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Don't need the modem using wireless. None of the descriptions for these
various firmware upgrades state anything about the problems I've mentioned in the OP. So why does everyone seem to think they will apply? I forgot to answer the question you asked. Once you start really fixing pcs, and have to hunt down drivers, and bios updates in particular, you find out that manufacturers rarely fully document changes. Or only list changes since the previous revision. Sometimes you just have to try the updates anyway, because they help often enough. And, your diagnosis becomes simpler. You can at the very least scratch one item off the list. It's quicker than ordering new parts (and, particularly, on laptops, because they can be so fragile, safer than changing them out [actual risk of a firmware update going wrong and rendering your computer into a boat anchor is low, most rom update programs have a measure of protection against this anyway, where you can at least boot a floppy, and re-flash]), this can save you time, and therefor, your customer's money. In your case, the alternate diagnosis reads. "replace keyboard, motherboard, and/or battery" If you just want an excuse to buy a new laptop, use the alternate diagnosis to persuade whoever else may have a say in the matter . |
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Ben Myers wrote: On 10 Jan 2007 20:21:46 -0800, wrote: SNIP Since I work at a computer refurbisher and recycler, I often receive machines that have been given up on by at least 1 technician. In which quadrant of the galaxy do you work at a computer refurbisher/recycler? ... Ben Myers Pacific Northwest. |
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