700 will not turn on help pls

[Ben9729]

new to this computer thing people so be nice!
my tomtom go 700 wont turn on it was past on too me by a friend who has now left us.
i've try'd the reset thing and holding the on button for ages nowt!!
what does happen is strange plug it in the cig lighter and you have to put your eye right up to the LED on ttg to see it its deffinatly on but real dim there must be a reason for this the light on the charger dims so somthing is happening

its had a brand spankin new battery in it and the same thing happends so its not that unless the new batt is no good how would i test this?
pls any suggestions would be apprecated even if its to bin it thanx

 

[Internetpilot]

By "reset thing" if you mean pushing a paperclip into the recessed hole, then that's about all I can suggest. That's what I've done every time I've had problems with my GO700 turning on. If that's not what you mean by reset, then you need to try doing that.