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  1. July 23rd, 2001, 10:13 AM #1
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    Post draining the pc or laptop

    you guys probably know this already i just found out and was amazed that it worked. so i figured i would share it with you.
    i work help desk and alot of times people with dead pc or laptops that wont power on callin , so i have them from now on unplug any devices from it like external keyboards,mouse,printer,power cord etc. everything and have them hold down power for 45 secs. i was told that drains the computer and after that just plug in the power cord and so far i had alot of computers and laptops that came back ALIVE!!!





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    Cool

    If you are having trouble with the battery (eg, not recharging fully, etc). There is usually an option to drain the battery, it takes a few hours but can clear the problem.
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  3. July 26th, 2001, 11:55 PM #3
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    Hey geek where is that option I am running win98se and have not found it I have a compaq presario 1600s and think I may have that problem My bat life span is very short and I would like to totally discharge it to recharge. it is a lio so there is supposed to be no memory
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    Originally posted by techsev:
    <STRONG>Hey geek where is that option I am running win98se and have not found it I have a compaq presario 1600s and think I may have that problem My bat life span is very short and I would like to totally discharge it to recharge. it is a lio so there is supposed to be no memory</STRONG>
    Sorry, I meant to add the option was within the BIOS.
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  5. July 30th, 2001, 01:25 PM #5
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    Originally posted by techsev:
    <STRONG>Hey geek where is that option I am running win98se and have not found it I have a compaq presario 1600s and think I may have that problem My bat life span is very short and I would like to totally discharge it to recharge. it is a lio so there is supposed to be no memory</STRONG>
    Your best bet is to go to a battery specialist. Here in Canada we have a place called Battery Direct. They check batteries for a fee of $10. The drained my IBM thinkbad battery told me it had 2% juice left and didn't even charge me. I know of other people who have had GREAT success with this as well.

    For $10 they'll check your battery, tell ya how much juice is left, and discharge the thing for ya.

    Well worth the ten bones...

    .JL.
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