Do you use the 'Power' button at all, or just turn it off by closing the
lid? I had similar behavior with my eMate, put in new batteries as
well, and finaly found that if you turn it off with the 'Power' button,
the batteries didn't drain out like that.
In the end I disabled the lid-switch entirely:
http://www.felesmagus.com/newton/otheremate.html
and now I've left my eMate sitting unplugged for up to 2 months, and
it's still got lots of power when I turn it back on.
Also, I heard that installing the latest system patch can fix some bug
with the power handling software, but I don't have any first-hand
experience with that.
-Stephanie
On vendredi, novembre 22, 2002, at 10:15 , T. wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I love my eMate. I don't like that I can put it in my backpack and
> next time I remove it (a few hours later) it has discharged 50% of
> the battery and is shut-off, needing a reset in the back. What gives?
> Any ideas? The battery is new. I replaced it because I thought the
> problem was the battery. I was wrong. It did this same behaviour
> prior to the replacement.
>
> Help?
> --
> Timothy in Phoenix, AZ, USA
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