[A89] Re: Fixing my TI-89
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[A89] Re: Fixing my TI-89
1. try resetting the calc- take out 1 aaa bat. and hold down the ")" and
"(-)" buttons.
2. email ti-cares@ti.com
MuntaKHib@cs.com wrote:
>I recently purchased two TI-89 calculators. I updated the operating system of
>one of them by downloading the AMS (Advanced Mathematics Software) 2.05 /
>Hardware Version 2.00 update from Texas Instrument's website. Once my first
>calc (C1) was updated, I tried sending the new operating system from C1 to my
>other calc (C2). I entered the Var-Link Menu and chose "Send Product SW". A
>warning sign came up that said all the memory on C2 would be erased when the
>AMS 2.05 update would be installed on it. I chose ok, and on the C2, I chose
>to "Receive Product SW." C1 started sending the AMS update and went all the
>way to the end (98/99% done). Then suddenly, an error popped up on C1 that
>said "Error: Unregistered Flash Software Detected." I cleared the error, but
>C2 (which had only flash software from TI's main site, so it was all legit)
>still had the "Receive Product SW" screen on, and it has been on since then
>(on C2; C1 is fine). It can't turn off, and I tried removing the batteries
>(Triple AAA and watch battery that protects the RAM). Nothing seems to work.
>Whenever I pop the batteries back in, the "Receive Product SW" screen pops
>back up (This screen reads, on separate lines: "Texas Instruments","Press I
>to install code", and "Boot 1.04 build 13.") When I press I to install code,
>it reads "Waiting to Receive". I tried sending the OS update from the
>computer, and again it transferred up to 98/99% before "Link Error" popped up
>on the computer. C2 keeps reading "Waiting to Receive," until I pop out all
>the batteries, and then it goes back to "Press I to install code". Is there
>anything I can do to fix this?
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