OK, here's an experiment I'm attempting for the next little: I imaged the
contents of my CF card onto one of the MicroDrives, and put the Microdrive back
into one of the "faulty" units. I'll use it for a little while and see what
happens. If the issue creeps up again, it must have to do with the image I have
(software issue), because every other option will have been tried out. However,
if it does not occur for say, one week, then I'll conclude my CF card is faulty.
Are my assumptions correct?

Regards,

Maurice

--- In LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com, Maurice Lafleur <maurice.lafleur@...> wrote:
>
> Actually, yes and no. The BT and WiFi are usually off. The IR is always on.
>
> And I may add, it happens just about anytime and anywhere. I was at Sears
> shopping for a snowblower in the fall when it started the first time.
>
> Thanks for the follow-up.
>
> Maurice, in Gatineau
>
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Jerry Beatty <brokenjerry@...>wrote:
>
> > Are you leaving the wireless, bluetooth or infrared turned on when not
> > in use? It may be getting info from other devices like one of those BB's
> > when it is close enough.
> > Jerry in Arizona
> >
> > --- On *Fri, 3/27/09, istop4u2000 <maurice.lafleur@...>* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: istop4u2000 <maurice.lafleur@...>
> > Subject: [ LifeDrive ] Erratic behaviour, very bizzare
> > To: LifeDrive@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 7:02 AM
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I will try to describe the best I can, an erratic behaviour my Palm(s) have
> > started to show a few months ago.
> > It can happen anytime the unit is turned on, without any specific provoking
> > causes that I can tell, and it renders the unit unusable. The only solution
> > is soft reset. And event then, it may re-appear right away. Here's what
> > happens.
> >
> > The display starts to show operations I did not initiate. As if someone
> > (something) was tapping various area of the screen at random, starting an
> > app, opening menus, entering random characters. It even happened while on
> > the cradle once. My main issue is that it can start any app (for example
> > Calendar) and enter random appointments or worse yet, erase existing ones.
> > It could be just any other app too.
> >
> > I must say that I have replaced my Microdrive for a CF card a few months
> > ago.
> >
> > My first reaction was that the Motherboard had gone bezerk. I had a spare
> > unit, so I patiently opened the two, swapped the MBs and for a week it
> > worked beautifully. Then it started again. So I decided that maybe it was
> > the screen that was causing the trouble. So again, I opened the two units,
> > and swapped the displays. This time the problem re-appeared within a day or
> > two. I really was at wits end. So I though to myself, maybe it's the case.
> > By now I was getting to be an expert at opening up my units. I swapped the
> > two cases, at no avail. The erratic behaviour was still present.
> > Just two days ago, I got my hands on a third unit, this one almost new. The
> > previous user told me it was in perfect condition, operating like a charm. I
> > know I can trust him. So I yanked my CF card out of the faulty unit, I put
> > it the new one. It worked well for 2 days, but this morning, I think it
> > started again.
> >
> > I'm really at the end of the rope, and I am beginning to think that the
> > real culprit is the CF card. Has anyone ever encountered such bizarre
> > behaviour, or anything linked to using a CF card as a replacement for the
> > MicroDrive?
> >
> > Sorry for the long post, and thanks for your help.
> >
> > Maurice
> >
> > PS: If you are wondering how I got to own 3 Lifedrive, my organization is
> > going the Blackberry route. Other people's units are being retired. I
> > insisted on keeping my LD, since it allows me to do things my BB won't, for
> > example, work on a Word Document, with a IR keyboard using Word To Go. I'm
> > not a convert to BB, far form it too.
> > M
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Maurice
>
> The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who
> have not got it.
> George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
>