Garmin

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lak Aug 2012 2:40pm, 14 Aug 2012 169 posts	lak I have to make sure that internet not active when i plug garmin in. Otherwise I get the blue screen. I sometimes have trouble uploading the data but I think that is beacause my broadband is very slow. if all else fails i start again occiasionally in last week had to do it manually
Deeks Aug 2012 9:33pm, 14 Aug 2012 470 posts	Deeks God, thats sounds a nightmare lak! I'm switching usb ports and having no luck, away to try garmin drivers again.
Deeks Sep 2012 8:09pm, 8 Sep 2012 487 posts	Deeks Has anyone used a 305 with a footpod? I training at 180 bpm running cadence to help with fore/midfoot landing, would a footpod paired to my 305 give me a cadence on the display during workouts? Thanks, PS - found out it was my usb cable that was faulty doh!
sallykate Sep 2012 10:31am, 17 Sep 2012 2,821 posts	sallykate I have various weird things going on with my 305 when I try to upload training. On my work PC it doesn't find the Garmin any more and when I plug it into the USB port it says that the device has malfunctioned & I get beeping on and off as though it's constantly being plugged in and removed (even though it's connected). It does that with all three USB ports. On my Mac at home I get the "FitnessHistory" error that seems applicable to newer Garmins. Any ideas?? It's 4 years old now so I'm wondering whether that's something to do with it. Should I do a hard reset - if so how? Thanks for any help!
sallykate Sep 2012 5:58pm, 18 Sep 2012 2,827 posts	sallykate Just for the record, I did a hard reset and it's OK now, at least on my work PC.
sallykate Sep 2012 8:20pm, 25 Sep 2012 2,836 posts	sallykate I am talking to myself here now! That didn't fix it. I've updated the drivers but still no joy. I don't think it's a cable problem as it still charges - just won't communicate with the PC. Any ideas?
DickyF Sep 2012 8:30pm, 25 Sep 2012 29 posts	DickyF Im having the same problems..im sure it isnt the cable,like yours,mine isnt communicating with the pc at all
controversial Sep 2012 11:05pm, 25 Sep 2012 10,001 posts	controversial sally probably a problem with the drivers, try re installing garmin communicator?
sallykate Sep 2012 9:47pm, 27 Sep 2012 2,841 posts	sallykate thanks for all the suggestions! I reinstalled the drivers and the communicator plugin, and I found a different cable to plug into the cradle - and it's uploaded fine to my PC tonight without any of the connecting/disconnecting noises (so far). And it's talking to my Mac as well. So maybe it was a cable thing. It was charging OK with the other cable but maybe something else was wrong with it. In 10 years (or much less) we'll probably think it was weird that we needed cables for all this stuff!
Steve Kennaugh Sep 2012 9:51pm, 27 Sep 2012 80 posts	Steve Kennaugh At least cables work, i have a polar HRM that has a "sonic uplink". That has never worked. Never had a problem with the 305 yet.