Moin Moin Ted, Am 11.08.2002 schriebst Du: On 11.08.2002, you wrote:
>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 18:14:16 -0700 >From: Ted Burford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Wallstreet > >> > Also I am having trouble ejecting the card on the >> > left side. >> >> Ejection cage failure is common. Mostly happens when >> someone pushes a card in too fast slightly misaligned. >> My DVD decoder card has to go in the lower slot >> (hardware requirement) but my lower slot cage is >> locked up and doesn't eject. I just use the upper >> slot for everything else, and for DVD card I pull it >> out with my fingernails. Easier than fixing it. I'm >> not sure mine is "broken", just jammed, but I haven't >> taken the time to pull it apart and see what may be > > hung up. >> >The day I received the Wallstreet when I was checking out the powerbook >I removed the card and reinserted it with out ejecting it. Than I read >the manual where it says I could damage the slot or the card by just >pulling it out. I do not know if I put it back in the same slot or not. >At the time I did not know there were two slots. > >So what do I do now? > Hmm, I once put in a card too fast, so it didn't connect correctly (and wasn't ejected any more). I took my Wallstreet apart (keybord), but wasn't able to "see" anything. Finally I remembered the manual ejection "hole" next to the slots. I pushed using a small, long tool (paper clip) and heard the typical ejecting sound. After this, the slot worked as fine as before. Martin -- Dipl.phys. Martin Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Institut f"ur Mikrotechnik an der TU Braunschweig PGP public key on request (subject: PGP public key request) fingerprint: 24 ff 2a c6 6d b1 52 0f d8 17 ac 72 4e c0 48 26 "`All science is either physics or stamp collecting."' -- E. Rutherford -- 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:G-Books@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:G-Books-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:G-Books-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com