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abufstar · 09-29-2008, 09:45 PM

Hi! I just registered, but have been browsing the site for a good six months. I have a 755p that I love and that my girlfriend fell in love with...
She bought a 680 off of eBay for the same case style and operating system. When it arrived, right away we noticed that the buttons did not work. I did some research online and found a thread where someone had the same problem and tried inserting an SD card. When he did that, the buttons worked again.
Inserting the SD card did indeed work for us, but only for about 2 minutes, when the buttons stopped working again. If the phone is allowed to fall asleep after a minute or so and I press the "Home" button, it will navigate to the "Home" screen and ask me to press the center button to unlock the phone. Same thing with the "message" button, or "calendar".
It seems so odd to me that something like putting an Sd card into the slot would affect the buttons. Is there something loose in there that the card is jostling?
The device is an unlocked (I assume) treo 680... 2.12row... (let me know if more info is needed).
Thank you so much to anyone that may shine some light on my problem!!

09-29-2008, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
abufstar A Few Questions.... Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southwest Ohio My Treo: Treo 755p My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 8 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Buttons not working until SD card inserted, help? Hi! I just registered, but have been browsing the site for a good six months. I have a 755p that I love and that my girlfriend fell in love with... She bought a 680 off of eBay for the same case style and operating system. When it arrived, right away we noticed that the buttons did not work. I did some research online and found a thread where someone had the same problem and tried inserting an SD card. When he did that, the buttons worked again. Inserting the SD card did indeed work for us, but only for about 2 minutes, when the buttons stopped working again. If the phone is allowed to fall asleep after a minute or so and I press the "Home" button, it will navigate to the "Home" screen and ask me to press the center button to unlock the phone. Same thing with the "message" button, or "calendar". It seems so odd to me that something like putting an Sd card into the slot would affect the buttons. Is there something loose in there that the card is jostling? The device is an unlocked (I assume) treo 680... 2.12row... (let me know if more info is needed). Thank you so much to anyone that may shine some light on my problem!!