Re: New ROm by Nov 24
- From: "David {MVP}" <dhettel@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:15:19 -0500
Sounds like your touch screen is defective, I would suggest having Dell take
a look at it, this could also be why you are having power drains as well.
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"Jason Richards" <jgr_online@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've seen the battery drain issue with my Axim x50v many many times.. I
> didn't know it was related to SD/CF devices. Only typical warning that
> this
> is happening is the heat generated by the high speed power drain.
> The only thing is . . . I'm using 2003 SE v4.21.1088 (Build 14260.2.0.5)
> not WM5.
>
> Are you sure this is software?
>
> Another issue I've seen is that the touch screen alignment is flaky.
> Often,
> and I mean often, the registered location of the stylus changes position
> in
> the vertical direction. Some areas of the screen work fine, like the tool
> bars and drop up menus, but the main body of the application can be off by
> as much as 1/2". In some cases I'm unable to get to the alignment utility
> to re-align while working. And this some times take 10 repeats to get
> back
> to working (lots of soft resets happening). The alignment can change
> simply
> by switching to another application. After switching back, the position
> can
> be in a completely different spot. This kill productivity and almost has
> me
> off the device.
> I've thought this might be related to using non-VGA software, but I've
> verified that when using only VGA supporting software, the issue still
> occurs.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> "Mike O'Brien" <mikeobriens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uGK1iNM7FHA.3200@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> From the Axim site for what its worth...
>>
>> Original post by captpackrat
>>
>> Dell is releasing a ROM flash by Nov. 24 where you may download the same
>> from www.support.dell.com and that is suppose to resolve all these issues
>> that you mentioned.
>>
>> These appear to be the Big Five WM5-related problems. All appear to be
>> software related, as they occur with both the X51 and the X50 upgraded to
>> WM5, and were never present in the original X50 OS.
>>
>>
>> 1. Leaving an SD or CF card in the unit drains the battery, even with it
>> powered off. Leaving both cards in drains it twice as fast as one.
>>
>> 2. Leaving a CF card in the unit may cause it to disappear when the unit
> is
>> powered on. Restoring the card requires a soft-reset.
>>
>> 3. Leaving an SD card in the unit may cause it not to turn on at all if
> the
>> battery is below about 85%. Removing the card allows the unit to turn on
>> normally.
>>
>> 4. Frequent error messages regarding GWES.EXE, a core Windows file that
>> handles the graphic user interface. Disabling Error Reporting will
> prevent
>> this annoying message, but the errors probably still occur.
>>
>> 5. Setting the unit in the cradle with it turned off may result in the
>> so-called "White Screen of Death"; the screen turns on solid white and
>> the
>> unit becomes totally unresponsive. A soft-reset is req
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike O'Brien
>>
>> life is full of choices; choices have consequences
>>
>>
>
>
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