Re: NTLK New newton user questions

From: Robert Benschop (robertbenschop@bigfoot.com)
Date: Sat Aug 05 2000 - 08:00:39 CDT


on 04-08-2000 12:09, NewtonMP at newtonmp@mindspring.com wrote:

> If I push the reset button with my modem card (a TDK 2814) in the slot, the
> Newton will sort of "die"-- it will power down and not come back on again.
> Pushing the power button or reset button has no effect. It won't come back
> on for minutes, and I'm still not sure what exactly makes it come back to
> life since I try a variety of button combinations. Any ideas about what
> could cause this? It seems to reset with no problems if there are other
> cards in the slots. I guess I can just try to avoid resetting with the modem
> inserted, but it is a bit worrying.

This is a known issue with the TDK 2814 (it's mentioned on lens newton
bookmarks, http://www.dca.net/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/lenlutz/newton.cgi
as well)
Just remove it before rebooting, no problem anymore.

Robert Benschop

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