I've had my Axim for about a week now. Today When I got home I put my Axim in the cradle and it warned me that the backup battery is at 30% and should be replaced. I checked it a couple hours later and it was 100%. Is this normal? I wouldn't think that the backup battery would be re-chargable. Of course I'm a newbie and still know nothing... Anyone else ever had this problem?

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I suggest you remove the backup battery and gently clean the contacts with a clean eraser. (The center contat is easy. The side contact is a little harder). You might also want to clean the battery. Remove any eraser gum, replace the battery, and see if it happens again. This is too much of a change to be explained by normal temperature variation. So dirty contacts or some oil/film on the battery is my guess.

You can also try buying a new backup battery from Rad Shack for < $3.

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Try charging your axim and doing a soft-reset...There is a glitch with the Axim that does that. Sometimes mine goes down too, but after a while it goes back up.

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What firmware are you running? If its the standard A00 then the battery monitoring is rubbish id suggest upgrading to A03 asap if it bothers you that much.

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