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Troubleshooting basic problems

If you have a specific problem, review the information below to see if you can find the answer quickly. Or, visit the HP Jornada Web site at www.hp.com/handheld for current information about common difficulties.

Problem

Diagnosis / 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.)

 

Battery runs out

You are using your HP Jornada in ways

 

 

of power

that drain the batteries quickly.

 

 

very quickly.

See the Managing battery power

 

 

 

section in chapter 7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HP Jornada does

The HP Jornada is designed to stay on

 

 

not auto-

while connected to a computer.

 

 

suspend when

This is the correct behavior. No action

 

 

connected to a

is needed.

 

 

desktop PC

 

 

 

or when using

 

 

 

the modem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HP Jornada

Batteries are too low to run device. When

 

 

automatically

a critically low battery-power condition is

 

 

shuts down.

encountered, the HP Jornada initiates a

 

 

 

safety shutdown. Connect to AC power

 

 

 

and charge the main battery. Do not

 

 

 

remove the backup batteries before

 

 

 

charging the main battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HP Jornada does

HP Jornada is locked up. Connect the

 

 

not turn on when

HP Jornada to external power, and

 

 

connected to

perform a soft reset. (See the Resetting

 

 

AC power.

section in this chapter.)

 

 

 

(Caution: You may lose any unsaved data

 

 

 

when performing a soft reset.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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