on 09/10/03 18:40, Martin Schmidt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi * > > two days ago my Wallstreet II/PDQ (233MHz, 256MB/30GB) suddenly did > not recognise my USB-PCCard any more. When I now insert the Card, > then the Finder thinks for a moment and then nothing happens. > Therefore I even fail to eject it (except using a paper clip when > switched off). > In addition my Firewire card seems to be recognised, but does not function. > > On top of this bt cards are recognised by my wife's PC notebook > (although I cannot test their functionality since I do not have any > driver software for PC). > > Any idea? A "repair handbook" I found somewhere suggest to replace > "PC cardholder" or "I/O logic board", but this is suggested for any > failure when nothing else solves the problem. Is it really this > severe?
While I had a Wallstreet for about a year, I did replace the PC card cage (or cardholder) 3 times. The spring eject mechanism was a poor design and was replaced on the following model, the Lombard... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] brain dump n.: [common] The act of telling someone everything one knows about a particular topic or project. Typically used when someone is going to let a new party maintain a piece of code. Conceptually analogous to an operating system core dump in that it saves a lot of useful state before an exit. "You'll have to give me a brain dump on FOOBAR before you start your new job at HackerCorp." See core dump (sense 4). At Sun, this is also known as `TOI' (transfer of information). -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
