---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Off-Topic Laptop Problems Date: 01 Jan 2003 22:03:10 -0700 From: Marcel Lecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It could be bad contacts or a bad locking pin that isn't holding the battery in close enough to provide a good connection. I had a on old HP with this problem. Stumped the hell out me untill I found the one of the locking pins was warn down enough to make the battery connection somewhat unpredictable. I McGivered it with a little wedge I made out of paper, which held it in place more firmly. Not a fix, but a solution nevertheless. Marcel On Wed, 2003-01-01 at 18:09, <> wrote: > Possible bad battery. What kind is it? The Smart portion of the battery > could be passing incoherant information to the OS. Far out but not the > first time. > > On Wed January 1 2003 19:09, you wrote: > > Hopefully there wont be too many angry members with this somewhat > > non-linux question. I have tried Compaq and Googling but no cigar. > > > > I have a Compaq Presario 1700 with RH 8 and Win2k Pro. Mobile Pentium > > 933, 256mb. Under Win2k, the laptop will occaisionally shut down, almost > > like in sleep/suspend mode, and at random times. The power light is still > > on but it will not "wake" or recover unless I reboot. Needless to say it > > is VERY frustrating not to mention the lost data. I have disabled power > > management everywhere I can find any settings, and updated any bios or mb > > drivers from Compaq. > > > > This never happens when running Linux, so it would "appear" to be more > > os/driver related than uniquely hardware alone. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Open Enterprise Solutions > > Linux & Open Solutions for Business > > > > Johnny Stork, BA > > Calgary, AB > > Canada > > > > http://www.openenterprise.ca -------------------------------------------------------
