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Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:43:03 -0600
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] TOT I think my T21 is dead
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Dave Saville wrote:
> My T21 keeps freezing - regardless of what OS I boot. Initially I
> thought it might be the NIC. As some of you may recall I had a fault a
> year or so back in that it would not boot with the Intel Pro mini PCI
> modem/LAN card. Turned out the modem side had a fault that stopped the
> boot process in its tracks. Lewis kindly helped me out with another and
> when I saw that for every freeze the link light on the switch had gone
> out I assumed it was that again and switched it for a 3Com.
> Unfortunately this is the one that does not play with OS/2 and has a
> top speed of one byte a week. :-(
>
> But now it is freezing with that card, although in this case the switch
> light stays on. Unlike a "normal" WPS freeze this is solid in that not
> even the mouse moves. The only way out is to hold down the power switch
> until it gets the message I *really* want it to turn off.
>
> Another symptom is that on a cold boot the IBM logo stays on screen for
> ages before I get the password prompt and the boot seems to take
> longer.
>
> I have a copy of PC Doctor and that runs *all* diagnostics clean. So I
> am somewhat stumped as to what it might be and which bit to kick. It
> started a couple of days ago when I left it on battery, which ran down,
> and it suspended itself. Restoring mains power I had quite a job
> getting it back and had to reboot as it would not come out of the,
> possibly, incomplete suspend because of the low power. Although it
> worked the left hand battery light kept blinking and it was not
> charging. A complete power cycle sorted that, but as I say, it has not
> been right ever since.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Assuming it is dead, what is my best choice for a replacement? From
> what I read here and elsewhere it would appear that I would be better
> off with a s/h T43 as the highest level machine to persuade OS/2 to run
> on. Anyone know the highest model that fits on the same port replicater
> as the T21? I seem to recall it changed with the T4x series.
>
> TIA
>
>    
A couple of ideas to try.  I've seen where unplugging from power and 
removing the battery for a bit helps odd issues.  I'd also suggest 
trying to boot out of the port replicator, I've seen too many issues 
with the replicators/docks to not rule it out.  My T42 will not connect 
to a replicator for the T60 I have at work.  It also does not connect to 
any of the previous replicators at work (and of course the only 
replicators I can't get are for the T42).
Andy