Re: [NTLK] newton 2100 power fried?

From: Jeffrey D. Knapp (jeff.d.knapp_at_verizon.net)
Date: Thu Aug 07 2003 - 13:00:50 PDT


The black thing next to D2.

-----Original Message-----
From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Ed Kummel
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:55 PM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] newton 2100 power fried?

If this helps, take a look at this picture:
http://newton.tek-ed.com/newtspeed/img0002.htm
and see if you can identify the item you see charred
on your Newt.
Ed
web/gadget guru
http://newton.tek-ed.com (download Newton packages)
http://npds.tek-ed.com (my NPDS server and it's new
subdomain)

--- Victor Rehorst <victor_at_newtontalk.net> wrote:
> Jeffrey D. Knapp wrote:
> <snip>
> > I opened up the case, and there's a little black
> charring around a small
> > black cube that's sodered onto the board. The
> cube is loose having
> > become slightly detached from the board, but
> regardless, the unit still
> > powers up to the start screen and shuts off as
> before.
>
> If you took a photo of the affected area of the
> board and posted it on a
> website somewhere, it might help some of us to
> diagnose what fried...
>
> And it does sound like something is fried. The
> 'cube' on your motherboard
> likely sacrificed itself for the rest of the
> components. That the unit still
> powers on at all is quite a miracle :)
>
> > My questions - is the data on this newton
> salvageable? If so, how do I
> > get it out of there? What are my options as far
> as the newton - can I
>
> If you can't get it to boot (ie. doesn't start to
> activate packages on the
> Internal store at all) then you can't get your data
> off of it.
>
> > just buy a new motherboard and install it, or
> should I just buy another
> > newton and keep this for parts?
>
> You could get someone to swap the motherboard, or
> something like that. I'm
> sure the repair folk will chime in sooner or later
> :) If the rest of the
> parts are good then you might be able to trade it
> plus some cash to someone
> for a working 2100.

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