problems with iPAQ 4155 getting reset

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"Anoop Ghanwani" <anoop@alumni.duke.edu> wrote in message
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> I bought an iPAQ 4155 last November and have hardly
> used it. Most of the time it just sits in the cradle.
> However, if I leave it in the cradle for a couple of
> weeks and then take it out, it sometimes needs a reset
> to turn it on. If I leave it out of the cradle, it
> not only needs a reset, but it loses all its data and
> I need to re-setup the whole active-sync thing with
> both of my laptops. And when this happens, I have
> to give the device a new name because my PC won't allow
> me to use the old name that I gave the device.
>
> A couple of questions
> - Has anyone else experienced this problem?
> - Is there a way to get around having to give a new name
> to the device every time it loses all of it's data and
> needs a new ActiveSync setup?
>
> Anoop

Not sure whats happening with the first problem, however the second is
simple. You can't leave a Pocket PC laying around more than a few days
without charging it. These things are never really off, rather they go into
a "stand by" state when you turn them off.

Since you're not charging it, all data gets wiped when the battery dies.
There's no hard drive, everything is stored in RAM (which is why these
things are never really "off" ).

Rob

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Jakub Kanczugowski" <duncan@no-spam-ever.ceti.pl> wrote in message news:<eN9LXbSJEHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> > A couple of questions
> > - Has anyone else experienced this problem?
>
> This is not a problem, this is how PDAs work. They need power to hold the
> memory state, where all the apps and settings are stored - this is not like
> in PC where you have magnetic hard drive which doesn't need to be fed with
> electricity to hold the data.

Is it possible to have the data stored in NVRAM that doesn't get
erased when the device is off? I'd like my contacts to at least
be stored there if that's a possibility. That way if it loses
power and then I eventually get to charge it, I won't have to
sync it before I get to see the contacts again.

>
> > - Is there a way to get around having to give a new name
> > to the device every time it loses all of it's data and
> > needs a new ActiveSync setup?
>
> Yes. You have to go to ActiveSync -> File Menu -> Delete old Partnerships.

Thanks for the pointer.

Anoop

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"Jakub Kanczugowski" <duncan@no-spam-ever.ceti.pl> wrote in message news:<#aYVkRXJEHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>...
> > Is it possible to have the data stored in NVRAM that doesn't get
> > erased when the device is off? I'd like my contacts to at least
> > be stored there if that's a possibility. That way if it loses
> > power and then I eventually get to charge it, I won't have to
> > sync it before I get to see the contacts again.
>
> You mean ROM?
> Yes you can do that. Open iPAQ Backup and form options menu choose PIM
> Mirroring and check Enable automatic backup/restore.

Thanks, I'll check that out.

> But I insist that you do not forget to charge your PDA. If it stays that way
> for a few days the battery might get seriously damaged.

What about just leaving it in the charger all the time? The only time
I really need the PDA is when travelling and that hasn't happened a whole
lot of late.

Anoop