I think you might try a soft reset, and then I would try inserting a new
battery. When you go into a store to buy a battery, sometimes those
batteries have been around a while. I usually go to a drugstore that is
very popular, hence has a lot of customers turning over their stock, hence
fresher batteries. Just like Twizzlers - (a popular, licorice-type candy,
for those that don't know) - who has the freshest Twizzlers? Answer: Movie
theaters.
If it is not that, and it is not dirty battery terminals (try rubbing
alcohol), then you might have a serious problem.
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> From: Glen <Glen@post5.tele.dk>
> To: newtontalk@planetnewton.com
> Subject: NTLK battery warning on 120 v2.
> Date: Thursday, December 02, 1999 2:11 AM
>
> Most but not every time time my wife turns on her 120 v.2 Messagepad,
> she receives a warning:
>
> Battery. The backup battery is dead or missing. You need to replace
> the backup battery immediately or you will lose the information in
> your Newton.
>
> Well, the little backup battery was just changed this summer and I
> just measured the new battery and it's giving a reading of 3.29 volts.
>
> Isn't this about right? I tried to polish the battery terminals, but
> no improvement.
> Anyone with any suggestions that might help.
> Glen
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