Re: [pc110] Free PC110 parts, FS docking station

Rex K. Perkins (rexkp nospam at pobox.com)
Fri, 06 Apr 2001 10:06:26 -0400

At 02:36 PM 4/6/2001 +1000, you wrote:
>From: "Rex K. Perkins" <rexkp nospam at pobox.com>
>
> >
> > That's very odd. That might be the mobo or the (internal) power supply.
> > IMHO, the effort to replace either isn't worth it for an issue like that.
>
>shucks.. I was afraid of that. :(
>
>
> > Could even be a software issue I guess. Have you tried flashing the BIOS?
>
>Nope.. where? How?
>I vaguely recall reading about the risks of flashing the bios.. have there
>been
>any cases of failed flashes?

The BIOS is in the files section of the pc110 yahoo group.

I've never heard of any problems but that doesn't mean there weren't any.
You will NEED a 720K (not 1.44M) disk and the dock/floppy drive though.

Cheers,

Rex.

>thanks!
>
>
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Rex.
> >
> > At 01:42 AM 4/6/2001 +1000, Eugene Kang wrote:
> > >err.. I have this problem with mine where the battery meter doesn't work
> > >when the charger is unplugged. i.e. the part on the LCD that shows how
> > >many % remaining is blank. When I plug in the charger, the % display
>comes
> > >up and correctly (i assume) shows the remaining % left.
> > >
> > >I have tried forcing it to display battery level all the time, but if I
>do
> > >that, it'll just be totally blank.
> > >
> > >any idea what part I would need?
> > >
> > >
> > >thanks!
> >