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Article #3121Re: Thinkpad - Sudden Death
From: Voitek
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:47
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:47
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I think you lucky, I owe T43 and call it The Last of The Mohicans (IBM), take it with me everywhere but my small 16' hunting boat, well I don't use tent these days, regret it too, but a camper. angelo Campanella wrote: > Synapse Syndrome wrote: > >> I was just using a ThinkPad X31 and it suddenly died. No LEDs, no >> sound, totally dead. > > > My T-43 laptop gave that appearanceafter getting a little rain water > onto the back edge last summer. It was in my briefcase, sitting in my > tent. Rain doused my tent, 1/2" water a result. > > The next day, on first switching on that lap top, nothing happened. > > I then removed the battery, noted a drop of water around the battery > cotacts. I blew all water out with an air blast (pursed lips; blow hard, > aim blast at suspected water in niches.) Wiped all dry. > > Retried. Then all worked OK. > > Other than that...Good Luck! > > Angelo Campanella > -- ___________________ " don't ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls to You "
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