Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 19:29:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: Replacing a beloved Libretto 70CT
> I have seen a few Librettos on the Dynamism site for $1600 plus. Is this an
> unusual offering? Should I be trying to grab one of those, quick? These
> Ed mentioned the ff1100v units available in Hong Kong. Is this the latest
Same thing. $1600 is a 'decent' price, although not stunning. The
alternatives include the Sony Picturebook running at around the same price
range depending on model, so it's close.
> wondering if the tech we spoke to had considered the CMOS battery and
> possible hard drive failure. He seemed awfully eager to blame the problem
> on a motherboard short. He was not an authorized repair guy, BTW. The
> authorized repair place is at a CompUSA store and I just get the willies
Eeek! eep! Gag!*#
(Er, sorry. Nothing like CUSa techies to bring horror stories to mind. Too
bad there aren't signs outside that say 'ripping you off'. The $50+/HR rate
just to do dumb things I could do in my sleep as an expert troubleshooter and
PC repair guy is absolutely horrendous given that they can't even do the more
complex things right most of the time (eg. drive imaging & partitioning, OS
migration, etc.). The stuff I can fix in my sleep probably exceeds what they
charge half-awake....)
> We are not computer experts, but we have done some basic hardware
> installation with desktop computers. If we're careful, do you think we can
> try replacing the CMOS battery on our own? If it's a cheap possibility, we
Well, let's look at it this way. 1. You don't bother trying to fix it and
you spend another $500+ on another Libretto. 2. You spend two or three hours
trying to replace the CMOS battery, and if successful, back to life; otherwise,
you'd have spend a few tens $ trying to get a new battery in there and a few
hours of your weekend.
I'd say that if you can disassemble a computer or anything else, you can
replace the CMOS battery. It'll probably take you 1 1/2 hours to complete
disassemble the Libretto to the point where you can get at it due to the fact
that this is your first time and that you don't have expert experience taking
things apart. Both my site (overclocking article) and the Libretto exploded
parts picture on my site will help you figure out how to take the baby apart.
In any case, I'd give it a whirl. A few bucks on a dead battery is far
easier and quicker than a two to three day reinstallation and reconfiguration
of a new Libretto to your needs, and that's w/o the Ebay buying hassle.
www.micsol.com for the battery.
> might try that. As to the hard drive failure possibility...I guess we'd
> have to take the Libretto in to a repair place, because we'd need to try to
> recover the data on the disk.
Probably not a HD failure if the thing won't start up at all (ie. nothing at
all displayed on the screen, no beeps, no disk light activity, no floppy
activity, etc.).
If something is displayed on the screen, we'd better rethink what's wrong.
Best to give us a 'complete' description of every detail about your Libretto as
you attempt to boot to better diagnose this online.
d =)
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