Garmin 310XT Software Heads Up and Cut Glued

Triathlon Forum
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Hello All,

My 310XT has been working great (for running) for 40 days and today it went berserk.

On turning it on I would get the splash screen and it would go blank and turn off.

When I tried to charge it I would get a buzz and it would turn off and on every 10 seconds or so.

A call to Garmin support was answered in about 5 minutes.

Support had me hold start button and mode button at same time to do a master reboot.

That fixed the problem although I had to reset all user data.

I learned that update 2.40 is buggy and support recommends to stay with 2.20.

They are working on new software and if you have problems with 2.40 they will take you back to 2.20.

Also learned that all Garmin software works on Vista 64 OK.

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Got hit and got a 1 inch cut just below my right eyebrow about a week ago.

Checked into emergency at our local hospital and they glued it in place.

No stitches, no fuss. It has healed now and you cannot find a mark … amazing.

Cheers,

Neal

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Hello All,

My 310XT has been working great (for running) for 40 days and today it went berserk.

On turning it on I would get the splash screen and it would go blank and turn off.

When I tried to charge it I would get a buzz and it would turn off and on every 10 seconds or so.

A call to Garmin support was answered in about 5 minutes.

Support had me hold start button and mode button at same time to do a master reboot.

My 310xt came with a manual where this master reboot was recommended. Sometimes it helps having learned to read.

Frank

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Garmin must be running some form of Windows on these if it needs a periodic reboot to keep running. :wink:

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Hello Bavarian_Frank and All,

Good point - except that I did read the manual and rather than just reboot (and lose my setup) I thought I might learn something new (not in the manual) from Garmin support.

I did.

I hope you did too if you have not already updated to 2.40.

Or maybe you read that in the manual. :slight_smile:

Book learnin’ is OK but you cannot beat talking straight to the horse’s mouth.

Straight from the horse’s mouth:

Meaning

From the highest authority.

Origin

In horse racing circles tips on which horse is a likely winner circulate amongst punters. The most trusted authorities are considered to be those in closest touch with the recent form of the horse, i.e. stable lads, trainers etc. The notional ‘from the horse’s mouth’ is supposed to indicate one step better than even that inner circle, i.e. the horse itself.

It is a 20th century phrase. The earliest printed version I can find of it is from the USA and clearly indicates the horseracing context - in the Syracuse Herald, May 1913:

“I got a tip yesterday, and if it wasn’t straight from the horse’s mouth it was jolly well the next thing to it.”

Cheers,

Neal

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Ain’t Super Glue grand!

We were out fishing one day. My buddy was cut pretty badly when we brought a sailfish in board. Sliced open his leg. We were 60 miles from shore and no one was around. Grabbed the peroxide, cleaned the wound and glued it tight with SuperGlue.

Then poped the beer.