[Coco] MicroSD Drive Pak Repair

[CoCo Demus]

You probably broke a solder joint. Check them using a magnifier. I doubt
much an encapsulated IC would break from that.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 3:18 PM, Guillaume Major <guillaume.major at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Guillaume,
>>
>> The above reads like Roger Taylor's Drive Pak. There is another more
>> current Pak and you should make clear what device you mean. :)
>>
>> Regards Roger's Pak, I have one and it is installed in an MPI. I
>> frequently see the same thing happen where the device stalls out looking
>> for the MicroSD card. There is nothing wrong with the device and the way to
>> get things going is to turn off all power, re-seat the MPI in the Coco,
>> re-seat the Pak in the MPI, and re-seat the MicroSD card in the Pak.
>> My guess is that one or more edge connectors are not making a clean
>> contact and something like a CART line is not connected.
>>
>> There may not be much you can do with any of the cards and connector
>> slots as they oxidize. Further the Pak has some slop regards the angle of
>> insertion and you should try tweaking the fit.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
> Hi Robert,
>
> Yes, the pak is Roger Taylor's Drive Pak. I never had any of the problems
> you describe before I dropped it on the floor but I will try to clean the
> contacts and play with the angle of insertion to see if it makes a
> difference.
>
> Thanks for your advices!
>
> Guillaume
>
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