C500 Forgets date/time if battery removed |
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 Apr 14 2006, 15:50
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Regular  Group: Posters Posts: 144 Joined: 28th November 2002 Member No.: 243 Device(s): Vario II  |
Hi,
Every time I remove/replace the battery on my C500, the clock goes back to 20/7/2004. Do they all do this, or is mine faulty? Thanks. |
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Apr 16 2006, 01:53
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 I want that one!  Group: Posters Posts: 299 Joined: 20th November 2003 From: UK Member No.: 21,535 Device(s): v1240 |
QUOTE(finisterre @ Apr 14 2006, 15:50)  Hi, Every time I remove/replace the battery on my C500, the clock goes back to 20/7/2004. Do they all do this, or is mine faulty? Thanks. I'm curious about this too. Only my C500 loses such information by simply turning it off. -------------------- Forgotten Brick : T10 : T28s : T39m : T68i : SPV E200 : SPV C500 : SPV C550 : v1240
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Apr 16 2006, 03:52
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 Staff Team Leader  Group: Admin Team Posts: 16,839 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 and JasJar |
Sounds like the internal battery is faulty, the same started to happened on mine about a year ago.
A quick sync with the PC sorts t out though 
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Apr 21 2006, 21:23
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 Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 234 Joined: 4th November 2004 Member No.: 63,572 |
QUOTE ' date='Apr 16 2006, 04:52' post='732091']Sounds like the internal battery is faulty, the same started to happened on mine about a year ago. A quick sync with the PC sorts t out though Got the same problem now too ... Can the internal battery be replaced? This post has been edited by xspyda: Apr 21 2006, 21:24 |
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Apr 21 2006, 22:23
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 Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 224 Joined: 11th December 2005 From: France Member No.: 162,389 Device(s): Asus P525,SPV C600,HTC S710 |
QUOTE(xspyda @ Apr 21 2006, 21:23) Got the same problem now too ... Can the internal battery be replaced? i noticed it too. i had updated to a newer rom and it went well. -------------------- |
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Apr 22 2006, 11:01
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Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 234 Joined: 4th November 2004 Member No.: 63,572 |
QUOTE(kevinsephiroth @ Apr 21 2006, 23:23) i noticed it too. i had updated to a newer rom and it went well. You mean you think a rom update cured it... or caused it? |
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Apr 22 2006, 11:48
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Staff Team Leader Group: Admin Team Posts: 16,839 Joined: 24th November 2002 From: Southampton Member No.: 53 Device(s): C550 and JasJar |
Not quite sure how that would be possible :? , when the battery is removed there is no operating system etc running.
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Jul 28 2006, 05:02
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Regular Group: Posters Posts: 71 Joined: 5th November 2004 Member No.: 63,626 |
Mine started doing this recently too. If I remove the battery to take out the minisd, the phone resets itself to 12:00AM on January 1st, 2004. This is really annoying when switching cards away from home. Is there any way to fix it or do I just need a new phone?
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Jul 28 2006, 09:42
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 Regular Group: Posters Posts: 74 Joined: 2nd January 2006 Member No.: 165,477 Device(s): MDA Vario II/Hermes |
My mda compact II/charmer does this - it resets to 23/03/05
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Jul 28 2006, 15:44
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 Addict  Group: Posters Posts: 590 Joined: 6th January 2004 Member No.: 27,498 |
Mine does not seem to do this.
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The more storage space you have, the more junk you store The new name for the Orange SPV E200 - Orange SPV3. For the Orange SPV C500 - the SPV4 |
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Jul 28 2006, 22:55
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 13th August 2005 Member No.: 144,099 Device(s): SMT 5600 |
i have the same problem on my SMT5600. it's not a HUGE deal, but it's annoying. does anyone know if there's a way to make it stop?
