Douglas,
Great story, glad that worked for you. I worked for a few years as an Apple
tech/PC tech, and I have to agree, prayer and desperation can sometimes be
more effective than any tool in my arsenal. Also, sometimes applied science
(ie, smacking it on the head) will fix intermittent issues. :)
Doran
On 8/1/07, Douglas Johnston <douglas.johnston@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for your suggestions, folks, regarding my poor 2100's
> inability to take a card in the top slot.
>
> I shined a flashlight in both slots, and they both looked the same,
> with no bent pins. I finally opened the back, checked to be sure that
> all the connectors were firm, and then --facing the fear of which
> screws should actually be removed to take off the motherboard, and
> the consequences of a botched Newton job-- chickened out and then put
> the cover back on.
>
> However, I decided to slide a memory card into the top slot
> thereafter, and to my great surprise, it worked!
>
> And it just goes to show you, prayer is often more effective than
> technical ability....
>
> (Of a related note, our office will soon be congregating to worship
> for our flaky server connection.)
>
> all my best,
> dj
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