Flip side of this is to try and figure out whats wrong with the machine. I've had this problem with my Dell for a while as well... until last nite it got so bad the darn thing simply crashed. A few hours of hunting around on the nett yeilded the solution. Turns out this is a really common problem that manufacturers are not talking about, nor offering help for. What often happens is that dust and small particles of this and that work their way into and under border area around the touch sensitive screen. When there is enough it starts act as if someone is taping the screen intermittently, which mucks up the whole way the system interprets user stylus input . The problem will just get worse with time until the stuff is cleaned out. Simple operation really, but I can imagine the demands for this to fall under a warranty repair would scare any manufacturer. Here is the routine I found, and used very easily and successfully for fixing mine. 1. Remove all rubber feet and side peices from the handheld, and take out all removable cards and both batteries. 2. Take out any and all screws that hold the thing together. 3: Carefully remove the back peice 4: Unplug the speaker cable, should pull straight up (remember which way it goes) 5: Pull the motherboard away from the front panel. 6: clean the sides of the screen and the area of the front panel it comes in contact with. A very mild alchohol solution is ok, but usually a simple (clean) cloth duster is all you need. 7: Inspect the mylar connecting cable. If there is any scratches or signs of damage, cover with a thin piece of black electrical tape. 8: Re-assemble in exactly as you took apart, check for operation before re-attaching rubber parts. Took me about 20 minutes to complete the fix... works great now. Cheers RicB >> >> >> > List, >> > >> > I've been having trouble with my handheld lately. It hasn't been >> > responding to screen taps properly, no matter how many times I try to >> > realign the screen. I called IPAQ tech support and they suggested >> > soft reset(which I'd already tried and which didn't work), then hard >> > reset. That killed it, because the screen would still not align, and >> > the unit was stuck in that mode....:-( Back to the repair shop it >> > goes, and along with it go Tunelab, Mapopolis, and my calendar. >> > >> > Back to tuning fork, Thomas brothers, and pencil and paper. Sure am >> > glad I developed my aural tuning skills. The one thing I'll really >> > miss is the Pitch Raise function of Tunelab. Should be an interesting >> > couple of weeks. >> > >> > Reliance on technology has it's own set of problems, doesn't it??? >> > >> > Dave Stahl >>
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