HP Ipaq 4700 stylus problem

chhoton m

• 16 Answers
• Posted on Aug 13, 2007

SOURCE: ipaq won't start up

detach battery and leave it for 30 minutes. reconnect battery (better if charged outside optionally).start the ipaq. hoping your mental relief.

SOURCE: No longer recognises stylus imput

Ok I fixed mine! Nothing too exotic or technical - I cleaned the screen! Used a spray of notebook screen cleaner and gently rubbed (which helped) then took a sheet of paper and cleaned in around the edge of the screen, which seemed to fix it completely. The paper came out a bit grubby, so I guess there is a problem if you get dirt between the screen and the casing. Mine is a s/h reconditioned unit, and probably a couple of years old, so this may have been an accumulation over that time. Anyway it now works fine after a month of thinking I would have to bin it (as I haven't been able to find anybody remotely interested in taking it into a workshop on the continent!

SOURCE: Hp 4700 ipaq does not display properly

Take a firmware update to your Hp 4700

SOURCE: iPAQ 4700 hard resetting on its own.

I also own an ipaq 4700 and experienced the same problem. Even after reloading the OS I continued to have this problem. I did buy it refurbished but I fear this may be a common hardware problem. From my research it would appear the battery is the most likely culprit, I have not tried replacing mine but it may be worth a shot, if nothing else you have an extra battery which means less time at the charger :D

SOURCE: Won't get through blue HP startup screen.

try taking battery out for 6hours then reinstall and hard rest.
this works on mine. bob