Theemed

If you really would be so preciously helpful as to fetch a CF and test it out, then you may give a hint to other users as well (since I am already seriously thinking about it) to stealthily trash their 210's in a way that HP would send a replacement :D
Just be sure you use the cheapest/crappiest CF you find, as usually Kingston, Transcend or AData -plus others I don't know about- have sleep mode support which would mask the battery drain.

FrinkTL

Originally Posted by Theemed

If you really would be so preciously helpful as to fetch a CF and test it out, then you may give a hint to other users as well (since I am already seriously thinking about it) to stealthily trash their 210's in a way that HP would send a replacement :D Just be sure you use the cheapest/crappiest CF you find, as usually Kingston, Transcend or AData -plus others I don't know about- have sleep mode support which would mask the battery drain.

GOOD NEWS! One of the guys at work has 2 CF cards. One 5 year old card (almost certain to NOT have any sleep mode) and a newer one. He's promised to bring them in for me to test with. I'll let you know in a couple days how the test turns out.

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HP iPAQ 211
2GB SanDisk SD
ThinkOutside Sierra Bluetooth Keyboard
Pharos GPS w/ Bluetooth Dock

HP 2133 Mini-Note
1.6GHz VIA, 2GB DDR2 RAM
120GB 7200RPM HDD with Drive Guard
10/100/1000 Ethernet with Bluetooth 2.0
running Windows XP Pro

Kid's Pocket PC (to make homework fun):
Axim X30 (High)
ThinkOutside IR Keyboard

PLUS the following RETIRED (but still functional) devices:
1. Sharp Mobilon 4100
2. iPAQ 3150

Theemed

::jumps joyful and starts researching methods to fry hardware seamlessly::

(well I actually hope it's got the same problem, meaning it isn't an hardware bug they silently corrected, but is actually something related to firmware they still have to -and will- fix with a patch)