on Mon, May 28, 2001 at 01:52:05PM -0300, Peter Cordes (peter@llama.nslug.ns.ca) wrote: > On Sat, May 26, 2001 at 05:02:27PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > It's that trusty TuxTops box again. > > > > Two things I've noticed in the past few days: > > > > - Slight adjustments of the power cord cause the box to switch in and > > out of battery / AC modes. This is accompanied by a high-frequency > > squealing sound, and logs APM events to system logs (which I monitor > > via xconsole on xrootconsole. > > > > - The built-in keyboard appears to have cut out. I can plug in a > > Happy Hacker keyboard into the side port and enter commands. On > > rebooting, the system didn't respond to keypresses. > > > > I'm inclined to pop the box open and look for any visibly loose > > connectors. Not sure what the proscribed surgical techniques are, the > > accompanying manual doesn't address disassembly. > > > > Thoughts? > > Check for traces lifting off the PCB near the solder joint where the > connector is attached. A pair of speakers had the problem with the AC > power connector, where moving the connector would make or break the > connection. I haven't been able to crack the case on this puppy. It's got a mess of screws around the bottom and sides, removing all of these didn't seem to allow for removing the top or bottom of the case. I'm leaning toward vendor service on the unit. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org Disclaimer: http://www.goldmark.org/jeff/stupid-disclaimers/
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