Re: [Thinkpad] Dropped A30p disconnected PC Card slots

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Geary" <Mike@Geary.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Dropped A30p disconnected PC Card slots

> > My daughter dropped her A30p onto a tile floor. Amazingly
> > enough, there was no obvious damage - the machine works fine
> > except for one thing: The PC Card slots stopped working. They
> > seem OK mechanically, but the machine doesn't see any cards
> > in the slots.
> >
> > I'm guessing (hoping) that a connector popped loose. Just
> > wondering if anyone has seen something like this or has any
> > tips before I open the machine up. (I do have the HMM.)
>
> And indeed it turned out to be just that. The connector between the PC
Card
> sub board and the main board had popped loose. Once the keyboard was off,
it
> just took a little push and it snapped right back in.
>
> All better now!
>
> Thanks again to Bruce and Eric for the tips.
>
> -Mike
>
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Received on Sat Jan 27 17:37:53 2007