Many TomTom models have a startup diagnostic screen that shows information about the unit’s hardware, software, memory, and other details.
The sample image shows the diagnostics screen for a TomTom GO 510.
On models with an SD card, you can use the following instructions to display the diagnostics screen:
- If the unit is on, switch it off.
- Remove the SD card
- Press and HOLD the power button for several seconds.
After a few moments, a diagnostics screen similar to the one shown above should be displayed. The screen will stay for as long as you hold the power button.
Here is some example text from a TomTom GO 510:
TomTom GO (TM) (c) TomTom 2003-2005
Hardware type: TomTom GO 710
Bootloader version: 4.25
Compiled at: Feb 28 2006 11:36:20
Memory: 64 MB
CPU clock: 400 MHz
Memory clock: 100 MHz
Peripheral clock: 50 MHz
Storage type: SD Card
Storage capacity: 999936 kByte
Startup mode: Standby (power off mode)
Device ID: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Bluetooth MAC address: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
Bluetooth calibration: 36
Touchscreen calib. data: 75 949 124 871
Keys available: Yes
Battery voltage: 4023 mV
RTC: 16:59:02
I haven’t found out how to access the diagnostic screens on models that use a hard drive instead of an SD card (e.g., GO 700, GO 910, etc.). If you come across it, please let me know so I can update this page.