rjnagle

I have an axim x50v.

I drained my battery down (more on that later), and when I recharged it, I noticed that all my data on the actual device seemed to have disappeared. Also, it prompted me to test the cursor/screen along with a little tutorial. The contents on my cf card is fine. It's as if I installed a totally fresh OS on the device and were using it for the first time.


Here is what I guessed had happened, but I don't understand why. In order to keep the lcd on while cooking a recipe, I switched the settings so the LCD wouldn't turn off. Then I forgot to change the setting, so the battery changed completely. As I understand it there are two types of batteries: the removable battery and the internal battery. I'm guessing that I had drained both batteries, and that caused the total reset.

But why? And why wasn't the OS also removed from the device when volatile memory was wiped clean? Also, why would a device have this Archilles heel; if Dell said, "Buy this, and if your batteries totally discharge, you lose all your data!" I doubt anybody would buy a device.

I haven't had time to check the last time I backed my PDA data up, but I may have lost a good bit of data. Any suggestions about how to prevent this situation from occuring again?

Robert Nagle