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Conventional Memories replied to the thread Came Across A Store On eBay that has some unusual GRiD items.I have actually made a purchase from him about 2 years ago. At that time his prices were a bit lower, but still way to high. I was... -
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Conventional Memories replied to the thread Toshiba T1200 restoration + 3inONEder install.Sorry for the delay, Don't worry, no offence taken. Just wanted to make sure nobody tries to replicate this and risks the chanse of...
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Conventional Memories replied to the thread Dynabook 286?.Well if you could try and read out the IC that would be great. :) I'll have to check. It has been disassembled in a box for a year or...
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Conventional Memories replied to the thread Toshiba T1200 restoration + 3inONEder install.Still not safe at all IMHO, the voltage drops to the voltage of the battery pack but the T1200 PSU is still trying to charge the battery...
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Conventional Memories replied to the thread Toshiba T1200 restoration + 3inONEder install.I have been doing some research on the battery replacement. Mainly because it is a fun project and because it would be really cool to...
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Conventional Memories replied to the thread Toshiba T3100/20 with a dead drive?.Don't rally have one to to open now. but I will try and see if I can revive one of those 20MB drives now that I know there is more on...
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Conventional Memories replied to the thread Toshiba T1200 restoration + 3inONEder install.you should take a ook at this thread, we were just discussing these hard drives. it might be worth trying to repair it. Absolutely no...
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Conventional Memories replied to the thread Toshiba T3100/20 with a dead drive?.Very interesting I haven't disassembled any of these to that point. I wonder if this is the same on both the 10mb and 20mb models My...
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This JVC drive has additional leaky caps on the back of the PCB unfortunately. The drive is constructed as such that the entire drive... -
Conventional Memories replied to the thread Toshiba T3100/20 with a dead drive?.strange, I haven't seen that yet. please post back when you have tested with another drive :) That's totally normal, the T1200 wasn't...
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Conventional Memories replied to the thread Toshiba T3100/20 with a dead drive?.that's strange first time i've seen one that doesn't spin up at all. have you tried "starting" it when the T1200 tries accessing it...
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Got it! Thank you for the detailed explanation! Appreciate. I'll let you know how it turns out.
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Conventional Memories replied to the thread Toshiba T3100/20 with a dead drive?.Of course. :) The spindle is on the bottom of the drive. Use needle pliers to turn the inner nut clockwise (be careful not to damage...
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Can you please elaborate this method? Not sure how to turn the spindle manually
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You're very welcome! Please share the results with us if you'll do so!
