Can't turn on my NX80v

[n0m0n]

Well I finally got my WiFi card to get recognized to my WiFi Router at home.
As I was trying this and that my NX80v went black.
Thought all I needed to do as either soft reset, hard reset, or recharge the battery.
Nothing seems to work.
The Power led does not light even when I place the Clie in its cradle.
I have pushed the power button down repeatedly and still nothing.
Can anyone enlighten me to what I may be doing wrong or what I should be trying???
The NX just turned off with no notice.
Thanks

[thinking]

Is the hold button engaged?

[n0m0n]

Originally posted by thinking
Is the hold button engaged?

I dont think so since I am sitting the power button downward.
Isn't the hold button and the power button the same one?

[thinking]

That is true. What happens if you press an application button? Will that turn unit on?

[n0m0n]

Originally posted by thinking
That is true. What happens if you press an application button? Will that turn unit on?

No it is as dead as if the battery needed to charge up.
I have the NX in the cradle but the power LED doesn't come on.
It had a good chraged battery minutes before it just shut down.
I cant seem to be able to figure it out.

[Edlin]

You push up not down to enage/disenage the hold function.
If its on hold, you can soft reset the clie, and it will power on briefly before and message prints to screen saying hold or supsend.

[n0m0n]

Originally posted by Edlin
You push up not down to enage/disenage the hold function.
If its on hold, you can soft reset the clie, and it will power on briefly before and message prints to screen saying hold or supsend.


No when I soft reset it does nothing.
Anyway shouldn't the power led come on when it is in the cradle?
Thanks

[evilecho]

My NX80v did the same thing today. I went to turn it on and nothing, no response. I put it in the charger and the charge light does not come on. I also plugged it into the usb cable and still no charge light.

I'm wondering if the little round battery is the problem, I don't have the small screwdriver to pull the back off, I have to go find one tomorrow.

sigh

[belangermtl]

Mine seams discharged too today! When it's not on the craddle, I can't
turn it on. When it's on the craddle ON, the battery information pannel
tells me alternatively that it is charging/discharging, when the power is
OFF, the power led is orange-blinking!

And I tried many thing that hard-resetted the Clié 3 times!!!

I can't use it anymore.

SONY: Expiration date!! No more Clié for real!!! With no support anymore
what a pleasure!!

[n0m0n]

Well Best Buy informed me that my unit was beyond repair so I no longer have a NX80v.
They no longer sell or service them.
They offered me a MUCH lesser unit so I opted to take the money and run.
I was lucky they also accepted all my accessories that I purchased for the Clie at the cost I originally paid (with receipt) or whatever the last selling price was.
I got over 1000.00 back.
Not bad glad I had the extended warranty!!!!
Finally a warranty aid off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[evilecho]

Well, I still don't see how mine could die just sitting on the desk. There is nothing rattling inside it and it did not drop or hit anything. I guess i'll find a little screwdriver tomorrow and dig into it.
Like I said, I don't even get a light when I put it in the charger. I unplugged the battery and still no lights. I can see a round battery in the back and I'm wondering if that failed and is causing the problem.

[belangermtl]

But my problem, as I said in another post a minute ago :) , is that I bought it through Amazon.com from Canada (hurray for the web) to be shipped to a
friend in USA that get it through the border for me because this model is nor
sell neither supported here in Canada!

Maybe this friend can take it back to the USA and try to get it repaired...

Now ebay is on the black list, and buying from USA too (since I'm in Canada)!!

[n0m0n]

Well, I still don't see how mine could die just sitting on the desk. There is nothing rattling inside it and it did not drop or hit anything. I guess i'll find a little screwdriver tomorrow and dig into it.
Like I said, I don't even get a light when I put it in the charger. I unplugged the battery and still no lights. I can see a round battery in the back and I'm wondering if that failed and is causing the problem.

Hey, Mine was in my hand and on battery was 100% I tapped to go to my Datebook and black it went.
Did not drop, in fact the store rep said that he could not believe the pristine condition of my PDA.
The screen was virgin to a stylus, always had a screen protector on it form day one...
This thing was in a case ever minute less when it was in the cradle.
Trust me it just decided to retire itself to the PDA heaven in the pile!!!
Along with all my personal business etc. information.
I was very happy with the PDA and wish I still had it.
Since I have tried a T3, and a x30.
The x30 is interesting but I think only because I am so upset that the NX80v died so I think some of my x30 enjoyment is actually rebellion against the think failing...
Oh well Sony no longer is selling so maybe it is a good thing.

[n0m0n]

Now ebay is on the black list, and buying from USA too (since I'm in Canada)!!

What do you mean "Black list"?

[stronggeek]

I had a full charge and well the rest is in this thread:

http://www.1src.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46568&highlight=stronggeek+NX80

I'm glad the PSP worked out for you as my warranty saved me as well.

[belangermtl]

What do you mean "Black list"?

With eBay I bought my NX80V 2 times and never get one!

1st time: the seller (Digital Moose from Toronto) was taking 3 months sending it (if he sent it). I cancelled. I never get my money back. I asked the federal police of Canada (RCMP) to do something but nothing appends until now.

2nd time: the seller disappears after being paid through Western Union. No more email, no more addresse. 2 other customers contacted me to tell me the same thing!

