Montana 700i not powering on

Montana 700i, stopped reading garmin purchased maps off sd card after last update. No help from a support ticket. Another user suggested to install an older software version. After doing this it wont turn on or connect to the PC. Garmin comes up on screen for a second then red light blinks and it turns off again. Does the same when plugged into the PC. Is there any way to undo this or force it to connect to the PC. I've tried the hold down power button until red light then double tap brings up a green light then shuts down anyway.

0 twolpert over 1 year ago

When you tried the hard reset from the buttons (as described here: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=rBN2xAZQtk3Wp0FvwL7Cd9), did you see the "resetting" screen? If not, you really did not perform the reset.

Note that shutting down after the reset is NORMAL. If it will not power up again, you may have bricked it. If so, you'll have to open another support ticket for "won't boot".

One final thought: Is there any chance that the battery is nearly flat? If that's a possibility, try charging for a (longish) while. I am not sure about the 7x0i, but some iR devices will not show ANY sign of life if they are fully discharged - not even the "charging" screen. But the device IS charging and will eventually show the screen.

0 8300515 over 1 year ago in reply to twolpert

Yes followed that procedure exactly. Doesn’t work. Nothing comes up on the screen after the double press, “garmin” on the fades out then it shuts off.

0 twolpert over 1 year ago in reply to 8300515

If you're sure the battery is not flat, open another ticket.