Palm Data Loss

[larryjordan]

Hi my Palm m105 loses all it's data everytime i insert new batteries. This happens even when they are not completely flat and I change them very quickly. I even tried an experiment where I changed to fresh batteries, did a complete hotsync then took one battery out for 1 sec and still lost all the data! Would this mean the capacitor inside is stuffed or something else?

Cheers, Larry Jordan

[mmencke]

I have seen numerous posts on this issue (http://www.pdastreet.com/forums/showthread.phps=&threadid=2201) your situation seems to be on the extreem end of the spectrum, if it is still under waranty I'd get ahold of palm and tell 'em to fix it.

[JohnKes]

Yeah, sounds like your backup capacitor is bad.

[jrmene]

:) The comments of 'JohnKes' are correct.

I made some about this problem and assure you that will find the final solution to your problem in the discussion 'M125: Changing batteries and the reset dilemma'.

JRMene

[tuffguy]

I am getting tired of this problem. I think all Palms with replaceable batteries have this same issue. HELLO PALM, ARE YOU LISTENING TO THE HANDS THAT FEED YOU:confused: Wake up and act responsibly.

tuff

[JohnKes]

I thought I told you a million times not to exaggerate! ;)

We only hear about the units with bad capacitors. There are thousands out there that are fine. You can't expect 100% of those capacitors to be bad. Unfortunately, a good percentage are.

[palm boy]

I think JohnKes is right. People all over the technolegy sector overeact with problems