That's one very positive aspect of ThinkPads: IBM's service centres are
good.
Terry
: That was my point. He really debated the expense, especially since he has
a
: brand-new state-of-the-art Dell desktop. But he really wanted to have a
: laptop, too, and after researching what was currently available in the
: market, he concluded that he couldn't buy a laptop with the same
: functionality as his ThinkPad for $425 (which was what IBM wanted for the
: repair--he'd already spend $120+ in fruitless local repairs, including an
: unreturnable IBM part [CPU fan] that didn't solve the problem). In any
case,
: the repair was probably quicker than ordering and getting a new computer:
he
: called, the IBM contractor overnighted an Authorized Return box, he packed
: up the machine and overnighted it back on a Wednesday, and the repaired
: machine was returned the following Tuesday.
:
: --
: Suzanne S. Barnhill
: Microsoft MVP (Word)
: Words into Type
: Fairhope, Alabama USA
:
: Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
: all may benefit.
:
: "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
: : > Suzanne
: >
: > 5 years old is really ancient in the world of computing! Though, if you
: had
: > put it in your car, I'm sure it would have run for another 25 years.
: >
: > Terry
: >
: > : > : My husband had the same problem on his laptop. He diagnosed it as
being
: a
: > : fan problem, but by the time the fan was replaced he also needed a new
: > : motherboard and other parts (about $600 total for a five-year-old
: > ThinkPad).
: > :
: > : --
: > : Suzanne S. Barnhill
: > : Microsoft MVP (Word)
: > : Words into Type
: > : Fairhope, Alabama USA
: > :
: > : Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
: newsgroup
: > so
: > : all may benefit.
: > :
: > : : > : > I had the same symptoms. What finally fixed it was a new, much
larger
: > : > heat sink and fan on the CPU -- cost, about US$40.
: > : >
: > : > To keep an eye on the CPU temperature, get the freeware Motherboard
: > : > Monitor from
http://mbm.livewiredev.com and run it in the tray. When
: > : > you see the reading start to spike up, you know you have a
temperature
: > : > problem.
: > : >
: > : > --
: > : > Regards,
: > : > Jay Freedman
: > : > Microsoft Word MVP
: > : >
: > : > On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:42:22 -0000, "TF"
: > : > <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote:
: > : >
: > : > >Hardware: processor overheating, power supply fan slow or not
: running,
: > : etc.
: > : > >Take the case cover off and check that all fans are running freely:
: > : you'll
: > : > >probably need to remove the dust that builds up in the fans anyway.
: Try
: > : > >running with the case lid removed and see if it still occurs.
: > : > >
: > : > >--
: > : > >Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > : > >
http://word.mvps.org/
: > : > >
: > : > >: > : > >: Hi
: > : > >:
: > : > >: My computer running 2003 Windows XP performs automatic shutdowns
: > : without
: > : > >ANY
: > : > >: prior notice. From running application to black scrreen in a
split
: > : second.
: > : > >: Can happen when playing games or using MS Word for example. Does
: not
: > : > >happen
: > : > >: with same time intervals. Not sasser worm, has run 3 tools and
: found
: > no
: > : > >: sasser. Any suggestions?
: > : > >
: > : >
: > :
: >
: >
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