on 15/05/02 03:00, Luke Petschauer at luke.petschauer.04_at_mckenna.edu wrote:
> I=B9ve gone through the FAQ and haven=B9t found anything that sounds like wha=
t
> my Newt is doing, so I decided to email...Sorry if the FAQ does make this
> redundant.
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> My darn Newt won=B9t start up. When I flip the switch the Newton startup
> screen flashes (briefly) twice, but that=B9s all that happens. None of the
> reset techniques that are listed in the FAQ work. I have noticed that whe=
n I
> shake my Newt I hear something rattling around inside it...Should I risk
> opening it up to see if anything=B9s loose?
I think you should open it. The startup sequence you describe usually means
that something is bad, hardware-wise, in your Newton.
-Laurent.
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