[bookport] Re: BookPort Screaming then Dying
- From: "Marlaina Lieberg" <marlaina@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:47:18 -0800
Nope, it's not the batteries. I forget what they are, but I have been using
this brand forever, I get them off batterymart.com by the hundreds; I think
they are ever-ready or some one of those brands.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Ring" <ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 9:38 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: BookPort Screaming then Dying
> What kind of batteries are you using? Just curious, 'cause I won't buy
> that brand! (smile)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marlaina Lieberg
> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 11:29 AM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] BookPort Screaming then Dying
>
>
> Hi all. Wow, did I have a weird thing happen last night. I am running
> all the latest software/firmware, and have a 1 GB card inserted into my
> BookPort. Last night, I checked my battery status and it said it was at
> 30 percent. I figured that was enough to get me to sleep, so I did not
> change the batteries. I unlocked the unit, then checked to see at what
> percentage of my file I had stopped. As I executed the first power
> move, my bookport made this screatching sound, starting high and going
> down low. It actually sounded like it was crashing and burning, SMILES!
> Once it crashed, I could not do anything with it, none of the buttons
> worked. So, I removed the batteries, put them back again and started
> again. Got the same result. So, removed the batteries a second time,
> put them back and this time it said something like f s file format not
> supported, then screached and crashed. I tried one final time by
> removing the batteries and putting them back in, and this time I got to
> my book and was able to execute the power move. About three minutes
> later, it gave me the battery low message, so I simply replaced the
> batteries and it's been working fine ever since.
>
> It sure stopped my heart for a minute or so, SMILES!
> Marlaina Lieberg
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