04-27-2005, 06:06 PM
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| Why are inanimate objects forever smarter then me?
All right, I have a TI-83 Calculator. None of the buttons work, it's still active, I can't turn it off. If I take the batteries out, it just goes back to the same screen and problem. None of the buttons are stuck.... I have no idea what to do.
Help!!!
Thanks.
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04-27-2005, 06:10 PM
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| Does it have one of those little rubber reset buttons you can push with a pencil point? If so try that.
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04-27-2005, 06:34 PM
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| hahahha... you suck
did you try the manual?
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04-27-2005, 06:35 PM
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| Did it get wet? Did it drop? | |
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04-27-2005, 07:37 PM
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| Get an HP 33S.
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04-27-2005, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by howtobrew Get an HP 33S. | This is the best answer ever! I am so well amused. | 
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04-27-2005, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Saber-Psycho All right, I have a TI-83 Calculator. None of the buttons work, it's still active, I can't turn it off. If I take the batteries out, it just goes back to the same screen and problem. None of the buttons are stuck.... I have no idea what to do.
Help!!!
Thanks. | There's a button battery that's secured inside with some screws. If you remove that, it should reset completely.
What's the actual problem?
Last edited by telkanuru; 04-27-2005 at 09:14 PM.
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04-27-2005, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Saber-Psycho All right, I have a TI-83 Calculator. None of the buttons work, it's still active, I can't turn it off. If I take the batteries out, it just goes back to the same screen and problem. None of the buttons are stuck.... I have no idea what to do.
Help!!!
Thanks. | What screen is it? Blank? | |
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04-27-2005, 10:47 PM
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| Have you dropkicked it yet? Percussive maintenance can be quite effective. | |
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04-27-2005, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Soldier Have you dropkicked it yet? Percussive maintenance can be quite effective. | I once wrote a computer program that would periodically stop for no reason.
But if I hit the table, it would start again. 
I eventually concluded that it was a hardware problem. | |
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04-27-2005, 11:06 PM
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#11 | | Boom!
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| Heh, I had an old oscilloscope that wouldn't give accurate readings unless someone touched the side of the case...
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04-27-2005, 11:08 PM
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| How do you know the reading wasn't accurate until somebody touched the side? | |
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04-27-2005, 11:11 PM
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#13 | | Boom!
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| I had a little signal generator that put out a known signal, I'd calibrate the scope each time I used it. Still, I didn't put an awful lot of faith in it...
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04-28-2005, 12:38 AM
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| RTFM.
If that fails, call tech support and lie about your date of purchase.
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04-28-2005, 02:52 AM
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| Also, make sure the problem isn't a PEBKAC  | |
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04-28-2005, 02:58 AM
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04-28-2005, 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ReverseLunge I hate these kinds pf @sshole theads. They are started by @ssholes who asks a questions and then gets a million answers but don't reply. | I'm totally with you, RL. You know what else really bothers me? People who randomly spurt verbal diarrhea in the hopes that someone might actually pay attention to them… Dang pity, it is. | |
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04-28-2005, 04:06 PM
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| Hey guys, thanks for the replies.
And I did manage to fix it.
It's amazing how many things can be fixed with three rolls of pink electric tape, a vial of holy water and the back tire of a 1964 pinto.
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04-28-2005, 04:07 PM
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| But did it teach when to use "than" and not "then"?  | |
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04-28-2005, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata But did it teach when to use "than" and not "then"? | Hmmm. Inq... I don't think that senility is a good color on you....
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