Questions & Answers for: Compaq charge cradle

cradle with a USB connection on the end. I plugged it into my computer with the iPAQ on it and I am assuming the power is on the top right, but when I push it, nothing happens. I am thinking it is the

...cradle, yet, will not charge, no sign of life. Should it charge independently from battery, or do I need to check and/or replace the battery? Any ideas as to how I can get my device up and running? ...

...charge anymore. Try to remove the batter and place the pocket pc in its cradle and turn it on if it works then you can be sure it's the battery. You can probably pick up a batery on Ebay real cheap. ...

...it on, and the compaq boot up screen faintly appeared and then it died immediately. So, I found the charger and plugged it in. It has given me the amber charging light, but it won't do anything more ...

...due to lack of a battery. So I purchased a new battery and changed it. Now the new battery is charged and when the PDA is connected to the PC via the cradle, Active Sync on both the PDA and the ...

the basic cradle that comes with the Compaq Ipaq 3870 does not charge. If I were you, I'd either seek out a charging cradle or google the instructions for modifying your cradle to charge. Good luck..

charge light blinked) but no luck. It would turn on in the cradle though. So I assumed it was the battery. I bought one on ebay for a little more than $9 shipped. I think Amazon might have been better

...would be greatly appreciated. The cradle works fine (at least it did with XP and it still charges the battery). Vista sees that something has been plugged in, but cannot talk to it. :-( ...

...cradle, the ipaq, and the keyboard...i finally found a 5v ac adaptor, and plugged it all in...the screen got lighter/came on...but there is no picture no nothing but a dimly lit grey ...