Problems Getting Started with M130 & IBM

Just bought a new Palm M130 and trying to HotSynch it with my IBM T23 Laptop is turning out to be a problem. After a HotSynching the Handheld gives the message “You now need to reset your handheld computer by tapping the button below.” This of course resets the device and negates the HotSynch. The error log notes that some records could not be synchronized, it recomends deleteing some data and Hot Synching again. I tried archiving old Datebook data but this function did not work properly either.
Also running is Lotus Notes on Windows 2000.
Thanks for any help you can give me. Palm has been very little help.