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Re: psu or firmware?

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On 18/07/2020 21:36, Stefan Monnier wrote:

>>    often for the price of a new battery you are already
>> a large part of the way towards just getting a newer
>> system (a raspberry pi might work for some people and
>> be much better instead).
> New batteries for a Dell Vostro 1520 seem to run around $30 (according
> to a quick search for "battery dell vostro 1520").
>
> If the machine is used as a kind of server then a small SBC (like an
> EspressoBin, or <foo> Pi) might indeed be a good option, but a new
> battery is not a large investment.  And while old, a Core 2 Duo is still
> pretty competitive against those small boxes.
>
>
>          Stefan "doing most of his work on a Thinkpad T61"

So the new battery came, precharged to 75%. Left the power in for 30 
minutes, stayed at 75%. Took the power out, dropped to 72% pretty 
quickly. Put the power back in and it stays at 72%. So the motherboard 
is reading the battery power ok but not charging it, although it thinks 
it is, and I have a motherboard fault.

I do use it as a laptop not a server, mainly for browsing and text 
editing, and at home cos its too heavy to lug around. I can carry on 
using it like that just plugged into the adaptor, although the power 
plug is a bit loose and tends to fall out unexpectedly which may well 
eventually leave me with a corrupted hard drive. I either invest in some 
sticky tape to hold it in place or try to peer at the mother board and 
hope I find a popped capacitor or something I have a hope of fixing. 
Sticky tape it is then.

Graham

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psu or firmware? Graham Seaman <graham@theseamans.net> - 2020-07-18 14:30 +0200
  Re: psu or firmware? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-07-18 14:40 +0200
    Re: psu or firmware? Graham Seaman <graham@theseamans.net> - 2020-07-18 22:30 +0200
      Re: psu or firmware? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-07-18 22:50 +0200
        Re: psu or firmware? Graham Seaman <graham@theseamans.net> - 2020-07-18 23:10 +0200
          Re: psu or firmware? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-07-19 18:20 +0200
  Re: psu or firmware? Klaus Singvogel <deb-user-ml@singvogel.net> - 2020-07-18 14:50 +0200
    Re: psu or firmware? Graham Seaman <graham@theseamans.net> - 2020-07-18 22:30 +0200
      Re: psu or firmware? Klaus Singvogel <deb-user-ml@singvogel.net> - 2020-07-18 23:20 +0200
  Re: psu or firmware? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2020-07-18 20:50 +0200
    Re: psu or firmware? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-07-18 22:40 +0200
      Re: psu or firmware? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-07-18 22:50 +0200
        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
  Re: psu or firmware? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-07-18 21:20 +0200

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