T22 IO-Card FRU replacement

Shahab Sanjari sanjari at hrz.tu-darmstadt.de
Mon May 31 16:00:28 PDT 2004


Yeah, everything IS working fine.... you are actually right.
This way I think I even can't make sure it'll work if I get the part and
mount it in the laptop.
Thanks anyway.

:-)



Bob Bishop wrote:

> Hi,
>
> At 11:12 31/05/2004, Shahab Sanjari wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I run FreeBSD on an IBM T22 as my main system. I bought the laptop with
>> the knowledge of it's MODEM/LAN being physically damaged, so I got a
>> Xircom Credit Card Ethernet Modem CEM 56-100 for free. The system is
>> running and I have no problems.
>>
>> Lately I thought I may bring the onboard LAN/MODEM to life so that I
don't
>> need to carry the PCMCIA card and the dongle with me everywhere.
>> The guy I purchaced it from, told me he has plugged the modem cable in
to
>> the AC wall outlet instead of telephone line! Don't ask me how this had
>> happend, but both modem and lan are damaged this way.
>>
>> I checked with the IBM Maintenance Manual (page 147 No.5). The IO card
>> could be replaced. (FRU No. 26P8023 or 08K3373).
>> Now can anyone guess if after a damage like this, FRU replacement would
be
>> a good idea? or the damage could have gone further from the IO/CARD to
the
>> main board?(over the flat cable).
>
>
> If the rest of the machine is working, you may well be OK.
>
>> Does anyone know a place where I could get such an odd FRU?
>
>
> Google for the part numbers. You'll find several sources at $35 or less.
>
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