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Title: Power Off From 38%? Is This Ok?
Post by: DaemonsGR on March 11, 2006, 01:12:23 pm

My Z shut off with the meter at about 38% of battery!!! Is this ok??????

Title: Power Off From 38%? Is This Ok?
Post by: xamindar on March 11, 2006, 01:41:39 pm

Mine will do that sometimes if I plug in a CF card at the wrong time or unplug and plugin the external power too fast.  It is probably just a protection, I wouldn't worry about it.

Title: Power Off From 38%? Is This Ok?
Post by: DaemonsGR on March 11, 2006, 03:45:44 pm

But I cant turn it on after that! I need to put the power plug for some time to turn it back on and leave it to charge!!!

Title: Power Off From 38%? Is This Ok?
Post by: xamindar on March 11, 2006, 04:03:29 pm

so mean to say that EVERY time it reaches 38% it shuts off?  It says "Connect AC" and turns off?

Title: Power Off From 38%? Is This Ok?
Post by: DaemonsGR on March 12, 2006, 12:57:46 am

No, First time pop Connect AC @ 10% and died after 3 sec. then after I charge it, at about 30% after I disconnected it from the pc (USB link) died with no warnings. And last night the same thing with ~38% after long HDD use (add and remove debian).

Title: Power Off From 38%? Is This Ok?
Post by: DaemonsGR on March 12, 2006, 01:01:39 am

GRRRRR Sorry its not the power! Zaurus is working but the lcd turns it self off!!!! If I "tap" on screen it beeps

Title: Power Off From 38%? Is This Ok?
Post by: xamindar on March 12, 2006, 02:46:36 am

oh!  Just increase the brightness level one notch.  Are you using cacko or have you installed that applet that allows you to change the backlight level?  There is a bug that will turn off the lcd randomly if it is set to the lowest setting.

I first encountered this on the plane ride home from japan.  I pulled out my shiny new zaurus and started fiddling around with it.  Then the lcd went off.  I went frantic and pulled out the battery, rebooted a couple of times and it kept turning off as soon at I touched it.  Finally I tried "FN+2" and it was back to normal.  

For a second there I thought I had messed up the rom and would have to wait another 9 hours to be able to reflash it and use it again.

Title: Power Off From 38%? Is This Ok?
Post by: DaemonsGR on March 12, 2006, 03:14:08 am

Thnx for helping