Likely the problem is the lithium battery has died. They generally last
a few years in this machine. It is under the cover that is around the
keyboard and is soldered into a board. You have to disassemble the
machine, first by taking the screws from the back, where the connectors
are, out. Then the cover behind the display will come off. At that
point you might see the battery. I can't remember if you also need to
take the plastic cover over the keyboard off.
The battery is a 3.6 volt lithium, about the size if a AA, maybe
shorter. It is a standard battery. The only trick is that it is
soldered in, so you have to deal with that.
The message you are getting probably means it is very low. You should
see the internal time-of-day clock either losing time or not changing at
all. At some point it will revert back to some default, like 1/1/80.
Ricky wrote:
> Dear Sir,
>
> Greetings form Geolab! We are formed in 1991 as an independent
> multi-discplinary Geotechnical, Environmental and Construction Materials
> Service firm providing engineering and scientific consulting, subsurface
> exploration and testing services to both public and private sector clients.
>
> At this moment, we are using Gridcase 1530 (386) for the purpose of doing our
> Pile Drive Analysis Test (PDA Test). Due to this computer is an old unit, we
> frequently facing problem that bother us once we turn on the computer. The
> monitor always promp the error as stated below:
>
> "Invalid configuration Information : Code 02
>
> Strike F1 key to continue"
>
> However, once we strike the F1 key, another error will occur named, Disk Boot
> Errores.
>
> We really appreciate if you can help us out in this matter as soon as
> possible, this computer is really valuable for our department. We hope to hear
> from you soon.
>
> Thank you for your kind attention.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ricky
>
> Engineer
>
> ligkig_at_hotmail.com
>
> .
>
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Dave Mabry dmabry_at_mich.com
Dossin Museum Underwater Research Team
NACD #2093
Received on Thu Feb 13 2003 - 05:30:01 GMT