After putting eBay on my personal balck list, I used Amazon.com to finally get my desired baby shipped to the address of a friend
in USA since I can't get it in Canada, even from amazon.ca... Now it's broken after only 5 months of use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


You understand that eBay will be on my black list of business spot. And since I will surely not be able to make my PDA repaired in Canada since it's been bought in USA and not sold in Canada, I will not buy in USA anymore for major electronic things...

[n0m0n]

I had a full charge and well the rest is in this thread:

http://www.1src.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46568&highlight=stronggeek+NX80

I'm glad the PSP worked out for you as my warranty saved me as well.

Read your thread.
Interesting thing is that I inserted the W110 card inyo the CF slot about 2 seconds before it went to sleep.
I did not see or hear anything loose but I did not shake it or know about the CF breakage.
Hmmmm.
I wonder though.
This is a good reason to stay with the x30...
I dont need any wireless cards.
Thanks

[palmem]

Try a different outlet, this happened to me clie, and I flipped out

Luckily, I was at a friends house, using the charger, and when I got home, it worked when it was plugged in!

All I needed was a recharge...

-palmem

[n0m0n]

That did not work for me.
I tried everything different a/c chargers forthe Clie, USB, and so on.
The unit was fried.

[CLiENX]

My advise never charge your clie using a car charger, ... it fried my mainboard twice..and from that on..I only stick with the original SONY cradle charger, without turning it on while charging....maybe the rite time to sell off my NX80V is 3 mnths bef the end of warranty period...

[n0m0n]

My advise never charge your clie using a car charger, ... it fried my mainboard twice..and from that on..I only stick with the original SONY cradle charger, without turning it on while charging....maybe the rite time to sell off my NX80V is 3 mnths bef the end of warranty period...

Please understand I did not use any aftermarket charger before this unit shut down for the last time. I tried a friends auto charger 'after' it was clear that my OEM charger would not and or could not help me in getting my beloved NX80v on or working.

That said, this message has been generated via my x30 624 Mhz PPC and sent via WiFi.

[Jet Jockey]

Mine was working like a dream. I installed Docs to Go 7 and wireless Inbox and about 4 or 5 days later the screen would go dark (light off, but not blank) when it would call out on the modem or WiFi. The light went back on after I stopped using the WiFi or modem and all other applications worked just fine.

A reinstall job took care of it, for a day or two, then same darned thing would happen again. This went on about 3 times...dark screen, install, Inbox works fine again for 24-48 hours, then we start over again.

Well, finally it went dead...and I mean dead last night. There I was, taking a picture of my son and checcking to see if the restaurant we were in had WiFi. With no luck, I shut it down and it never came to life again.

Personally, I think it was either the Docs To Go 7 or (more likely) the Wireless Inbox.

Now...what I REALLY need is the 800 number and address for SONY so I can send it back.

Can Anyone Help with that?

Steve
Orlando, Fl

[treffmeister]

This is a real problem. Sounds inherent! And possibly to do with the network API? Or maybe a time-bomb implemented by sony?

[DarKIcE]

With eBay I bought my NX80V 2 times and never get one!

1st time: the seller (Digital Moose from Toronto) was taking 3 months sending it (if he sent it). I cancelled. I never get my money back. I asked the federal police of Canada (RCMP) to do something but nothing appends until now.

2nd time: the seller disappears after being paid through Western Union. No more email, no more addresse. 2 other customers contacted me to tell me the same thing!

After putting eBay on my personal balck list, I used Amazon.com to finally get my desired baby shipped to the address of a friend
in USA since I can't get it in Canada, even from amazon.ca... Now it's broken after only 5 months of use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


You understand that eBay will be on my black list of business spot. And since I will surely not be able to make my PDA repaired in Canada since it's been bought in USA and not sold in Canada, I will not buy in USA anymore for major electronic things...


try contact sony canada.. i buy my NX80 from ecost and after 8month the CF slot broke. sony canada repair and they only ask for my original receip. it take about a month but finally have my mx working!

[n0m0n]

Mine was working like a dream. I installed Docs to Go 7 and wireless Inbox and about 4 or 5 days later the screen would go dark (light off, but not blank) when it would call out on the modem or WiFi. The light went back on after I stopped using the WiFi or modem and all other applications worked just fine.

A reinstall job took care of it, for a day or two, then same darned thing would happen again. This went on about 3 times...dark screen, install, Inbox works fine again for 24-48 hours, then we start over again.

Well, finally it went dead...and I mean dead last night. There I was, taking a picture of my son and checcking to see if the restaurant we were in had WiFi. With no luck, I shut it down and it never came to life again.

Personally, I think it was either the Docs To Go 7 or (more likely) the Wireless Inbox.

Now...what I REALLY need is the 800 number and address for SONY so I can send it back.

Can Anyone Help with that?

Steve
Orlando, Fl

I found it to be the CF bay.
When I inserted my WiFi card something snapped or broke loose.
It is a design flaw.
Anyway here is what I have; Sony PDA's 877.763.7669.
Not sure if that is still good since they no longer offer PDA's in the USA.
This is the Sony # I use to get product info on xPlod's 800.222.7669.
I switched to a T3 but with the long wait for a WiFi card I decided to go with a dreaded Dell x30h.
I LOVE the built-in WiFi, and Bluetooth options.
Not that happy with Windows OS but its not that bad once you get used to it.
Good luck.