Re: HP iPAQ hx 2410 not charging

Not sure if this is the same issue as you are seeing, but the symptoms are
somewhat similar. My brand new iPAQ rx1950 would lose it's battery charge in
a matter of hours, even when it was "off". I would push the on button, but
it would not turn on. It would also get hot. Turned out that Activesync was
constantly trying to run.

Found another post on this newsgroup that said to workaround the problem,
create a dummy server in Activesync, this would then give you access to the
"Schedule" menu item of activesync where you could set the schedule to
manual. I did this and my battery problems were solved (yeah).

"The Cyclist" <john_costigan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1137242925.674544.250000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> My recently purchased HP iPAQ hx 2410 will not charge its battery.
> There are peculiar things happening to my 3 week old iPAQ.
>
> A few days ago, the iPAQ wouldn't switch on when I pressed the on/off
> button even though the battery was about 70% charged. It switched on
> only when I connected the mains supply. Strangely, that problem has
> disappeared in the meantime.
>
> However, this morning when I put the iPAQ into its cradle, it did not
> charge its battery.
> The external power supply is working, because my battery icon changes
> to an icon with a power lead and the battery settings indicate that it
> has a AC power supply. The external power supply will drive it even
> with the battery removed. This suggests that my external power supply
> is Ok.
> The problem I have is it will not charge the battery. The battery icon
> even has a CHECKED symbol indicating it is fully charged while at the
> same time indicating it is only 49% charged.
> I know that it is not fully charged because, I used the device a lot
> yesterday while travelling, so 49% sound like the correct charge, but
> it still will not charge.
>
> If anyone has a woork-around, I would appreciate any help.
> I would prefer not to have to hand it in for repair and be without an
> PDA for weeks.
>
>
> Many thanks for any help.
>


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