From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Thu May 29 2003 - 08:37:57 PDT
On 29/05/03 11:24, "Frank Gruendel" <fg2_at_pda-soft.de> wrote:
>> I know, reset, hard reset, leaving the unit powerless for a couple of
> hours,
>> nothing brought it back to life. I still have my spare unit, but my
> most
>> recent backup is about a week old, so I'd like to retrieve the latest
> data
>> and bring it back to life.
>
> Laurent,
>
> although you followed all the good advice given on this list already,
> please make sure that you follow the procedure I recommend on my 2x00
> disassembly page literally, character by single character. I can provide
> you with email addresses of people who weren't able to resurrect their
> Newtons because they followed the procedure MORE OR LESS, but were
> successful when they followed it EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED.
> If that doesn't help, open the Newton, rip out the ROM board, check the
> contacts and put it back in. If this doesn't help, either, you can send
> it my way and I can have a look at it for free. It wouldn't be the first
> where I was at least able to save the data.
> Looking, and saving data, is free for list members as usual. If I can
> repair it, we might be able to work something out.
> The disassembly and reset instructions are, as usual, at
>
> http://www.pda-soft.de/2x00_disassemble.html
>
> Good luck
>
> Frank
>
> -- Newton Software and Hardware at http://www.pda-soft.de
Much appreciated, Frank, as usual! Thanks!
-Laurent.
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