On 05/04/02 15:30, "John Goggan" <jgoggan_at_dcg.com> wrote:
> Ok -- I just spilled (a small amount) of Diet Pepsi onto my NPDS-dedicated
> MP2100! Now, it looked like most of the liquid was actually external. I
> removed the ethernet card and wiped off the Newt -- everything seemed fine. I
> let it sit for a while -- and then put the card back in. As soon as I put the
> card in, the Newt reset -- and never came back.
>
> Now, whenever it has power -- the backlight flashes twice -- then a pause --
> then flashes twice -- then a pause -- forever.
>
> I can't even seem to invoke a brainwipe from this state! Any ideas?? Doesn't
> seem to matter if I do battery or AC -- as soon as it gets power, I get
> <flash> <flash> <pause> <flash> <flash> <pause> ...
I think it has been seriously damaged. I thought I've read that someone
(Paul Guyot?) had this problem after they tried doing something (programming
wise) which basically proved to be fatal...
Sorry...
-Laurent.
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