Thread: N800 won't turn on!
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Betty Woo is offline Betty Woo
2008-02-12 , 01:17
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Originally Posted by myk View Post
Its like reinstalling Windows on a PC, just in case you just have a software problem and the hardware is fine. Are you still running OS.2007? Its worth installing 2008 anyway, I think.
Ah. First thing out of the box and I put OS2008 on it.


Originally Posted by myk View Post
You should backup your data to memory card first - see backup program under 'settings'. Ahh .. d'oh! you can't - sorry.
Strangely, I'd made the decision when I first got PlayThing that I would only had stuff I'd already stored on my iMac, first. This included all my screenshots of... ah... my screenshots? So, aside from losing the set-up and the apps, I haven't lost anything, really, 'cept a bit of my sanity.


Originally Posted by myk View Post
And you would need to reinstall your applications anyway. Its all a LOT easier than on Windows though.
Oh, God. Windows. Never been a fan and have had various Macs since the Classic. Which means I've never actually had to reformat a hard drive. I'm a stauch 'if ignorance is bliss, I want to be happy' computer person.


Originally Posted by myk View Post
Of course, if your hardware is bad, it might not even be possible to do this. See this forum for OS.2008 upgrade info.
Well. I'm home now and the battery's been out for an hour. I'll give it another hour while I eat dinner and go through the steps and see what's what.

Has this been a rather post-OS2008 issue? I wonder what's happening... .

Ah, well. Also called up Dell.ca and they have a 30-day return policy. Worse case scenario: give this thing another week, see if some firmware upgrade gets belched out and take it from there. If I'm still not happy, ship PlayThing back and get another one.