Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 21:58:05 -0000 From: "Richard Parkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] L50 Reinstall Issues
----- Original Message ----- From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Libretto <libretto@basiclink.com> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 6:48 AM Subject: Re: [LIB] L50 Reinstall Issues > Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 22:46:54 -0800 (PST) > From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] L50 Reinstall Issues > > That's what I was thinking John. Though later on Richard seemed to be > saying that he had a CTRL or CAPS LOCK key stuck on the place where the ALT > should be. If that's the case, it could be someone had been having > problems with the system before Richard got it, and the switch may have > been an indication of an attempt to fix it. I don't believe the keys have been physically switched around as it is the same layout as my Libretto 20 and my Tecra. > If you think reseating may help you Richard, it's an easy enough process. > > * Remove the thin plastic strip above the keyboard > * Unscrew the philips head screw holding the keyboard down > * Carefully lift the keyboard. It will have two grounding straps > connectining it to the MB on either end, and the ribbon cable in the > center. > * Use a small flat watch screwdriver to push the tab on the right side of > the ribbon lock towards the screen edge of the system just a little bit. > * Repeat on the left side, and alternate until the ribbon is free. > * Reseat and lock the ribbon a few times. > * Reassemble and test. I tried that to no avail ;( I assume it must be driver W98 has selected for the best fit must be incorrect - is it possible to for someone with a working keyboard on an L50 with W98 to tell what driver and settings they are using? > As for your FDD, you may not have installed the Toshiba utilities driver > package. I had that problem when they switched the name of the darned > thing at some point. What I have is the file called: l50utils.exe .. And > I think the critical file among many it contains is: FDCMON.VXD .. That > should get your floppy drive going in Windows. If that's what you have, > then.... ??? I must have missed that utility when searching the Toshiba site, but I did find a note on the YE Data site that you have to use the specific driver that comes with the L50 set-up CD (which I don't have). I did find the correct driver on DriverGuide.com though, so now that is sorted ;) Regards & thanks; Richard Parkin
