I have at least one machine with this type of error. Would be great to figure out what has to break for that to occur.
On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 8:37 AM Eric LK <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm still waiting for my replacement Ni-Cad battery but I've been > continuing using my M100 without any other issue... until tonight. > > When I turned it on, the "low battery" light was on, and the date > displayed on the first line was wrong: ◥5ÿ 00,1919 Sun 00:00:00 > I switched it off and on again, and it stayed this way. That's when I > noticed the keyboard wasn't responsive. Also the first 3 characters > flash every now and then (here is a 11 seconds video: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjUw2XpB0Gw ; it happens around 00:03) > > I verified the voltage of the AA batteries and found 5.9V. Should be > OK but I still changed them. > Now the first line displays something like this: ros ??,1920 ñ)s ??:??:?? > ...and the keyboard is still non-responsive > > I tried the reset button, which had no effect (the computer restarts > in the same state), and the whole reset (Ctrl+Break+Reset), which > removed all files from the ram filesystem but it's still stuck. > > After a quick look inside, the Ni-Cad battery didn't seem to have > started to leak, and I measured about 4.9V to its pins; I also noted a > faint buzzing sound coming from the LCD area while it was open. > > I also tried to switch the "memory power" switch off, remove the > batteries, replace the batteries, switch everything on again... same > result. > > At this point, I'm out of ideas... Any suggestion about how to > diagnose and fix this problem? > > Eric > > PS: There is a kind of battery leak damage around a screw on the > motherboard, but it's nowhere near any battery (it's located on the > left of the power switch). I noticed it when I first opened it a few > days ago, and I planned to give it a clean with isopropyl Alcohol when > I'll change the Ni-Cad but I didn't touch it yet. Could it be related > to today issue? Here is a picture : > http://pics.lefauve.org/20-32-45.jpg >
