re:PalmPilot Battery Problem

["Peter Meyer" <pmeyer@xxxxxxxxx>]

In message "PalmPilot Battery Problem", lou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Lou, 

Gut instinct suggests that your new memory consumes more power than your
previous 512k.  It may draw sufficient power to deplete any stored 
energy in a shorter time than the 1 minute grace period.  

Peter Meyer

=> I have a perplexing problem. Everytime I change my 
=> Pilot's batteries, I lose all my data.
=> 
=> The owner's manual says I have a minute to install fresh 
=> batteries while the built-in power source stores the data
=> in memory, but this doesn't seem to work on my PalmPilot Personal
=> (just upgraded with 2MB PalmIII OS upgrade).
=> 
=> After installing a new set of Alkalines, I tried removing them
=> and replacing them immediately - same results, my data was
=> lost (good thing I have PilotManager to restore a backup!)
=> 
=> Any help is appreciated.
=> 
=> Thanks,
=> 
=> -lou
=> 
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