Hi guys, I'm a long time fan of the site but only just got on the mailing list. I've been fiddling with an M100 for awhile but I felt like it was lonely so I found it a NEC PC 8201A on ebay to hang out with.
Today I got my "new" 8201 in the mail, and was excited to find that it came with a full set of ram expansion chips. It started up fine, I opened a text doc typed in a few words and hit F10 to return to the main menu, then the screen turned off and it stopped responding. Now it seems stone dead. I've tried replacing the batteries, using the wall power adapter, removing the ram chips, and putting them back. At each iteration I tried turning the power off and on, turning the backup off and on, and tried using CTRL-SHIFT-RESET to cold boot it, but I haven't had any response. I have the 8201 service manual, and I know how to use a multi-meter, but I've never tried to trouble shoot anything this complicated before. Can any of you offer any suggestions on where to start?
