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Re: psu or firmware?

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On 21/07/2020 04:35, David Wright wrote:

> However, this laptop, the lenovo, no longer has a functioning power
> regulation. The battery shows full at all times, but if the AC is
> interrupted, it's dead. It doesn't help that the connector (a USB-A
> look-alike) is loose fitting, so the laptop now has to be a static
> desktop, with its power cord twisted and trapped underneath in such
> a manner that it can't move around.
>
> It's not worth spending any money on because, after a hard life,
> . the touchpad doesn't click any more,
> . the screen is coming away from the casing at the hinge, so closing
>    or opening it is a delicate operation,
> . the USB sockets are about as loose as the power one with some sticks,
> . I've had to strap a straightened coathook to the PSU because the
>    cable's strain relief has broken, leaving the wires exposed and
>    vulnerable. (It's a replacement PSU.)

Wow. That puts mine to shame: I have replaced a dying fan, a dead hard 
drive, and a dead power adaptor so far. But apart from holes in the 
plastic case where the fan grid has given way it's currently all intact 
apart from the faulty regulator or whatever it is. Speed has been a 
problem - I ran gentoo on it for years but switched to debian when the 
hdd died, because compile times were getting too long.

> I suppose if push came to shove, and Vostros were common enough, you
> might be able get another machine to charge the battery pack for you.

I'm not going to buy another dodgy antique just for that! But its not a 
bad idea in principle: maybe I can find something just as a recharger. 
My wife has a Packard bell bought on the very same day - but 
unfortunately her power regulator has died too. Must be a common fault, 
wonder if it was a particular component problem at the time (you'd think 
there would be more stress on the CPU

Cheers

Graham

>
> Cheers,
> David.
>

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    Re: psu or firmware? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-07-18 22:40 +0200
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        Re: psu or firmware? Graham Seaman <graham@theseamans.net> - 2020-07-18 23:20 +0200
          Re: psu or firmware? Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2020-07-18 23:50 +0200
        Re: psu or firmware? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-07-19 18:10 +0200
      Re: psu or firmware? Graham Seaman <graham@theseamans.net> - 2020-07-20 19:00 +0200
        Re: psu or firmware? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-07-21 05:40 +0200
          Re: psu or firmware? Graham Seaman <graham@theseamans.net> - 2020-07-21 22:40 +0200
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