u/Cracker6022

Just a little update on the hinge I was luckily able to fix:

As I suspected, just gluing the C-shaped hinge back on wasn't stable enough.
My solution was pretty simple (and a bit messy):

• first glue the hinge on (just like I just told you how it wont work)
• on the metal rod that slides in, there is a square shaped section (see pic 3 the bottom side of the long bar)
• put a little bit of excess plastic in this hole, just enough to still fit in the C-shaped hinge
• final step, here's where you gotta be quick and careful:
• fill the C-shape with glue and quickly slide the rod all the way in (WARNING: this may get a bit messy, try not to get any glue on the rest of the shell)

This fix should stabilize the weaker side of the Siena's hinges, but still be careful with the device, I dont thing gluing it a second time will work out that well.

Hint for disassembly:
On the lower shell, there's a hidden screw below the sticker - I guess you could remove it with some heat. I dont have the equipment to remove and re-apply it, so I just wedged it open as best as I could and carefully cut away the screw mount with a craft/cutter knife. (Very difficult to not scratch the PCB, be careful and take your time) This wont really affect stability and you'll get the excess plasic bit for the hinge repair.

Im looking for a working .apk for the game LEGO City my City 2/Lego City Game - New Mining Vehicles!
From apkmirror the build 7.0.318 (96.21mb) works but the 43.211.803 (27.29mb) shows the error: Download failed because you may not have purchased this app. (plus the warning in pic 2)

Im not an expert but pretty sure the game wants to download the additional content (the .obb file) which it cant since the game is also gone from the App Store.

I found a working 43.211.803 on 5play.org, its some Russian modded version (seems pretty legit but still be careful guys) which gives infinite studs but has the additional main.43.com.lego.city.my_city2.obb file which works when moved to the android folder (testing on BlueStacks before anything gets on my phone). Also the .obb doesnt work with the normal 43.211.803.

I guess this one would work too but can anyone help me find a working late build (2018-2019), i really want to get this memory back.

I need to get a win 98 working after installing win xp (its for my thinkpad R40 and the OEM recovery image overwrites the entire drive). I tried an OEM windows install (through usb, directly putting install files on the partition and booting dos from a floppy) as well as a quick install but every time i get to either overwriting mbr/bootsector with the win 98 one or trying to adding win 98 as a boot option from xp stuff brakes

images just for my partition layout (10gb - win 98 | 25gb - win xp | ~35gb shared) as well as some errors i encountered in my wasted 8h today...

Just got a little Psion Siena (1996) from a family member, it has a few cracks on the shell and most notably, the broken hinge:

I don't really know how to go about fixing it since I think just gluing it won't be enough to support opening the screen or the little spring in the hinge might just twist it off again.
Any Ideas?

Since Part 1:
-I now bought a working IDE drive (makes weird rattling noises sometimes but good enough for now)
-installed good old XP via USB without problems

Now, after the successful surgery, the non-existent thermal paste got replaced but I still have some issues - is my board maybe screwed?

-The Disc drive tries to read stuff but still does not work (thats why I had to install via USB)
-The speaker does not work (maybe just a driver issue, hasn't been online yet, also beep tone works)
-the RAM still seems to be getting extremely hot, is this normal?

How do i figure out if those devices failing is an issue with the motherboard or the devices itself?

Side projects:

-Since the original drive is out, the Access IBM key lost its function.
Is it worth re-installing this firmware or do i try converting it into a windows key since the keyboard is missing it?

-maybe slapping in a wifi card, getting a dock and installing the max 2GB ram and try to run some stuff or install linux

I just got this old R40 gifted but it wont boot.
Im pretty sure the Hard Drive gave up (Error 0200), so i tried to use some service tools (PC-Doctor for DOS and Ultimate Boot CD) to maybe repair it but it won't recognize any CD/DVD although it's the first one in boot order. The F12 to choose boot device while post wont work either.

Also, when im have the HDD installed this Phoenix FirstBIOS (img 2) comes up, is that stock IBM or modified?

Since the Data on the HDD is not really important,

1. What would be a cheap alternative to it (i have seen some people talk about using compact flash cards but idk)
2. Is there maybe a problem with the MoBo or disk drive?

PS: I put in a fresh CMOS Battery idk if that changes something

Hello everyone,

I aquired this broken Palm Vx and I cant get a display.

Here's what I already tried and figured out:

-charged it for hours, tried doing all sorts of resets
-since the battery is dead i also tried with a 3V power source hooked up to the internal connector, but with the same results
-does not respond to any input (brightness, power, reset button combos, etc.)
-as soon as it gets power the backlight is slightly visible (picture 3, really only visible in the dark)
-cleaned and reseated ribbon cables and checked all the pins

My best guess would be that either the screen or main board are damaged but idk for sure. I'd really hope to get it back running since i also got the keyboard.

Is there any way to fix this or do I need to buy a replacement device?