Re: [Thinkpad] 760EL - Should it Work w/o a Battery?

I found that even with a bad AC input connection on the mainboard, a 760 will work OK on AC with a port replicatior...

Mark
UK
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From: "Jeffrey D. McEachin", INTERNET:jdm@synthcom.com
TO: thinkpad@stderr, INTERNET:thinkpad@stderr.org
DATE: 17/10/03 02:15

RE: Re: [Thinkpad] 760EL - Should it Work w/o a Battery?

 
At 07:55 PM 10/16/2003 -0400, Bruce Markowitz wrote:
>If it won't run off AC, either your AC adaptor or your system board is dead.
>The power connector on the back is a weak point, as is the AC adaptor

My guess is the connector, since the adaptor powers my 755 just fine, and the computer would boot off the battery that was down to 3%. Time to heat up the soldering iron...

Thanks, Bruce!

JDM

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