"Rodney Lorrimar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a Sun Ray 150 that won't start up. The power LED is green but the > smartcard reader LED stays on. According to the administrator's guide it > is a card reader hardware problem, and the DTU should be replaced.
Sounds as though the smartcard detection microswitch built into the card reader frame is stuck "on". You might be able to fix it by popping the top off the frame and cleaning out whatever is jamming the switch. It could be a hair, a piece of paper or some other kind of generic crud. > I'd rather try repairing the unit myself. Hopefully it is simply a > matter of replacing the card reader part (it's quite easy to remove once > you pry the back cover off). If I look around I could maybe find a Sun > Ray with a broken screen or something to use for spare parts. > > Has anyone successfully repaired a Sun Ray like this? In particular, I'd > like to know whether I would be wasting my time replacing the card > reader. It'd be worth a try. If you can't unjam the switch then replacing the reader frame should do the trick. On the other hand you can probably pick up a whole new unit on Ebay for less than it'll cost you in time spent playing around with a soldering iron. OttoM. __ ottomeister Disclaimer: These are my opinions. I do not speak for my employer. -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
