The only thing I could imagine if also a hard reset does not help is that
the clock is not stable or stops. But to find out how the clock of your Newt
is you would need some more sophisticated equipment like an oscilloscope.
Before you completely give up maybe a possibility is to exchange the
crystal.
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Darl Singh
> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 11:00 PM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: [NTLK] Help - 2100 dying
>
>
> Hi guys
> I'm after advice: my u2000 is spontaneously locking up: display,
> backlight etc just lock (ie BLight doesn't turn off
> after 1 min as set and the system is unresponsive to external
> stimuli) - pushing reset doesn't work, only way to get the
> machine working again is pull the battery, let sit for a minute
> or so and reset.
>
> A week or so back it went one step further - lost everything and
> told me 'a new ROM has been inserted' (or some such)
> and lost its system update + all data.
>
> I pulled the ROM card, cleaned the contacts and reinserted - but
> still have the lockups.
> Up until then, I was getting occasional bus errors - ie postive
> numbers on the 'an error has occurred' messages.
>
> The lockups occur even with no extensions and a brain-wiped
> machine with both PC slots empty - altho I haven't had a bus
> error since pulling the ROM.
> Unlikely to be a power error as the screen still shows what was
> there before the lockup - and of course disappears once
> the battery is pulled.
>
> An ideas on anything I can try - or is this machine toast?
>
> Am keen to try any suggestions that might resurrect it...or will
> end up with my Laptop as my only protable device :-(
>
> TIA for any info
> -Darl
>
>
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