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Have to remove battery to fix programming cable not connected.

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Is there some other method to get the pager to connect to the PC when the connection fails, other than removing the battery and reinstalling it?
 

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Should have said I tried that. I do have a USB C port I could try.
Probably hard to find a cable to go from USB C to the pagers port.

Have you had this problem?
Yes, just tonight, I made several changes and updates to changes, I swapped USB port twice and both times it worked fine after I switched. Only other suggestion is to reinstall the driver when it happens, make sure you remove the cable from the computer before reinstalling driver.
 

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Probably hard to find a cable to go from USB C to the pagers port.


Yes, just tonight, I made several changes and updates to changes, I swapped USB port twice and both times it worked fine after I switched. Only other suggestion is to reinstall the driver when it happens, make sure you remove the cable from the computer before reinstalling driver.
I had reinstalled the drive first time. But had to remove the battery. I have a USB C to USB A female cable I can use. At least it isn't just my pager. Thx
 
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