Comments on: Fixing the TomTom GO 720 Yellow Screen of Death http://www.creationrobot.com/2008/08/fixing-the-tomtom-go-720-yellow-screen-of-death/ Forced Autonomous Creativity Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:43:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.creationrobot.com/2008/08/fixing-the-tomtom-go-720-yellow-screen-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-104904 Steve Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:06:22 +0000 http://www.creationrobot.com/?p=4189#comment-104904 I've tried doing the above, however my tom tom does not connect to my computer and is just listed as removable storage that I cannot 'explore'. Any help is much appreciated, this has happened before and last time I sent it back to tom tom and they said there was nothing wrong with it! I’ve tried doing the above, however my tom tom does not connect to my computer and is just listed as removable storage that I cannot ‘explore’. Any help is much appreciated, this has happened before and last time I sent it back to tom tom and they said there was nothing wrong with it!

]]> By: CreationRobot http://www.creationrobot.com/2008/08/fixing-the-tomtom-go-720-yellow-screen-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-103765 CreationRobot Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:33:33 +0000 http://www.creationrobot.com/?p=4189#comment-103765 The TomTom has some major benefits compared to the Garmin I had, and some equally big drawbacks. The Garmin is so damn slick in comparison to the TomTom, the GUI in the latter looks like it was put together by 50 monkeys on acid. I'm actually returning the 720 today, and getting the 920. The extra POIs and map detail is actually worth it. The TomTom has some major benefits compared to the Garmin I had, and some equally big drawbacks. The Garmin is so damn slick in comparison to the TomTom, the GUI in the latter looks like it was put together by 50 monkeys on acid. I’m actually returning the 720 today, and getting the 920. The extra POIs and map detail is actually worth it.

]]> By: Brando http://www.creationrobot.com/2008/08/fixing-the-tomtom-go-720-yellow-screen-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-103763 Brando Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:03:27 +0000 http://www.creationrobot.com/?p=4189#comment-103763 Almost same story here, but diferent solution. I made a copy of the entire internal storage on the TomTom 720 when I first hooked it up... sooooo glad that I did! I'm a tinkerer and tried updating the os without going through the HOME software. NOT good! My 720 ened up with the red x dot and no matter what I could not get it to work. I tried copying the "backup" back onto the internal storage and it didn't work. I ended up trying this several times and as a last ditch effort, I reformatted the internal storage (fat32 or DOS if you're on a mac) and then re-copied the "backup" back onto the internal storage... and WALLA! it finally worked. I ended up using the HOME2 software to successfully update to v8.1010 and maps to NA_something_o_rother_720.xxxx. I am really loving this TomTom720 after adding a bunch of local POI's, some free voices and color schemes. It's a huge step up from my Pioneer AVIC S2. Almost same story here, but diferent solution.

I made a copy of the entire internal storage on the TomTom 720 when I first hooked it up… sooooo glad that I did! I’m a tinkerer and tried updating the os without going through the HOME software. NOT good! My 720 ened up with the red x dot and no matter what I could not get it to work. I tried copying the “backup” back onto the internal storage and it didn’t work. I ended up trying this several times and as a last ditch effort, I reformatted the internal storage (fat32 or DOS if you’re on a mac) and then re-copied the “backup” back onto the internal storage… and WALLA! it finally worked. I ended up using the HOME2 software to successfully update to v8.1010 and maps to NA_something_o_rother_720.xxxx.

I am really loving this TomTom720 after adding a bunch of local POI’s, some free voices and color schemes. It’s a huge step up from my Pioneer AVIC S2.

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