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[tritium]

So, I bought an x3 on an ebay auction...

My first ever ebay experience, and I think I've been, well, stuck with faulty equipment.

But I'm trying not to jump to conclusions. I understand there may be some driver issues, and there's a chance the previous owner flashed to an earlier version of the ROM (not likely, imo).

Here's the deal. The moment I get this thing, I notice that it won't power on. Ok, so I plug in the AC adaptor and the thing fires up. I figure its been in the mail for 2-3 days, so a dead battery is possible. After a few seconds, I get a low backup battery warning. No big deal, right? I've read that they discharge if the x3 PDA is left by itself for too long.

So I decide to check the power settings to see if that's really the case. The main battery is reading 80% and the backup battery reads "Abnormal".

Can anyone offer some advice on what to do? This is a software glitch or is the battery actually toast?

HELP! (I just *KNEW* this would happen if I tried an ebay auction... too many horror stories, and now I've had one for myself)

-tritium