Re: VR Climber

[Thatcher Ulrich]

On Jan 30, 2008 3:45 AM, Scott Rinke <scott...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the reply!
> Yep, the bike is not booting up - it says still that the CMOS battery has
> failed, but also "memory size decreased". If I locate one of those old 6-pin
> keyboards, what should I look for in the BIOS? I am just thinking of what I
> might find when I do get the keyboard, and can "strike F2 to boot", since
> you programmed it!
> Ya, no sparks, and my father says it is unlikley that you can "short out" a
> battery - especially a 3 volt. Something like a car battery (12 volt) will
> spark, but I guess I could get out my meter...
> I appreciate the communication, and will keep you posted as soon as I can
> locate an old keyboard.
> Also, do you happen to know what kinds of lubricants were used on the
> steering arm and chain? I think I can use regular bearing grease on the
> chain, but the arm looks more delicate. Graphite lube maybe?

I think what usually happens when you get into the BIOS is that it
automatically detects the memory size, so you can probably just exit
and it will reboot. Maybe you will need to select "Reset Factory To
Defaults" if that's an option. If not, the machines were built with
8MB of memory (sounds so tiny now!)

I'm not sure about lube; bearing grease sounds like it would be OK but
I don't really know...

-T