Dead Calculator
Posted: Thu 05 Jun, 2008 10:08 pm
Well, my 84+ SE stopped working. I've tried the normal tricks to revive it, but nothing seems to work. I've tried:
changing the contrast
holding DEL while pulling a battery out and reinserting it
removing all the batteries(including the backup one)
it's not completely dead. For example, when I held DEL and popped the battery out and put it back in, the screen flashed the Install OS screen, then went blank. Also, the screen seems to flash on for a second when I push the power button, but you have to wait a while before it will flash again. And yes, the batteries are fully charged, and tested in another calc.
Since I pulled out all the batteries and waited a little while, it won't show the install OS screen again(when doing the DEL thing). It darkens for a second when you push the on button(like the normal slightly darker 'on' state, not solid black or anything), but goes back to the blank off state right after that.
do you have any ideas what's wrong with it, or what I can do to fix it?
thanks
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changing the contrast
holding DEL while pulling a battery out and reinserting it
removing all the batteries(including the backup one)
it's not completely dead. For example, when I held DEL and popped the battery out and put it back in, the screen flashed the Install OS screen, then went blank. Also, the screen seems to flash on for a second when I push the power button, but you have to wait a while before it will flash again. And yes, the batteries are fully charged, and tested in another calc.
Since I pulled out all the batteries and waited a little while, it won't show the install OS screen again(when doing the DEL thing). It darkens for a second when you push the on button(like the normal slightly darker 'on' state, not solid black or anything), but goes back to the blank off state right after that.
do you have any ideas what's wrong with it, or what I can do to fix it?
thanks
[shameless plug]oh, also for all the new members, if you didn't get the MaxCoderz 5yr-Trophy, which allows you to post in a special forum, and gets you a special calculator program if you own one, I'm still selling them. They've been sold out of the official store for a very long time now, so, take this opportunity to get your own MC 5yr-Trophy today![/shameless plug]