Pocket PC Question

I have a Cassiopeia E-125. I set it up, charged it, turned it off, and locked it in a drawer. I forgot about it for a few weeks. When I came back to it both the main and backup batteries were completely empty causing the system to reset.

My questions are:

  1. Has anyone else had this happen to them?

  2. What’s the maximum time that I can forget about the thing without without it losing all its memory?

Thanks for any insight.

First a question: How can you forget about such a nifty toy?!

I have the Cassiopeia M-500 and have had no such problems. You may have a bad circuit board that’s draining the batteries. Though, mine hasn’t been left idle & unplugged for that long at a stretch.

I forgot about it because I use it only at work. And working in Lower Manhattan, we’ve had some distractions lately. :frowning:

It’s been my experiance that the main battery loses all power after a week of non-use. The backup battery should last a little longer, but it is just a watch battery and you should not rely on it at all. The moral of the story is to keep you E-125 attached to your AC Adapter whenever possible.

Thanks!
I intend to implement that course of action immediately.

As an interesting sidenote, I just checked on a Palm IIIc that we also have in the office and that had been left alone far longer and found it to be in perfect working order.

Thanks, Bryan. That makes a ton of sense. Never happened to me or occurred to me because mine is always plugged in overnight.