris <cu.alva...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, I bought a new HP50G and I tried everything but I can't rid of the > low-bat warning. I tried new alkaline AAA and new Ni-Mh 800mAh > CycleEnergy from Sony and still showing the message. I reseted it > using a clip+reset button, ON+F3, ON+F1+F6. I have ROM 2.08 and I will > update it to 2.15. Is it a hardware problem or software? I also > installed the Batmon and Bat Status programs but they don't work well, > Bat Status tell me that it is connected to USB port when actually it > is unplugged. When it is plugged to USB port, the low bat warning > disappear. Any suggestion? my first thought was: are these batteries that you're using, Rechargeables? Rechargeable batteries don't have the same voltage output as 'real' batteries...? |