Hi all, Any suggestions on this piece of crap ? It is a cheaply built Dell and will not charge the battery. Pressing the power button results in brief FAN...
Does it behave exactly the same if you remove the battery completely and just plug it into the wall unit? If there is no action at all when the battery is...
Interesting that you say this. When the battery is installed the fan spins but when the AC adapter is installed the LEDs just flash. I was suspecting the...
I have been resotring a Presario 1500 from the original disks. It is all working great, but one of the items that got installed is Bluetooth. I am not...
Yes, thank you. I did some research and know that much,. but I am wondering if it is an automatic network, with what else, and how do I use it? Is this...
I am attempting to help my daughter resolve a problem with her HP Pavilion ZT1155 laptop. It was given to her and worked fine except the OS was trashed. It is...
I doubt this is caused by anything you did with the CD. I think there is either a problem with the inverter, the little board inside the top lid, (usually),...
I have a Dell Latitude X200 unit here that is missing the ribbon cable and inverter that goes to the LCD display, a LTN121XF-L01. Evidently the owner had...
Why not try www.dell.com and go to their support page and look for it? Once there, you might even get a tech support contact number to call them toll-free. ...
hi, Richard i did find another post on ngsroups cf Hi this is a common problem but without a meter and maybe a scope trying to tell you what to check etc is...
Hello all, Sorry for the repost but I figured that it probably got missed in the holidays. Thanks to all for any help. I am currently getting most of my dc...
... there is either a problem with the inverter Is it possible there is a loose connection on the inverter? I have a full maintenance manual for the ZT1155 so...
Thanks for looking. I have not been able to find any number at the Dell site either. I am not very inclined to talk to their service reps, and nothing has...
Hi to all, so here is my problem : i've just rebuild a battery pack with good cells, and it took charge :-) but only up to 52 % ( it lasted for about 1h.30 so...
Are you replacing Lithium Ion cells, or Ni Cad cells? If you are replacing Li Ion cells, the memory effect does not apply. That is only for Ni Cad and the...
I like to use a 3/8 inch flat blade screwdriver to pop the lids apart. Gently but firmly. If you have taken all the screws out, that is all that is left....
I just read the thread about compatibility between the FX190 and the FX220. Just want to be sure I can switch motherboards among the FX140, FX250, and FX340....
Hey all, I'm a new member and wanted to first off thank the admins for developing a group dedicated to laptops! My first question as a new member is... I...
I am leaning toward a bad MOBO but I have a last question. If the CPU was shot (like due to overheating) could this react in the same way ? Also, do you...
There are a lot of good links at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=TS30CH+adapter&btnG=Search and an especially good one in that list for ...
Lightening struck this week. Although I was able to swap out modems in the desktop computer, I'm not so sure about my skills of opening up the Thinkpad and...
Thanks for the links! Yeah,I thought the battery would charge while insterted into the laptop, but with this particular model, it doesn't work like that. I ...
The modem is most likely soldered to the motherboard in your laptop but there is another solution to this. Simply go buy a new pmcia modem card or an external...
I just did an IBM A20m thinkpad last week. The modem was easy to get to, being under the cover underneath the CD rom area. I bought a replacement card on...
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