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Old July 16th 08, 06:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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To All:

During my recent stay in hospital my computer system suffered
extensive damage, apparently when a cat convinced an equipment rack to
collapse. Unfortunately, I was using a lap-top as a temporary
terminal on my LAN and it was physically damaged in the crash. Until
I can repair the lap-top so as to recover its contents, several Groups
will be without a moderator. (The lap-top's keyboard is cracked (!)
It needs to visit the repair shop in San Diiego, a trip I won't be
able to manage for a while.)

You can still reach me directly via email at , but I
will not be able to assist you with file transfers and the like. No
data has been lost, it simply isn't available for the time being.

Since all of the address files went down with the lap-top, please
cross-post this message so others will be aware of the problem.

If there's anyone local (San Diego) who can help me get the lap-top to
& from the repair shop on Ronson Road (ie, Kearny Mesa), please give
me a shout.

-R.S.Hoover








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Old July 16th 08, 08:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Use an external keyboard.
Get an inexpensive USB keyboard somewhere, plug it and Bob's your uncle!
If your computer is too old to have a USB connector, it may have an PS-2
(no, PS-2 does not mean PLAY STATION 2, kiddies) you can plug any older
keyboard into that connector.
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Old July 16th 08, 08:38 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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On Jul 16, 12:22*pm, John Smith wrote:
Use an external keyboard.
Get an inexpensive USB keyboard somewhere, plug it and Bob's your uncle!
If your computer is too old to have a USB connector, it may have an PS-2
(no, PS-2 does not mean PLAY STATION 2, kiddies) you can plug any older
keyboard into that connector.


Apparently the damage extends to the adjacent C-drive, since it fails
POST.

-R.S.Hoover
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Old July 16th 08, 08:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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wrote in message
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Apparently the damage extends to the adjacent C-drive, since it fails
POST.


Error message?



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Old July 16th 08, 09:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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On Jul 16, 12:40*pm, "Steve Foley" wrote:

Error message?


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Yes. It says: "Take me to a repair station." :-)

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Old July 16th 08, 11:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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On Jul 16, 1:41*pm, Charles Vincent wrote:


A bad keyboard can cause it to fail POST and stop. * What is the make
and model of laptop?
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HP. Pavilion dv8000 with the dual drive option.

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Old July 17th 08, 04:27 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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It looks as if I'll have to do the repair myself.

New keyboards are available from the OEM (Vivo) for about $40. The HP
maintenance manual is available via the internet. That leaves a few
issues unresolved but since the thing was working in the past I'll
assume it can be returned to service.

-R.S.Hoover
-(KA6HZF)
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Old July 17th 08, 06:52 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
jan olieslagers[_2_]
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schreef:
It looks as if I'll have to do the repair myself.

New keyboards are available from the OEM (Vivo) for about $40. The HP
maintenance manual is available via the internet. That leaves a few
issues unresolved but since the thing was working in the past I'll
assume it can be returned to service.

-R.S.Hoover
-(KA6HZF)


Bob,
Allow me to suggest some clarification.
I understand you are after an "identical" or "matched"
or "certified" keyboard - but there's no need.
Any PC keyboard with the proper interface
(in your case, USB, I understand)
and the proper layout (US English, assumedly) will do.
Indeed it shouldn't be too difficult to locate a
suitable keyboard near you (neighbours? friends? shop PC?)
and borrow it for a quick swap, just to confirm the diagnosis.

As for returning the PC to service:
yes, sooner or later that's always possible.
Questions are
1) if it's worth the money (I abandoned a laptop
after breaking the display, the replacement was over-expensive)
2) whether you can recover the data from the harddisk.
This is crucial: a new harddisk is easily available
at reasonable cost, but is unfortunately supplied blank.
Indeed you'll likely find the data on the disk
much more valuable than the PC as such.

There's companies specialized in recovering data
from crashed harddisks but they're horribly expensive.

Hoping this helps,
KA
 




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