[olug] OT: laptop power supply

[Ryan O'Rourke]

On Fri, 2003-12-05 at 13:23, K.J. Kirwan wrote:
> It could be an *extremely* dead battery.
> Has the laptop been sitting around for awhile?
> Some laptops won't run with an *extremely* dead
> battery, even if they are plugged in to AC.

Yes, it has been sitting around for quite some time. Wouldn't the
battery charge if I just plugged it in and let it sit for few hours
before trying to boot it? 

> BTW, HP should offer the original replacement
> power supply (& battery?) at their website, you
> could price them and compare prices, at least.

Yeah, I've been checking into that option today.

> Let me know if I can help w/ PS or batt diagnosis.

Will do. Thanks for the suggestions!

-- Ryan