Re: Battery drain overnight

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From: Jenneth Orantia (jenneth_at_jenneth.info)
Date: 04/10/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 08:06:51 +1000

On 10/4/04 8:38 PM, in article
432ec8f3.0404100238.66e89ac1@posting.google.com, "Tom Page"
<tompagenet@hotmail.com> wrote:

> My iPaq 4150 decided to completely drain its battery last night. I
> noticed that it turned itself on at 02:11 and 03:11, but I thought
> that as it's set to turn itself off after 3 minutes when powered by
> the battery it wouldn't be a problem.
> However the device refused to turn on this morning until I plugged in
> the AC power. My battery gauge in "ScaryBear Software's PowerLevel"
> said 0%.
> Why is this happening, and how do I prevent it?
>
> Thanks for any help, Tom
It sounds like you have a buggy program on your iPAQ that's causing it to
freeze when it powers on. Obviously, when it freezes, the iPAQ doesn't turn
itself off when it's meant to, in which case it eventually powers down. Best
thing to try in this situation is to uninstall suspect apps one at a time to
see if it makes a difference. That or hard reset and install apps one at a
time. Arduous process I know :( That's why I try to make a backup of my
device before installing any new software to make sure it doesn't cause
problems.

Another possibility is that one of the hardware buttons or the power button
was constantly pressed, preventing a power down - this can sometimes happen
with a tight case.

Jenneth
Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices

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