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jerryx50 · 11-13-05, 10:53 AM

HI,

I recently upgraded to WM5 and am having some real issue with battery life. I am wondering if I am expecting too much from Windows Mobile 5 on my X50v.

Based on the information available before the upgrade I expected:

1) Improved battery life. The documentation published before WM5 shipped said that they had removed some of the early shutdown code since you apps and data would never be lost.

2) In the event of the battery going dead, that my information would still be available. Again, I understood that would not have to re sync all of my data if the battery did shutdown the system.

The reality I am seeing is neither of these appears true. My battery used to last 4 days or so off the charger using the unit once or twice a day for a minute or two Now I can do 2 days with the same usage. When the battery does go down, I can only restart the unit after it is charged and with the soft reset. This does not preserve any of my information. I have to re-establish my profile with Active Sync 4 and re-sync. All changes to contacts, new appointments, etc I have made since the last sync are lost.

In a attempt to get around some of these problems I have done the following:

1) Disabled error logging
2) Disabled wireless
3) Disabled turning on when an any button other than the power button is pressed.
4) Set the window bricghtness on battery power to it's lowest level.
5) Ensured there are no 3rd party applications installed.
6) Ensure a CF or SD card is not installed.
7) Verified the unit slows to 104 MHz when idle.

Is this the expected behavior of WM5?

Thanks,

Jerry

11-13-05, 10:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
jerryx50 Aximsite Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 83 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Am I expecting too much from WM5? HI, I recently upgraded to WM5 and am having some real issue with battery life. I am wondering if I am expecting too much from Windows Mobile 5 on my X50v. Based on the information available before the upgrade I expected: 1) Improved battery life. The documentation published before WM5 shipped said that they had removed some of the early shutdown code since you apps and data would never be lost. 2) In the event of the battery going dead, that my information would still be available. Again, I understood that would not have to re sync all of my data if the battery did shutdown the system. The reality I am seeing is neither of these appears true. My battery used to last 4 days or so off the charger using the unit once or twice a day for a minute or two Now I can do 2 days with the same usage. When the battery does go down, I can only restart the unit after it is charged and with the soft reset. This does not preserve any of my information. I have to re-establish my profile with Active Sync 4 and re-sync. All changes to contacts, new appointments, etc I have made since the last sync are lost. In a attempt to get around some of these problems I have done the following: 1) Disabled error logging 2) Disabled wireless 3) Disabled turning on when an any button other than the power button is pressed. 4) Set the window bricghtness on battery power to it's lowest level. 5) Ensured there are no 3rd party applications installed. 6) Ensure a CF or SD card is not installed. 7) Verified the unit slows to 104 MHz when idle. Is this the expected behavior of WM5? Thanks, Jerry Last edited by jerryx50; 11-13-05 at 11:02 AM.