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Compaq Armada M700 dead
The factory M700's had a lot of battery issues.( not just them - it was battery technology at the time) I used to work the even though the scale on the battery shows fully charged - it means only that it can hold the voltage. Think of your car battery cranking - with a volt meter, it might have 12v, but if the engine only can draw 1 amp - that won't start the car - it needs to be able to give 20 amps of "cranking ability". CUSTOMER ADVISORY Battery Troubleshooting Procedures http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport..._PH010403_CW01 It's pretty old now - not sure they'd help: especially since now it's HP, but may be worth contacting them . http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html All the manuals are online: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...SeriesId=96235 Here's the online Compaq forum: http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/f...categoryId=274 Bobb "Quaoar" wrote in message ... Eyvind Spangen wrote: I have a Compaq Armada M700. Went on vacation. When I arrived back home, it was dead. I did not bring it with me. Symptoms: The battery LED (amber) in front will blink 8 times with a few seconds pause between each cycle. The hard drive LED over the keyboard will glow very dim. It will not respond to any power buttons etc. Behavior is the same with battery and AC connected, battery only or AC only. I have tried two different AC adapters, and the LED indicators on the battery indicates full. Anybody experienced this? It looks a lot like the system board, but the computer has only been sitting on my desk, so no impact damage. The Compaq service manuals does not mention anything like this symptoms.. Take this to alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq where someone will know what that battery code means. Q |
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