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Originally Posted by laura_eva
Ever since I've had my IPAQ h4150 (bought from a friend as a 9 month old machine) the back up (NMH) battery "bar" has always shown empty ! Could this just be a software bug ?
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If it wasn't dead when you bought it, it surely is by now - NiMH batteries don't have a very long lifespan.
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Originally Posted by laura_eva
If I do a full back up onto SD will this enable me to restore everything .... programs and data .... should removing the battery as a "trial" really kill power ?
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Unfortunately yes - but you can do a restore in fairly short order.
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Originally Posted by laura_eva
(.... and incidentally could I back up onto SD card, put the SD into another similar "hard reset" IPAQ and use the "restore" to mirror all the applications on the other machine ????)
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Only if it's the same model - I wouldn't recommend trying that on a different model, as device drivers and corresponding registry entries are typically different.
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Originally Posted by laura_eva
Oh, and finally .... are those back-up power packs (4 x AA - potentially 8000 mAh !) really safe to use ?
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Only if it's properly constructed.