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A computer burns power depending upon how fast it runs. If it runs fast, the device burns a lot of power. If it runs slowly (or very, very slowly, as when the device is "turned off"), it takes very little power.

All power is converted to heat.

Now, PDAs are run at speeds much slower than modern PC's. And PDAs only run fast when there is something to do. The rest of the time, they slow down ... way down. That's why PDAs can be powered by a small battery.

What happens when you "overclock" your PDA?

• When the device has something to do, it runs faster than the speed set at the factory.

• The device must shed more heat than it has been built to shed.

• If the device's chips are able to shed the heat, then all is well - you have a faster device.

• If the device's chips are not able to shed the heat, something melts. It may be obvious that this has happened; or it may not.

  If something has "melted", then the resulting problems may be catastrophic and consistent. That is, it may be clear that you fried your device. ... Or the problems may depend upon any environmental or use factors that you can imagine.

  The bottom line is that your consistent, predictable, "digital" device has become like an old car radio: sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

• You are cheating the manufacturer if you send your unit back for replacement. You broke it. You bought it. Bad luck.