[TriLUG] looking for gateway laptop parts

[Tobias Crawley]

Thanks Dave. That's good to know. I have no reason to believe it is
not the original battery, so it is probably dead. I was concerned
about the charge controller because I have a Toshiba Satellite from
'95 with a battery that will still hold a charge - but only for 6
minutes.

Tobias

On 7/7/05, Dave Sorenson <dave at logicalgeek.com> wrote:
> Can't help w/ the parts, but the charge controller is probably OK. More
> likely is that the battery is shot. You can get about a years worth of
> service out of a battery before it starts to degrade and with as old as that
> laptop is, unless you know for certain it is a new battery, I'd be shocked
> if the battery was strong enough to last through a boot up. You might check
> batteries plus for a replacement.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Tobias Crawley
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 11:25 AM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: [TriLUG] looking for gateway laptop parts
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I was recently given a Gateway Solo 9300 Pro (P3 450MHz) laptop. I put
> Ubuntu + Kunbutu Desktop on it, and it runs well. However, it is six years
> old, and not without its flaws. I know there are a *few* luggers out there
> with older machines/parts collecting dust, and if any of you have any of the
> following parts you are willing to give away, I would greatly appreciate it:
> 
> - RAM - it only has 96Mb, and has room for one more stick: 144-pin SODIMM
> SDRAM, PC100 (according to crucial)
> - keyboard - the spacebar and '4' on the existing keyboard don't work most
> of the time
> - battery - the battery will not charge at all. This could also be a fault
> in the charge controller?
> 
> I know the keyboard and battery are longshots, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
> 
> Thanks.
> Tobias
> 
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