palm dies

[bnewmark]

this is the second time my palm has died on me. the first time, it wouldn't turn on, but as soon as i put it in the cradle, it was fine. that was a month ago. today, again, it wouldn't turn on, and now that it's back in the cradle, it's reset itself. do i need to buy a new battery? is there something else going on with it? how do i figure this out? sigh, i hate the idea of having to install everything on it again.

thanks.

[J. A. Moser]

I am new to this, so bear with me! I have had the same problem. My Palm M505 held a charge for a short time (most recently for 4 days only ). Is there a solution to the problem? Any recommendations?

[Trip]

Sounds like a battery problem. When one cell in the pack dies, the other cells die rather quickly. This is true of all battery packs.

Replace the batteries and I think it'll straighten your problem out. Any time I've looked at a Palm with the symptoms you described, it's been the batteries (except for once when there was a pencil lead stuck in the reset hole)

[Farqui]

Install a battery monitor like Battery Graph, this will help to confirm if your battery is at fault.

[pcastric]

You can download BattGraph from here:

http://www.palmblvd.com/software/pc/BattGraph-2001-1-15-palm-pc.html

[DrMud]

The battery managment software in the Palm can become confused. It can be reset to the factory values by placing the Palm in the charge cradle then perform a soft reset without losing the connection in the cradle. Let the unit charge for a minimum of 2 hours.
If this fails you may well be experiencing a battery failure. Gethightech. com sells the batteries and the necessary torx drivers to perform the R&R.
Doc

[JohnKes]

GetHighTech has changed their name to www.pdaparts.com They also have an improved battery available:
http://********hightech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PA1371&Category_Code=BATT

Try DrMud's advice first. The Dr. is back!