[comp.sys.zenith.z100] Flakey Z100

svihla@evax6.eng.fsu.edu (C. Kurt Svihla) (11/12/90)

In article <16529@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, wilker@descartes.math.purdue.edu (Clarence Wilkerson) writes...
>I have a Z100 that was not used for about a year. When I turn it
>on, I get a steady beep , as though a key is depressed and is
>overrunning the buffer. The video also blinks in time with the
>blink. I'm able to boot, etc, but it's not usable. The diagnostics
>don't show anything. Help... I'd hate to retire it before its time
>Clarence Wilkerson

	A professor in this department had a similar problem (as far as the
steady beeping goes).  We tried swapping the keyboard with a surplus one and
it worked fine.  Primitive, but effective (as long as you have a spare
keyboard lying around).  We didn't see anything on the diagnostics either.
Worth a shot anyway.

wilker@descartes.math.purdue.edu (Clarence Wilkerson) (11/13/90)

I have a Z100 that was not used for about a year. When I turn it
on, I get a steady beep , as though a key is depressed and is
overrunning the buffer. The video also blinks in time with the
blink. I'm able to boot, etc, but it's not usable. The diagnostics
don't show anything. Help... I'd hate to retire it before its time
Clarence Wilkerson