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Tomtom 720 not picking up any satellites and black and yellow wheel not spinning problem

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    Tomtom 720 not picking up any satellites and black and yellow wheel not spinning problem

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    I found my parents old tomtom 720 while sorting through some bits for them. There was no SD card in it and nothing on the internal drive but I have used tomtom home to put the latest navcore on it (9.451 I think) and then patch it and put a UK map on it but it doesnt pick up any satellites and the little wheel on the satellite screen (yellow and black to the top right) goes not spin which I think means it isnt searching?? Is this the Sirl problem?

    Also, it will boot up to the map and be ok for maybe 2 mins and then restarts. Is this part of the same problem as above or a different issue?

    Any suggestions would be appreciated. If it is relevant, it probably hasnt been used for 4 years or more.

    Thanks
    themadsinger Reviewed by themadsinger on . Tomtom 720 not picking up any satellites and black and yellow wheel not spinning problem Hi, I found my parents old tomtom 720 while sorting through some bits for them. There was no SD card in it and nothing on the internal drive but I have used tomtom home to put the latest navcore on it (9.451 I think) and then patch it and put a UK map on it but it doesnt pick up any satellites and the little wheel on the satellite screen (yellow and black to the top right) goes not spin which I think means it isnt searching?? Is this the Sirl problem? Also, it will boot up to the map Rating: 5

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    Did you stand outsite while trying to catch satelites?
    And is the battery not completely dead after 4 years?

    Peter
    My current collection; NAV2: GO 300 (M1); ONE XL (L1); GO XXL (GQ); GO 910 (V7); GO 950 LIVE (W1)
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    Yes I have tried it outside and no the battery is not completely dead. Charged up and works fine under its own power except for the rebooting which I mentioned. When I stood outside didnt find anything and the wheel was not spinning (do you know the one I mean). does that spin when it picks up some signals or when it is searching (should that spin even when it is inside?)

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    Unfortunately when the wheel is not spinning it usually means its not even trying to find a satellite. I don't think the WNRO problem will help as even with the WNRO problem the wheel still spins but just doesn't find any satellites.

    I think the restarting problem is a separate issue and usually means there is a problem with the hard drive of the Tomtom.

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