CacheN'Dash

Nope, it doesn't. The screen stays off no matter what I try. Not even developer mode will run. I saw that a lot of people were able to at least somewhat fix whatever issue they were having as long as their unit was able to turn on in some way, but mine just does not want to. The unit seemed to be working initially, but somehow got FUBAR'd during the transfer of the .gpx files. It almost seems as if something (a file/driver/etc) on the triton that was necessary to boot it up got moved or deleted. I'm not sure if that is the case but have no real way of finding out because I cannot access the unit to try and replace whatever got messed up/moved. I think it might be a lost cause unless, like LadyBee4T said, I am able to get the person I bought it from on eBay to accept a return since I literally just received it yesterday.

Last night I was attempting to import the .gpx files to VantagePoint to put on my triton, but somewhere in the course of that, the unit shut off (I don't think the batteries died because they were new) and now I cannot get it to do anything. I have spent hours going through forums trying to find any solution to this, aside from sending the unit in to Magellan, but have found nothing that explains an alternative. The only thing I could find is that the SDRAM chip inside the unit needs to be reflashed and that requires it to be sent in for repairs. I am really hoping this is not the case, so any information that anyone could provide would be of great help. More information on what I have tried (nothing has worked so far) can be found below. 1) Tried to get the unit to boot in developer mode but it wouldn't even do that. The screen remains blank and several attempts proved unsuccessful. 2) Completely uninstalled VP (including running regedit afterward to erase all instances of it) and doing a hard reboot of the computer, then reinstalled to see if it might have been a driver issue of some sort, but had no luck. 3) Took the batteries out for a while and put new ones in. I can't replace the files on the unit or delete whatever files on it might be causing the problem since it won't turn on at all. And I already tried taking the thing apart to see if there happened to be some sort of reset toggle on it, but of course, there isn't. At this point, I just want to get the confounded thing working again so I can sell it (I bought it off eBay and am pretty sure Magellan won't be willing to replace it, otherwise I would just do that) and never have to deal with another Magellan product again.

I just got a Magellan Triton 400 and am lost as to how to use the TOPO! Explorer Deluxe software. I installed the program from the disk, but when it opens, it asks for login info to complete the setup process. However, when I click the login button, it says "Error login failed!" so I am confused as to what to do from here. If anyone has information on how to get the software to work, I would greatly appreciate some assistance.

Do you still have this item or has it been sold by now?

My girlfriend and I just recently started caching and have been using her phone as our gps. It works fine for LP type caches, but when it comes to hunting one in the woods, the tree cover renders it completely useless. I've read several forums to figure out what unit(s) would be good as an entry-level GPS and narrowed my choices down to either a Magellan Triton 400, 500 or a Garmin eTrex 20. If you have one of these for sale or know someone who does, please let me know as well as what the price of it is. Thanks!