Chapter 8 Troubleshooting 129

ProblemDiagnosis/Remedy

HP Jornada does not turn on when not connected to AC power.

Battery power is too low to run device. Connect to AC power, and then turn on your HP Jornada. (Charge the battery regularly to avoid running out of battery power.) For information on charging the main battery and checking battery status, refer to the Installing the main battery section in chapter 2.

The HP Jornada

Remove the main battery and disconnect the AC

does not display

adapter, and then reinsert the main battery and

the Welcome screen

reconnect to AC power. The unit will now start up

properly when you

normally, and the Welcome screen will appear.

install the main

 

battery or connect

 

to AC power for the

 

first time or after

 

full reset.

 

 

 

Battery runs out of

You are using your HP Jornada in ways that drain

power very quickly.

the batteries quickly. See the Managing battery

 

power section in chapter 7.

 

 

Backup battery has

Backup battery has not been activated. Check that

been installed or

the tape has been completely removed from the

replaced recently,

backup battery compartment. If necessary, remove

but backup battery

the cover from the backup battery compartment,

warning still

remove the tape, and reinstall the backup battery.

appears.

For more information, see the Replacing the

 

backup battery section in chapter 7.

HP Jornada does not auto-suspend when connected to a desktop PC or when using the modem.

The HP Jornada is designed to stay on while connected to a computer. This is the correct behavior. No action is needed.

 

HP Jornada

Main battery is too low to run device. When a

 

automatically

critically low-battery condition is encountered, the

 

shuts down.

HP Jornada initiates a safety shutdown. Connect to

 

 

AC power and charge the main battery. Do not

 

 

remove the backup battery.

 

 

 

 

 

HP Jornada does

HP Jornada is locked up. Connect the HP Jornada

 

not turn on when

to external power, and perform a soft reset.

 

connected to

(See the Resetting section in this chapter.

 

AC power.

Caution: You will lose any unsaved data when

 

 

performing a soft reset.)