What I could imagine that the contacts of the ROM board (middle down LEFT)
are bad.
The ROM board is fixed with plastic snap-in holders on both sides holding it
in place.
I cannot imagine that one could apply such a shock that it will get
unlocked.
Try to move the ROM board out (release the two plastic holders carefully by
pressing them slightly away from the board) and check the contacts. They
should be shiny. If not you can try to clean them.
Place the board back into the connector (in an angle of approx 45 degree to
the logic board) until you feel that the board reaches the side wall of the
connector, then press it down until the plastic holders snap in.
Try the deep reset again.
You can also check the connection to the screen (flatband cable on the
middle right side, tapered down to the Strong Arm chip)
Good luck!
Johannes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of doppler
> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 3:02 PM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] broken newton?
>
>
>
> Ed Kummel [tech_ed_at_yahoo.com] wrote the following 2002-02-17 04.27:
>
> > It looks like you're going to have to go in...
> > More than likely, the ROM came out of the socket (this
> > happens when the device is jarred abruptly (yeah, like
> > since when is a "jar" not abrupt?)
> > It's simple enough to "pop" it back in it's socket. To
> > see what I'm talking about, visit my page that shows
> > this in the image:
> > http://newton.tek-ed.com/newtspeed/img0002.htm
>
> i discovered yesterday, when trying all imaginable reset techniques, that
> there is a slight chance this unit is still not dead. i discovered that a
> small sound is coming from the speaker at exactly the same time as when a
> start-up chime is scheduled. actually, you can hear the same "sssss"-ing
> sound coming from any newton in a completely quiet room .
>
> if you reset your newton and hold the speaker to your ear, you
> will hear the
> sound for about two seconds, before it disappears. (make sure to turn off
> the sound before you reset the newton.) after that, the system loads as
> usual, but unfortunately not on this unit :(
>
> after resetting, the screen is still dead, so theres nothing i can do
> besides from trying to follow your advice. (it sounds like you
> might have a
> point there, ed.)
>
> BTW: is the ROM board "in the middle-right-bottom" the chip that
> looks like
> detachable RAM on a regular computer? (it seems so)
>
> BTW nr 2: i thought about performing a memory upgrade at the same time, is
> this the best instruction page? http://user.chollian.net/~cehz/frame2.htm
>
> thanks for all help!
>
>
> doppler
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