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From: svihla@evax6.eng.fsu.edu (C. Kurt Svihla)
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Subject: Re: Flakey Z100
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Date: 12 Nov 90 15:24:20 GMT
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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.