RE: T20 shutsdown when picked up

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From: Nakayama, Marvin (Marvin_at_ADM.NJIT.EDU)
Date: Tue Nov 13 2001 - 13:07:47 EST


I had a similar problem about a year ago with a 770.
If I applied any pressure to a specific spot on the
bottom, the machine would turn off. At first, it
was only intermittent, and when I sent it in to
EasyServe, they couldn't find the problem. Eventually,
got really bad, and then they fixed it. Unfortunately,
I don't remember what the exact problem was. I think
they replaced the CPU or maybe it was the power supply.

Marvin

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Sherrill [mailto:ambient_at_boxeswithknobs.com]
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:19 PM
Cc: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
Subject: Re: T20 shutsdown when picked up

Or possibly a loose battery contact if you're not on AC power!!

David Ross wrote:

> Or possibly the exact opposite - when you ligft the machine, the system
board flexes and a tiny gap appears in a
> connection somewhere, probably the DC-DC board.
>
> > It has a short circuit. Send it in
>
> > > Greetings...
> > >
> > > My T20 has developed an interesting symptom...
> > > Whenever I pick it up to relocate, say across the
> > > office between desks, and the system is on, it shuts
> > > down completely. This is a hard shutdown. This did
> > > not used to be the case. Any ideas why this might be
> > > happening?
> > >


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