6 Jan
2002
6 Jan
'02
10:17 a.m.
In a message dated 05/01/02 mhstein(a)usa.net writes:
I've got a T3100e, so this may be irrelevant, but
FWIW:
Just had to replace the Li battery in mine; cost $15
the last time, $25 today. Since there was just enough
room in there for 2 alkaline AAs in a holder, I thought
I'd give that a try; seems to be working fine so far,
despite being only 3V instead of 3.6V.
Thanks for the tip Mike. I had intended to fit some NiCds but opted for two
AAA alkaline cells. They've done the job and fit nicely under the keyboard.
Re the HD: when mine failed a few years back, I
heard
lots of info that it was an ST-512 drive with a special
connector. Apparently not; installed a standard 80Mb
(MB? mb? mB? :) IDE drive, Disk Manager to get around
the fixed drive type, and Bob's your uncle.
Good luck with the cleanup.
mike
Luckily the HD is OK. The floppy drive occasionally throws up seek errors
and I haven't been able to clean all of the crud off the head stepper motor.
I've found a source of replacement drives in the UK and at very reasonable
prices.
Cleaned up the mother board with warm water, detergent and a stiff brush,
then let it bake in the oven at 70C for an hour. Had to use a small grinder
and a wire brush on some of the metal work. Installed DOS and I now have
a happy computer :-)
Best Regards
Chris