If it's the screen electronics, you might also
want to check the ribbon cable that connects
the LCD to the circuit board.
The little snap on those things is delicate,
there was one PIII I bought over the web that
I had to put a small dot of glue on that connector
to hold it in place properly.
--
-Richard M. Hartman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alpal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 3:46 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: HELP !! my palm is dead...a virus?
>
>
> In that case, it sounds like either the small ROM is shot,
> which means it's
> RMA time, or your screen electronics is shorting out.
>
> Try the suggestion about reinserting the memory board and
> also check the
> web page (below) about the PalmPro/PalmIII shorting problem.
> You may need
> to insert a small piece of paper or plastic between the
> motherboard and
> screen electronics. If those don't work, then it sounds like RMA time.
>
>
>
> At 11:21 PM 12/6/1999 GMT, you wrote:
> >Thank you,
> >but it does not work, there is no access to debug-mode. If i
> use instead the
> >hard-reset, there come only some vertical lines on the screen (like
> >barcodes). :-((
> >
> >>It sounds like your boot code or memory is fudged. Can you
> get put your
> >>PalmIII in debug mode by holding down the down arrow and paperclip
> >>reseting? (You should see a little tiny cursor blinking in
> the top left
> >>corner of the screen.)
> >>
> >>If yes, then you can fix, but you will need to download
> 3Com's PalmOS 3.3
> >>upgrade at:
> >>http://www.palmpilot.com/custsupp/upgrade/
> >>
> >>I would:
> >>a) backup your user files on your computer
> >>b) put the PalmIII in debug mode and install the new PalmOS
> >>c) hotsync and restore all your user files to the PDA
> >>
> >>I've managed to have my PalmIII die like this for 2 reasons:
> >>1. The capacitor that holds the 5 minute charge while
> changing batteries
> >>was leaking.
> >>2. There was a short-circuit when the motherboard touched the screen
> >>electronics. (see
> http://www.asynccomputing.com/trg/faq/009/index> .htm for a
>
> >>more detailed description)
>
>
