[OSM-talk] my etrex died?

[Karl Newman]

On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Maning Sambale
<emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>wrote:

> For some reasons I can't explain, my etrex couldn't start anymore. At
> first I thought it's the battery but plugging it to my usb doesn't work
> either.
>
> I see no physical damage in the unit and it's still working yesterday.
>
> Any idea why?  Or how do repair it.
>
> cheers,
> maning
>

You could try a master reset on it--hold down the page, menu and enter
buttons while turning it on (it might help to have an extra set of hands...)
If it still beeps or is recognized by your USB host when you turn it on, you
may have encountered the common eTrex screen failure (loose connector).
Another thing to try is to remove your microSD card (if your model has one)
to see if it will power on.

Karl
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