[vcf-midatlantic] Compaq LTE 5280 5300 - Requesting assistance

[Russell LeChard]

Alex,

  Thank you for that suggestion.  I'll check him out.
Take Care,
Russell LeChard






On Tue, Oct 19, 2021 at 12:12 AM Alexander Jacocks via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> Russell,
>
> You might want to reach out to Chris Lenderman:
> https://www.retrotechchris.com
>
> He’s an expert on LTE and other Compaq laptops.
>
> - Alex
>
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 10:13 PM Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> > Russell, welcome aboard! Was good seeing you and your family at VCF East
> > last weekend, I’m glad we were able to meet in person so many years after
> > our first meeting.
> >
> > This is the place to go for help. Great people on here with a wealth of
> > knowledge and skills to help with your problem.
> > (Unfortunately I’m not one of them! ;-)
> >
> > Thanks for joining the list. Hopefully you’ll be able to make a future
> > workshop and get to meet some more of the great people involved with the
> > Vintage Computer Federation.
> >
> > Tony Bogan
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Oct 18, 2021, at 9:52 PM, Russell LeChard via vcf-midatlantic <
> > vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Good Evening VCF East,
> > >
> > > I'm new to this group(but not to IT in general [30 years experience ])
> I
> > > love vintage computers. I'm also in the process of restoring several
> > > vintage notebooks. Two in particular are Compaq LTE 5280 and 5300
> models.
> > > Both have moderate problems. The 5280 is the better model. I'm trying
> to
> > > salvage parts from both to make one good system. I need to replace the
> > > Multifunction bay(Floppy/CD-ROM), hard drive bay, and battery bay from
> > the
> > > 5280 with the floppy, hard drive, and battery from the 5300.
> > >
> > > Here is my problem, I'm unable to eject these components from the bays
> in
> > > the 5280. The release buttons seem to be locked and won't slide all the
> > way
> > > forward.  There are supposedly locking screw holes on the bottom of the
> > > unit, but there are no screws in them( they were already missing when I
> > > obtained them second hand.) I'm very much stuck! LOL
> > >
> > > I also have Cerebral Palsy with mobility and dexterity issues (I have
> one
> > > good arm/hand to work with. This makes the disassembly of this notebook
> > > even more problematic.
> > >
> > > This system will be for myself for early/mid 90's DOS games BTW.
> > >
> > > I spoke to another VCF East member and they suggested I send a message
> > out
> > > to the group with this request. I'm in the Toms River, NJ area and I'd
> > even
> > > be willing to discuss reasonable compensation(or a trade for other
> > vintage
> > > systems( I have others and vintage spare parts)) for someone with the
> > > expertise in the Compaq LTE 5000 series for their time and effort. Let
> me
> > > know. Thank you in advance.
> > >
> > > Take Care,
> > > Russell LeChard
> >
>