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Posted by newsgroups.telenet.be on January 28, 2010, 3:55 pm


maybe this is more a electronic problem than software but i am looking for
some suggestions.
i got a tomtom go 720 for over 2 years now and untill recently no problems.
I always leave it in the car ready to use but for the last few weeks i
havent used it and its been really freezing here since.
When i tried to start it up again i only got the tomtom logo and after a
few minutes a sign with a cross over wich i assume means no memory or
software.
at first i didnt panic since i got a recent backup.
Connecting it to the computer tomtom home doesnt start or recognise the
device when started up manually.
Using windows explorer it recognizes 2 external devices both with none or
no accesible memory .
I am afraid i got a total loss here .Further more i have no idea what the
reason could be except for the freezing tempuratures.
Any tips anyone? thanks


Posted by Gene E. Bloch on January 28, 2010, 8:53 pm


On 1/28/10, newsgroups.telenet.be posted:
> maybe this is more a electronic problem than software but i am looking for
> some suggestions.
> i got a tomtom go 720 for over 2 years now and untill recently no problems.
> I always leave it in the car ready to use but for the last few weeks i havent
> used it and its been really freezing here since.
> When i tried to start it up again i only got the tomtom logo and after a few
> minutes a sign with a cross over wich i assume means no memory or software.
> at first i didnt panic since i got a recent backup.
> Connecting it to the computer tomtom home doesnt start or recognise the
> device when started up manually.
> Using windows explorer it recognizes 2 external devices both with none or no
> accesible memory .
> I am afraid i got a total loss here .Further more i have no idea what the
> reason could be except for the freezing tempuratures.
> Any tips anyone? thanks

Device specs often list different temperature ranges for storage and
for operation. I had always assumed that storage wasn't that important.
Maybe I was wrong, and maybe your device went below the allowed range.

Thinking about it, I'd guess that if it got cold enough, the battery
could literally freeze and thus be ruined. Maybe electrolytic
capacitors too.

I'm just guessing, so maybe someone here who knows will post real info.

--
Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com



Posted by Rod Speed on January 29, 2010, 3:59 am


Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On 1/28/10, newsgroups.telenet.be posted:
>> maybe this is more a electronic problem than software but i am
>> looking for some suggestions.
>> i got a tomtom go 720 for over 2 years now and untill recently no
>> problems. I always leave it in the car ready to use but for the last
>> few weeks i havent used it and its been really freezing here since.
>> When i tried to start it up again i only got the tomtom logo and
>> after a few minutes a sign with a cross over wich i assume means no
>> memory or software. at first i didnt panic since i got a recent
>> backup. Connecting it to the computer tomtom home doesnt start or recognise
>> the device when started up manually.
>> Using windows explorer it recognizes 2 external devices both with
>> none or no accesible memory .
>> I am afraid i got a total loss here .Further more i have no idea
>> what the reason could be except for the freezing tempuratures.
>> Any tips anyone? thanks
> Device specs often list different temperature ranges for storage and
> for operation. I had always assumed that storage wasn't that
> important. Maybe I was wrong, and maybe your device went below the
> allowed range.

> Thinking about it, I'd guess that if it got cold enough, the battery could
literally freeze and thus be ruined.

Doesnt happen with Lithium Ion batterys.

> Maybe electrolytic capacitors too.

Doesnt happen with those either.

> I'm just guessing,

Thats obvious.

> so maybe someone here who knows will post real info.

Wouldnt dream of it.



Posted by Gene E. Bloch on January 29, 2010, 5:02 pm


On 1/29/10, Rod Speed posted:
> Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>> On 1/28/10, newsgroups.telenet.be posted:
>>> maybe this is more a electronic problem than software but i am
>>> looking for some suggestions.
>>> i got a tomtom go 720 for over 2 years now and untill recently no
>>> problems. I always leave it in the car ready to use but for the last
>>> few weeks i havent used it and its been really freezing here since.
>>> When i tried to start it up again i only got the tomtom logo and
>>> after a few minutes a sign with a cross over wich i assume means no
>>> memory or software. at first i didnt panic since i got a recent
>>> backup. Connecting it to the computer tomtom home doesnt start or
>>> recognise
>>> the device when started up manually.
>>> Using windows explorer it recognizes 2 external devices both with
>>> none or no accesible memory .
>>> I am afraid i got a total loss here .Further more i have no idea
>>> what the reason could be except for the freezing tempuratures.
>>> Any tips anyone? thanks
>> Device specs often list different temperature ranges for storage and
>> for operation. I had always assumed that storage wasn't that
>> important. Maybe I was wrong, and maybe your device went below the
>> allowed range.

>> Thinking about it, I'd guess that if it got cold enough, the battery could
>> literally freeze and thus be ruined.

> Doesnt happen with Lithium Ion batterys.

>> Maybe electrolytic capacitors too.

> Doesnt happen with those either.

>> I'm just guessing,

> Thats obvious.

>> so maybe someone here who knows will post real info.

> Wouldnt dream of it.

That's obvious.

--
Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com



Posted by Rod Speed on January 29, 2010, 10:59 pm


Gene E. Bloch wrote
> Rod Speed posted
>> Gene E. Bloch wrote
>>> newsgroups.telenet.be wrote

>>>> maybe this is more a electronic problem than software but i am
>>>> looking for some suggestions.

>>>> i got a tomtom go 720 for over 2 years now and untill recently no
>>>> problems. I always leave it in the car ready to use but for the
>>>> last few weeks i havent used it and its been really freezing here
>>>> since. When i tried to start it up again i only got the tomtom
>>>> logo and after a few minutes a sign with a cross over wich i
>>>> assume means no memory or software. at first i didnt panic since i
>>>> got a recent backup. Connecting it to the computer tomtom home
>>>> doesnt start or recognise
>>>> the device when started up manually.
>>>> Using windows explorer it recognizes 2 external devices both with
>>>> none or no accesible memory .
>>>> I am afraid i got a total loss here .Further more i have no idea
>>>> what the reason could be except for the freezing tempuratures.
>>>> Any tips anyone? thanks

>>> Device specs often list different temperature ranges for storage and
>>> for operation. I had always assumed that storage wasn't that
>>> important. Maybe I was wrong, and maybe your device went below the
>>> allowed range.

>>> Thinking about it, I'd guess that if it got cold enough, the
>>> battery could literally freeze and thus be ruined.

>> Doesnt happen with Lithium Ion batterys.

>>> Maybe electrolytic capacitors too.

>> Doesnt happen with those either.

>>> I'm just guessing,

>> Thats obvious.

>>> so maybe someone here who knows will post real info.

>> Wouldnt dream of it.

> That's obvious.

Never ever could bullshit its way out of a wet paper bag.



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