jdj@munsell.UUCP (Joel Jennings) (09/14/88)
Hi all. Just two questions about hardware for all you mavens out there:
1) When I originally bought my machine, the keyboard dropped the
first character on reboot. I have since had the problem fixed,
but the problem returns whenever I use the keyboard extender
cable. Is there any way to permanently fix this? (This is an
A2000 with a standard (IBM PC?) keyboard extender cable which
my dealership sold me.)
1A) What was the fix which solved the dropped character problem
(so that I can check up on my dealer's repairs)?
2) My battery-backed-up clock keeps losing time. Is there an officially
sanctioned way to adjust it? (Wonderful. My computer comes with
a battery backed up clock and I *STILL* have to set the damn
thing at reboot!)
Thanx in advance.
--
Joel Jennings | Wampeters, foma, and granfaloons.
| daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) (09/15/88)
in article <1763@munsell.UUCP>, jdj@munsell.UUCP (Joel Jennings) says: > References: > Hi all. Just two questions about hardware for all you mavens out there: > 1) . Is there any way to permanently fix this? (This is an > A2000 with a standard (IBM PC?) keyboard extender cable which > my dealership sold me.) The capacitance of your extender cable is too high. About the only thing I can suggest is a higher quality extender cable, if such a thing is made. > 1A) What was the fix which solved the dropped character problem > (so that I can check up on my dealer's repairs)? There were originally some capacitors on the keyboard's clock and data lines, used for noise reduction. There were need for the original A2000 keyboards, but actually caused problems with the newer model keyboard. > 2) My battery-backed-up clock keeps losing time. Is there an officially > sanctioned way to adjust it? (Wonderful. My computer comes with > a battery backed up clock and I *STILL* have to set the damn > thing at reboot!) There's a small trimmer for this clock just below the CPU slot on the motherboard. I don't recall offhand which direction does what, but it's there for adjustment as necessary. If you don't have the standard "tweaking tool", a small screwdriver can be used on this. > Joel Jennings | Wampeters, foma, and granfaloons. -- Dave Haynie "The 32 Bit Guy" Commodore-Amiga "The Crew That Never Rests" {ihnp4|uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: D-DAVE H BIX: hazy "I can't relax, 'cause I'm a Boinger!"