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Title: Shorting out the memory on 5500
Post by: dolphin_oracle on May 26, 2004, 09:21:26 pm

had something strange happen today.  I\'ve had my 5500 for about 4 months now.  Today I messed up my usual pocket routine in the morning and stuck my Z in my pocket with loose change.  Later in the day, I noticed that all of the installed programs (Qpdf, hancom office stuff, email settings) were gone.  Anything not in the Sharp ROM (3.1)  vanished following an unexpected reboot.  I restored from a backup and all was well untill later in the day.  I took it out of my pocket again at home and found a dime stuck in ther serial interface at the bottom.  The memory was blank once again.  Can i assume the dime is somehow responsible or is somethng more sinister possibly afoot?

Thanks.

Title: Shorting out the memory on 5500
Post by: ShALLaX on June 03, 2004, 02:49:15 am

Id think its safe to assume it was the dime.

Title: Shorting out the memory on 5500
Post by: dolphin_oracle on June 04, 2004, 07:50:36 pm

It hasn\'t happened again, so I must agree.