[vcf-midatlantic] Repair Workshop June 9 & 10, 2018 Wrap-up

[Bill Degnan]

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> > As for my own project, I spent about four hours cursing at the Portable
> > III and all the Lego stuff because it wouldn't properly run code that I
> > knew "should" work ... until Jeff G. and Bill I. convinced me to try
> > flipping a ribbon cable around ... after which it immediately worked
> > perfectly. :)
> >
> > Had a problem using the setup disk to configure the hard drive. Entered
> > the date/time (also tried period-appropriate dates) but then it just said
> > "please wait" and froze there on every attempt. I don't know if that
> means
> > a dead CMOS battery or something else. Did not get any errors while
> > booting. The battery appears to be a square plastic assembly, not a coin
> > cell. Any ideas?
> >
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Basically you have to replace the battery.

You might get something out of this thread, indirectly, at least in that
you can contact this III owner:
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?64063-Compaq-Portable-III-Keyboard-Controller&p=519229#post519229




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