Switch on a CF-27

Okay guys, I've searched and searched, and I cannot find what this switch is. It's a toggle switch between the ram and the hard drive, and as I far as I can tell, it makes no difference which position it's in. Any ideas what it is?

 

Arrrggh! the picture did not post. It's at

https://picasaweb.google.com/wesmedlin/Misc#5586644437184606338

 

Looks like an add-on ,not a panasonic original part

 

It's the Magic/More Magic switch. :wink:

A Story About ?Magic'

mnem
I could sure use some o' that...

 

NOS...........Makes the CF27 run like a CF30

 

I was wondering who kept turning off the lights. Quit it!

 

There's not one on my 27, but there was a simcard slot!

 

Guess I get to dig deeper, and see if it's on a part I can pull. I assumed it was something standard, and everyone knew what it was but me.

 

As I recall that switch is present on the Mk I units only & discussion was that it was installed for a "future upgrade" function but was never implemented in later models.

 

Well, by all means flip it; my future could use an upgrade.

mnem
Getting old sucks; but it beats the alternative...

 

Nope, it's a 300mhz Mk II. And it's definitely original, as it's attached to the frame between the RAM and the HD.

Maybe if I flip it again, the sound will start working on my CF-50?

 

What's the card (pcb) under the black strip. Hard to tell but it does say ON.

 

The PCB under the black strip is the one the RAM is on. I don't really think I should try to take it out. Might be a bad thing.

And, just because I felt like it:
Murphy's Laws of Computing to Make You Smile
--> When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen.
--> When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it's probably obsolete.
--> The first place to look for information is in the section of the manual where you least expect to find it.
--> When the going gets tough, upgrade.
--> For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction.
--> To err is human . . . to blame your computer for your mistakes is even more human, it is downright natural.
--> He who laughs last probably made a back-up.
--> If at first you do not succeed, blame your computer.
--> A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked perfectly.
And finally. . .
--> The number one cause of computer problems? Computer solutions, especially those offered by family members.

 

Very well done.

My personal favorite:

It's only a computer.

 

Your upside down! It clearly says NO.

 

I like it!

 

--> To err is human ..... to really screw up requires a computer.

Don't forget:

--> The best thing about a computer is that it does exactly what you tell it to do ..... the worst thing about a comuter is that it does exactly what you tell it to do.

 

"The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents."

"It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to which Baghdad could be given as a parameter."

" Spam is bad. The amazing degree of unanimity that greets such a simple declaration is, paradoxically, the biggest impediment to progress in anti-spam standards."

~ Nathaniel Borenstein, Co-Designer of the MIME Protocol underlying 99% of all electronic text communications, including this one ~


mnem
Failure is not an option. It comes bundled in the software.

 

you cluld try taking your CF27 apart! its dead easy! I took Mine apart in 15 mins
and im only 16 years old!

 

How did you do that so quik ? Simply removing every screw visible, or did you have a repair guide for the CF-27 ?

 

nope, no guide, just took every screw out i could see and took it apart

 

Taking apart is easy. Putting back together is hard. And I always seem to have a few parts left over somehow.

 

Here's a tip. Take lots of photos as you disassemble something. Then you have references to figure out how to put it back together. Internet photos have also saved me a time or two. Especially if it has been a week or a month since I tore the thing apart.