[plug] [OT] Recovering data from an HP 38G

[Jason :)]

Hi

Have you tried soft-resetting the calculator? That usually fixes most 
problems. To do this you can either:

1. Press ON and comma together
2. Press ON and softkey 3 (the 3rd unlabelled key from the left at the top)
3. Use a paperclip on the reset key thingy at the back.

These *shouldn't* erase any data apart from the home page history.

Alternatively, if you have a PC-calculator cable, I know there is a way 
of dumping the entire contents of the memory to computer, and then 
running it from a 38G emulator. But I've never tried it so I don't know 
if it works....


Anyway, you're probably lucky it happened now while you can do something 
about it. In the calculus exam today, the guy sitting next to me had his 
calculator die about 15-20 minutes into the exam. That wasn't good.

Hope this helps

Jason :)



Oliver White wrote:

> Hi folks, sorry for the OT post...
> 
> My sister has a chemistry exam in 3 days, and her graphical calculater
> has died on her. It's got all her notes on it and she's as stressed out
> as a kid can get. The problem is that she can't access the 'notepad' on
> her HP38G. When she tries it locks up.
> 
> Now, apparently these things can be backed up to a pc - do you folks
> know anything about recovering lost data from one of these
> things? I know it's a long shot, but thanks for any info.
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> --
> Oliver White
>