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Scylla · 09-29-03, 10:33 PM

Since I upgraded from PPC 2002 to WM 2003 last week, the Axim powers off by itself shortly after turning it on with the power button.

I upgraded from PPC 2002 to 2003 with the Dell CD last week. All went well, quicker and easier than I had imagined.

I confirmed that all my programs would work (or at least claimed they would on their sites) with WM 2003 and then reinstalled them. Again, no problems.

However when I first power up (or wake it up?) with the power button, the Axim turns itself off after two or three touches on the screen, or about five seconds if I don't touch the screen. If I turn it right back on it seems to do just fine.

I notice that it is affecting Pocket Backup Plus - it doesn't seem to be able to turn it on and keep it on for its daily scheduled backup to my SD card. Previously PBP would power on the Axim, shut down all programs, perform the backup, and then shut off. The next time I would power on PBP would be sitting there asking me to click OK to initiate the soft reset. Now when I power on long after the backup was scheduled, PBP is sitting there waiting to start the backup. Apparently when it powers the Axim on for the backup, the Axim powers down, not allowing the backup attempt until I manually turn it on (twice, of course!).

Tonight when I powered on, the backup was waiting to complete. Elapsed time said 2:24:21 - almost two and a half hours. Normally tales less than ten minutes. It must have started a backup and partially completed when the Axim powered itself off.

My power management settings seem to be the same as they were before the upgrade.

Anyone else seeing this? Anyone else with PBP in particular seeing this?

Other programs I reinstalled are: Mapopolis 4.24, Handango Games Suite, Resco Picture Viewer 4.11, and Total Commander 1.21.

Oh, and the PBP backup log now says it could not backup one file: Windows\Activesync\GCounterFile.mmf, a 10.2k file that is dated and timed the same time as the backup started. Possible that Activesync tries to immediately connect upon power up?

Also, I notice that when I sync, I have internet pass-through access immediately. Never did with PPC 2002. Is there an internet connection setting from WM 2003 that powers off after checking, via Activesync, for an internet connection?

Sorry if I'm rambling. Writing this out has me thinking out loud!

Thanks,

:)

09-29-03, 10:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Scylla Aximsite All Star Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Philly, PA USA Posts: 888 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Axim Powers Off Itself Since 2003 Upgrade Since I upgraded from PPC 2002 to WM 2003 last week, the Axim powers off by itself shortly after turning it on with the power button. I upgraded from PPC 2002 to 2003 with the Dell CD last week. All went well, quicker and easier than I had imagined. I confirmed that all my programs would work (or at least claimed they would on their sites) with WM 2003 and then reinstalled them. Again, no problems. However when I first power up (or wake it up?) with the power button, the Axim turns itself off after two or three touches on the screen, or about five seconds if I don't touch the screen. If I turn it right back on it seems to do just fine. I notice that it is affecting Pocket Backup Plus - it doesn't seem to be able to turn it on and keep it on for its daily scheduled backup to my SD card. Previously PBP would power on the Axim, shut down all programs, perform the backup, and then shut off. The next time I would power on PBP would be sitting there asking me to click OK to initiate the soft reset. Now when I power on long after the backup was scheduled, PBP is sitting there waiting to start the backup. Apparently when it powers the Axim on for the backup, the Axim powers down, not allowing the backup attempt until I manually turn it on (twice, of course!). Tonight when I powered on, the backup was waiting to complete. Elapsed time said 2:24:21 - almost two and a half hours. Normally tales less than ten minutes. It must have started a backup and partially completed when the Axim powered itself off. My power management settings seem to be the same as they were before the upgrade. Anyone else seeing this? Anyone else with PBP in particular seeing this? Other programs I reinstalled are: Mapopolis 4.24, Handango Games Suite, Resco Picture Viewer 4.11, and Total Commander 1.21. Oh, and the PBP backup log now says it could not backup one file: Windows\Activesync\GCounterFile.mmf, a 10.2k file that is dated and timed the same time as the backup started. Possible that Activesync tries to immediately connect upon power up? Also, I notice that when I sync, I have internet pass-through access immediately. Never did with PPC 2002. Is there an internet connection setting from WM 2003 that powers off after checking, via Activesync, for an internet connection? Sorry if I'm rambling. Writing this out has me thinking out loud! Thanks, :) __________________ *Jim McGowan*