Re: [Nolug] laptop

On Tuesday 22 June 2004 10:45 am, Chris Reames spake:
> Sounds like your laptop is overheating and 'popping a chip'.
> Check all chips that plugin (not soldered in) and gently apply even presure
> to reseat the chip.
> Try that, and watch the powersupply fan. If that thing goes out it can
> cause major problems.
>
> I don't know if anyone has suggested this, I haven't been following the
> thread.
> Chris R.

I suspected that, but didn't really know where to start looking. Paul and I
took the thing apart a few days before he posted it to the list. We also
considered the cdrom being the culprit, as the light blinked like it was
trying to access the disk, but yanking it out didn't solve the problem.

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