Sony feels the financial heat for those flaming batteries Community Center by happygeek …joined the feeding frenzy by recalling 830,000 laptop batteries; Fujitsu is also doing the recall thing but …the admittedly rare problem of short circuits within the batteries concerned, there is also the raw financial cost of…for these. The true cost of recalling 7 million batteries is not being revealed, although Sony has previously stated… Dell recalls 4.1 million exploding batteries Community Center by happygeek … The problem is that a batch of lithium-ion batteries made by Sony and installed in Dell notebooks between April… by battery problems. In 2001 they recalled 284,000 batteries for a potential overheating and fire hazard problem, and … what can be delivered safely. Think about how little batteries have really developed over the last decade, and it … Use Hibernate and Standby to Conserve Batteries Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Dani …=5][color=#0000ff]Use Hibernate and Standby to Conserve Batteries[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]Fast…Hibernate function in Windows XP Professional can make the batteries in your laptop computer last longer. Windows XP supports… inactivity. Or Windows XP can detect when your batteries are running low, and then automatically put your … Re: Dell recalls 4.1 million exploding batteries Community Center by alc6379 … the issue here-- they're the ones that supplied the batteries. Watch other manufacturers end up doing the same type of… be more concerned if a company identified exploding/fire-prone batteries and [b]didn't[/b] issue a recall. Re: Dell recalls 4.1 million exploding batteries Community Center by mikeandike22 Apple has the same problem with some of the mac book pros its the lithium batteries they are using you will see more companies doing this if they dont come up with a solution. Re: Dell recalls 4.1 million exploding batteries Community Center by happygeek Apple uses the same Sony batteries I believe. As alc6379 says, at least Dell are taking action on the issue. But my concern remains, whether finger pointing at Dell or Sony or anyone else, that the number of battery recalls for fire related problems over the last few years is way too high. Re: Dell recalls 4.1 million exploding batteries Community Center by PoppyViolet Why is battery technology so far behind the rest of IT when it comes to new developments? Is it just a funding issue, or have batteries hit some kind of technology advancement wall and it is going to take a huge leap to move up to the next generaton? Motherboards and Batteries? Hardware and Software Hardware by Maxipak … motherboards, specifically I found it amusing that motherboards use/used batteries. To the point, the old PC is suffering from a… I have: 1. Do motherboards use, or did they use, batteries? 2. Does the battery power the BIOS and when? 3… Looking for old-model batteries?! Hardware and Software Hardware by webecedarian Is there any possibility of getting batteries for a very old desktop computer in NYC? I'm … Re: Better Laptop Batteries Community Center by benna …hours, perhaps longer, when I put both batteries in (at least it did until one of …the batteries decided it didn't want to charge anymore… not have the option to put in two batteries. I think more laptops should allow the use… of two batteries at a time, because it really helps with… Re: A simple question about CMOS batteries Hardware and Software Hardware by Catweazle I'm pretty sure they're all 3 volts. Most Pentium class or later PCs should use the round, clip-in batteries. But check on the board, just to be sure it's not an older style one, soldered to the board. I've never really seen those on anything later than a 486 though. Any electronics store will stock the batteries you need. Re: A simple question about CMOS batteries Hardware and Software Hardware by DMR That's the basic shape, yes. You do want to check the actual CRxxxx or whatever part # though, as the diameter of those style of batteries does vary. Also, there's often no need to hunt for the batteries online. Those types are pretty common; I can usually find them at my local drug store or Radio Shack for a couple of $$. Re: A simple question about CMOS batteries Hardware and Software Hardware by Yzk So the answer to my question is. That not all CMOS batteries might not be compatible with most motherboards? Re: Why do folk push back on easy cheap possible fixes? Example. CMOS batteries Hardware and Software Hardware by Reverend Jim …'t see when a CMOS battery is dead. Also, CMOS batteries last for years so I would imagine most people would… Re: Sony feels the financial heat for those flaming batteries Community Center by tgreer Time to buy some Sony stock. Seriously, this is such a minor blip for the consumer electronics giant, that it's more of a an opportunity for investors than anything else. Re: Dell recalls 4.1 million exploding batteries Community Center by Dani Oh, this makes me feel good about just buying a workstation from them. Re: Dell recalls 4.1 million exploding batteries Community Center by symonds88 Very nice. <a href="http://laptop-computers.co.za">Laptop Computers</a> Re: Dell recalls 4.1 million exploding batteries Community Center by symonds88 Very nice. [url="http://laptop-computers.co.za"]Laptop Computers[/url] Re: Motherboards and Batteries? Hardware and Software Hardware by The New Normal I think the mobo battery is just there to keep the CMOS memory. This is where the BIOS is stored; removing it clears the CMOS and resets the BIOS, which can be useful in some situations. The battery is round, about the size of an oversized coin. Funnily enough I just realised I've got one sitting on top of my puta. It's a Duracell 2032 3V with '… Re: Motherboards and Batteries? Hardware and Software Hardware by Maxipak It is possible that it may be my RAM or operating system, but the hard-drive is still fresh from Bigpockets so I don't think that's the problem. I was planning on setting up the machine sometime today so I suppose I could try that RAM trick, but I'm not too optimistic abut it; when my computer broke down for the second and third time, I attempted … Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 Hardware and Software Hardware by WASDted …, thin [I]wireless[/I] desktop keyboard that requires no batteries or chargers, just a little bit of light. [B]…runs on its own renewable solar energy, that means no batteries to deal with, ever. 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Next we allowed the batteries to fully charge and performed the same test with IPP… Pure Power: Eaton 5130 UPS Review Hardware and Software Hardware by b10hzrd …how a UPS works and that it houses batteries and that batteries tend to be dense and therefore heavy, but… as Department of Transportation regulations do not allow the batteries to be connected during shipping. The controls are simple…] UPS Configuration: [B](4) 12V, 9 Ah internal batteries[/B] [ATTACH]18458[/ATTACH][B]Features[/B] The standard…