TomTom730 Locks up on startup image

[mrlees]

Hello, my 730 locks up on the start-up image then reboots itself after about 1 minute and locks up on the start up image permanently. The only way to shut it off is through the reset button. If i Connect it to the computer it will start up tomtom home and I can go through the options, but when I go to operate my device through the computer it gets no satellite signal at all, and if I check satellite or battery status a "demo" icon flashes below the battery charge indicator.

Any help is greatly appreciated

 

[dhn]

Welcome to TTF.

Don't worry about what the emulator shows regarding a gps signal or a battery indicator. They are just simulations.

Have you downloaded a new startup image lately?

When you are not connected to the computer and do a pin reset on the unit and then start it up, do you have the problem?

If so, try this:

Make an Explorer, not Home, backup of your unit's contents.

Then format the unit. Don't use quickformat.

Restore the Explorer backup.

Does that help?

 

[mrlees]

Thanks DHN, the format thing worked to a large degree. Now the unit functions well as a gps, plus it seems to be running faster, so there must have been a few corruptions in the system before the major crash. My only complaint about it now would be, that if I attempt to set up the blue-tooth phone as soon as I hit yes to activate Bluethooth, the whole freeze-up happens again and I have to reformat and install my software. Any suggestions?

Edit: It also freezes up when I hit the "enable Bluethooth" Button in the preferences menu

Thanks again