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>My 510 arrived this morning. Plugged it in and all seemed well. I then
>installed Tom-Tom home and tried to do a backup. Both the PC and the Tom-Tom
>locked up. I rebooted the PC and tried again with the same result. The third
>time the same happened but this time the Tom-Tom screed locked and it will
>not turn on or off. The screen is blank but illuminated. So is it knackered
>or do I wait for the battery to run down? I cannot see any way of doing a
>reset.
>
>Peter Crosland
>
>
>

>> My 510 arrived this morning. Plugged it in and all seemed well. I
>> then installed Tom-Tom home and tried to do a backup. Both the PC
>> and the Tom-Tom locked up. I rebooted the PC and tried again with
>> the same result. The third time the same happened but this time the
>> Tom-Tom screed locked and it will not turn on or off. The screen is
>> blank but illuminated. So is it knackered or do I wait for the
>> battery to run down? I cannot see any way of doing a reset.
>>
>> Peter Crosland
>>
>>
>>
> <http://www.tomtom.com/support/index.php?Language=1&query=reset+button&FI
> DB29>. Its the first image once the page has properly loaded
>
> Hold it under a light, and youll see the hole. I occasionally have
> to reset mine - it did wonders for me when my new TomTom wasnt saying
> connect to computer? when it should have been
>
> Also, rather than just unplugging from the USB device, I use the
> safely remove device option down in the System Tray beforehand

>>> My 510 arrived this morning. Plugged it in and all seemed well. I
>>> then installed Tom-Tom home and tried to do a backup. Both the PC
>>> and the Tom-Tom locked up. I rebooted the PC and tried again with
>>> the same result. The third time the same happened but this time the
>>> Tom-Tom screed locked and it will not turn on or off. The screen is
>>> blank but illuminated. So is it knackered or do I wait for the
>>> battery to run down? I cannot see any way of doing a reset.
>>>
>>> Peter Crosland
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> <http://www.tomtom.com/support/index.php?Language=1&query=reset+button&FI
>> DB29>. Its the first image once the page has properly loaded
>>
>> Hold it under a light, and youll see the hole. I occasionally have
>> to reset mine - it did wonders for me when my new TomTom wasnt
>> saying connect to computer? when it should have been
>>
>> Also, rather than just unplugging from the USB device, I use the
>> safely remove device option down in the System Tray beforehand
>
> Thanks Mike. I have had no luck with that so I am going to return it.
> Noted about the USB.
>
> Peter Crosland

> Thanks Mike. I have had no luck with that so I am going to return it.
> Noted about the USB.

> Thanks Mike. I have had no luck with that so I am going to return it. Noted
> about the USB.

>> Thanks Mike. I have had no luck with that so I am going to return it.
>> Noted about the USB.
>
>I had another go and now it has worked. Many thanks Mike.
>
>Peter Crosland
>
>
>

>>> Thanks Mike. I have had no luck with that so I am going to return
>>> it. Noted about the USB.
>>
>> I had another go and now it has worked. Many thanks Mike.
>>
> Youre welcome
>
> Sorry I should have said what Tony said about holding in with a safety
> pin for over a second. Next time you start up your tom tom, it plays
> like a small fanfare and displays a large TT logo