Re: [NTLK] Is Newbie's 2100 dying?

From: Woody Smith (woodysmith_at_comcast.net)
Date: Wed Apr 27 2005 - 15:44:09 PDT


Try Franks procedure
< http://www.pda-soft.de/2x00_disassemble.html>

Woody

On Apr 27, 2005, at 12:53 PM, James Lee wrote:

> Hello Everybody,
>
>

>

>
> I recently acquired an upgraded 2000 off the eBay. It came with a 4Mb
> flash memory card and a fax/modem card. The day it arrived, I was able
> to power it on and cursory testing, e.g. touching the screen and
> writing with the stylus, revealed it to be "in running condition." A
> few days later, when I powered it on, it wouldn't run past the start-up
> screen. It will flash the Newton start up screen for a fraction of a
> second and then it shuts off. I've found that my half-strength
> rechargeable battery tends to give only one or two flashes of the
> start-up screen when I press the reset button. Whereas with fresh
> alkaline batteries, I can get about 8 to 10 flashes of the start-up
> screen. I've tried powering up with a compatible AC adapter from
> RadioShack but I obtained the same result as with fresh AA batteries. I
> do not have a Newton AC adapter...

> Newbie James
>

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