Hidden PCMCIA on CF-28 Mk3

I carried out the procedure described elsewhere on this site to remove the LAN/Modem panel next to the PCMCIA door and access the hidden PCMCIA slot on a CF-28 Mk3 - the small screw on the upper left side of the PCMCIA slot and the second screw from the front edge in the well in the battery compartment.

With the prying force I was willing to exert the cover did not detach. It acts like it is held in by at least one other screw and I am concerned that I will break it. Lacking the Mk3 service manual - by the way does anyone have a link to one? - I am hoping one of the experts on this site can tell me if the panel on a Mk3 comes off with just those two screws, or if something else is necessary. As many of us have found out, the Mk3 is not the same mechanically as the Mk1 in a number of respects.

Any information from someone with experience accessing the hidden PCMCIA slot on a Mk3 would be appreciated.

 

I have not heard anyone say that there is more than two screws on the mk3.

The side piece is very stiff due to the moisture proofing. The front acts as a hinge, so gently but firmly apply pressure in the groove on top of the deck - I used a small flat head screwdriver in the groove and twisted slightly to get the rear part to rotate out.

If you are worried about another screw, then just look carefully around the edges to see if there is another access point for a screw driver.

 

Yep - it is tight with a gasket - just need to do what klboo said and open it like its on a hinge - should pull off from the outside screw area by the pcmia door and will come right out - good luck.

 

There are 2 screws holding it in. One inside the pc door and one straight down through the bottom cab which you can get to without opening the case.

 

Thank you all for the information. I have taken these panels off a Mk1 before, and they never came off this hard, which is why I thought it prudent to ask. I am always concerned I will force something apart on a Mk3 that is simply secured differently than on a Mk1.

Do any of you know of a link to the Mk3 diagnostics? The Mk1 & Mk2 diags don't run on a Mk3.


Regards

 

just like everyone else said.. if you remove two little screws then all that is left holding it is gasket material. if you have done this on other 28s then you know how you need to pivot the piece out. it is exactly the same on a mk1 as a mk3

 

I coil of modem wire behind the port cover sometimes makes it difficult to remove... Keep trying with a small flat blade screwdriver under the hidden screw. (Port cover hidden screw) Work GENTLY and it will work free.

Not sure about eh diags you speak of... Where did you find the other ones? I've seen them referenced but not obtained.... Wheredyafindit?

 

TB - I wonder if he's referring to the DMI viewer...

mnem
DMI... Didn't you get busted for that last summer?