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Jul 29 2006, 07:54
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 The artist formerly known as Peekie Group: Posters Posts: 1,858 Joined: 26th October 2003 Member No.: 19,316 Device(s): HTC Diamond / Iphone 3g |
I have the same problem with ALL my older smartphones E200,C500,C550 and MPX200 seems the internal battery is lame as it only lasts around a year
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Jul 29 2006, 08:02
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 Timelord Group: Posters Posts: 1,557 Joined: 6th September 2003 From: Gallifrey Member No.: 15,319 |
QUOTE(peekie @ Jul 29 2006, 08:54) I have the same problem with ALL my older smartphones E200,C500,C550 and MPX200 seems the internal battery is lame as it only lasts around a year I thought all C500's did this out of the box? All of mine seem to have done and I am on to about handset 7 now. Maybe its the fact all the replacements are refurbs and therefore old? |
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Jul 31 2006, 15:27
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 Potential Lunatic Group: Posters Posts: 94 Joined: 31st August 2004 From: York, UK Member No.: 54,834 Device(s): C500 / C550 |
QUOTE(Dr Who @ Jul 29 2006, 09:02) I thought all C500's did this out of the box? All of mine seem to have done and I am on to about handset 7 now. Maybe its the fact all the replacements are refurbs and therefore old? Nope, Mine has only recently started exhibiting this behavior... Most annoying having to set the clock every time I remove the mini SD. |
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Jul 31 2006, 16:01
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 11th March 2006 Member No.: 177,040 Device(s): SDA |
I think it may be to do with applying the latest C500 ROM upgrade from Orange. There seems to be a file missing from the new ROM that was present beforehand. The file in question is timewizard.exe. That file is present on my SDA (which has been upgraded using the lastest T-Mobile ROM - from Germany - and remembers the time OK), but not on my SPV C500, which has been upgraded and now looses the time when the battery is removed. Interestingly, the same thing happens on my Dad's SPV C500 too, but again, only since we upgraded the ROM (to get Media Player version 10). I haven't found a way to copy that file over from the SDA to the SPV to try and prove this, nor have I been able to find a download source for timewizard.exe. Can anyone prove or disprove my theory? Or does anyone know how to copy files from ROM?
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Aug 1 2006, 07:45
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 Hardcore Group: Posters Posts: 1,962 Joined: 6th June 2003 From: kYuSi, PiLiPpHiNeS Member No.: 7,452 |
QUOTE(dlinacre @ Aug 1 2006, 00:01) I think it may be to do with applying the latest C500 ROM upgrade from Orange. There seems to be a file missing from the new ROM that was present beforehand. The file in question is timewizard.exe. That file is present on my SDA (which has been upgraded using the lastest T-Mobile ROM - from Germany - and remembers the time OK), but not on my SPV C500, which has been upgraded and now looses the time when the battery is removed. Interestingly, the same thing happens on my Dad's SPV C500 too, but again, only since we upgraded the ROM (to get Media Player version 10). I haven't found a way to copy that file over from the SDA to the SPV to try and prove this, nor have I been able to find a download source for timewizard.exe. Can anyone prove or disprove my theory? Or does anyone know how to copy files from ROM? try to use SDA Full Application Unlocker on your phone... follow the instructions and then try to copy it from the \Windows folder... -------------------- "Do not follow where the path may lead.
Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." |
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Aug 1 2006, 08:49
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Addict Group: Posters Posts: 590 Joined: 6th January 2004 Member No.: 27,498 |
@dlinacre
I've got an Orange SPV C500 ROM 4.2.1.1 (so with WMP10) and I don't have the timewizard file (however, as I searched for the word time, the file mmtimer.dll turned up - don't know if this is relevant), and the time does not reset when I remove the battery. This also does not happen on my second C500 - ROM 4.2.1.4. -------------------- www.Toyota-F1.com
The more storage space you have, the more junk you store The new name for the Orange SPV E200 - Orange SPV3. For the Orange SPV C500 - the SPV4 |
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Aug 1 2006, 10:30
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CompTIA A+ Certified  Group: MoDaCo Plus Posts: 324 Joined: 9th November 2004 From: Barnsley Member No.: 64,354 Device(s): SPV C500, MDA Vario 1 & 2 |
am not sure how long my c500 has done this as its only since i got my vario and keep switching sim cards about that i have noticed this, the why i get around it is to plug it in to the charger. remove the battery change the sim put the battery back in then it keeps the time
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Aug 11 2006, 07:01
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 Enthusiast Group: Posters Posts: 196 Joined: 14th December 2004 Member No.: 102,005 |
Doesn't the phone pull the time off the cell network?
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Aug 13 2006, 20:12
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 7 Joined: 8th October 2004 Member No.: 59,711 |
QUOTE(Socrates @ Aug 11 2006, 07:01) Doesn't the phone pull the time off the cell network? By accident I found out that either: = it doesn't = my c500 doesn't = my c500 doesn't because of a setting I am not aware off. I remeber thought that I have never set date and time before on my c500. So I am pretty puzzled too... |
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