[NTLK] PCMCIA Issues

[matthiasm]

Good news then. This means that one of the solder connection is bad and does not always give good contact. This can be easily fixed with a hot air resoldering station. It's pretty normal

Take the main board to a place that repairs cellphones. They should have these and know how to use them. 

Sent from my iPhone

On 19.08.2010, at 23:33, Chris Chapman <chrisc30 at me.com> wrote:

> Opened the case for the heck of it with battery out, reinserted both cards and it's working for now. Was able to jump on to unna and grab a package of Ethernet. Thanks guys. My newton lives to see another day!
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 4
> 
> On Aug 19, 2010, at 1:56 PM, Tony Kan <tonykan at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I had this problem a while ago. I took the batteries out, put it on the shelf
>> and a few days later got around to organising for Frank Gruendel to have a look
>> at it.  While I was putting bubble wrap around it, I just got a nagging feeling
>> to try it one more time before sending it away. Well whaddayaknow, it worked.
>> No problems ever since.  Still no clue as to what happened.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Tony Kan
>> 
>> Christchurch
>> New Zealand
>> 
>> [snip]
>>> 
>>> Hey guys my trusty 2100 has a non functioning PCMCIA slot. Is there
>>> an easy fix? Memory cards and nics do not show up or light up, but
>>> work just fine in the remaining slot. The non functioning slot is the
>>> upper one near the speaker.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone 4
>> [snip]
>> 
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