From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Sat May 15 1999 - 23:41:15 EDT
Richard...
FWIW:
richard wrote:
> I discovered that if I hit <ctrl>A while in the ez-setup screen on my old
> 560, I can run diagnostics on the pcmcia slots, which resulted:
>
> DEV 080
this is the device id..080 = PCMCIA
> ERR 33
this is associated with the above code, but i can't find it in my hardware
manual..
> FRU 7210
72 = PCMCIA slot assembly, (no surprise here)10 = System board
with the leftmost two digits the most likely problem part..
>
>
> How do I translate this to something meaningful? Preferrably something
> which will indicate how to fix the problem.
>
the PCMCIA assembly is a plug in part, but its only the socket assembly and
not the support chips..it could be that it needs to be reseated.. hard to
say..
hope this helps..
> The 560 is out of warranty, btw.
the one year warranty was one of my complaints about the 560 series..
the 570 has a 3 year warranty..!
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