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HP 48GX Freezes with Cancel/On button Message #1 Posted by Brad Connelly on 25 July 2007, 5:14 p.m. Hello all "listeners", I have a beloved HP 48GX that's 10 years old, and it recently started locking up on me. It turns on with a zero and a cursor, and when I hit "cancel", it freezes. I can hit "enter" and it displays a regular stack, and I can perform operations and access menus, but the calculator is very slow. But ultimately it locks up and I have to perform a hard reset or removed a battery to get it going again. It's basically inoperable, and I've ordered an HP 35S (already have a 33S which stinks), because I've pretty much written my 48GX off as dead. Anyone had this happen and been able to revive theirs? Brad

Re: HP 48GX Freezes with Cancel/On button Message #2 Posted by Randy on 26 July 2007, 10:22 a.m., in response to message #1 by Brad Connelly The zero key is failing, that's why it appears when the unit powers up. While you might be able to get a few more miles out of it with several cycles through an ultrasonic cleaner (the only way to clean the key internals), but ultimately it is a lost cause as the key will short completely at some point and then it will no longer turn on.

Re: HP 48GX Freezes with Cancel/On button Message #3 Posted by Brad Connelly on 26 July 2007, 3:04 p.m., in response to message #2 by Randy Thanks for the response. I don't know whether to have it cremated or embalmed!!

Re: HP 48GX Freezes with Cancel/On button Message #4 Posted by Randy on 26 July 2007, 3:22 p.m., in response to message #3 by Brad Connelly Do what just about everybody else seems to do... sell it on eBay. With a disclaimer of course. Edited: 26 July 2007, 3:23 p.m.

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