Tony Ho wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been lurking on this list a while, and learning a whole lot. I have a
> MessagePad 2100, and everything's worked fine until I had to reformat my
> hard drive. Afterwards, I reinstalled NCU, and, having set up my Newton to
> be fairly self-sufficient, haven't really used it until today. When I try
> connecting, the PC registers "Connected to a Newton device", but the Newton
> keeps waiting for a response, and times out.
>
> Tried it with Newton Package Installer, PC registers that it is connected to
> a 2.0 newton, but the Newton, again, times out.
>
> Checked my IRQ settings, actually changed them once to COM3, to see if that
> mattered. No dice. Checked baud rates, Windows is set at 38400/N/8/1,
> Newton is standard serial...no dice. Even tried setting both at 9600, no
> dice.
>
> BIOS was tested at both Plug and Play on and off.
>
> I've checked both the FAQ and did a search through the NewtonTalk archive
> for similar matters, and I haven't found any yet. Does anyone out there
> have an idea of what could be wrong?
Have you ever been able to connect before you reformated your hard disk?
Maybe the serial cable?
-Laurent.
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