[ale] O.T.-for the technically advantaged

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

zeb wrote:
> I have a Compaq Presario 1247 notebook that needs  repair.  It may also need a 
> new battery.  It sort of works if  you wiggle the a.c. power suply just so.  
> Whether or not the battery will hold a charge  can't really be determined.  I 
> called Richard's Computers and they don't work on it.  He suggested that it 
> would need a system board repair and that it would need to go to a Compaq-HP 
> repair facility.  HIs estimate of  cost  was in the $300-$500 range.  I don't 
> have the knowledge/time to get into this myself.
> 
> Sooooo....If there is anyone who has the time, tools, expertise, and desire   
> to tackle this, e-mail me off list (and on, if you like, but definitely off 
> list), and you have a free (except for the cost of coming to get it) laptop 
> computer.

I've repaired about 6 laptops, all successfully.  What exactly is it or 
is it not doing?  Is it simply an issue with the power?

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Until later, Geoffrey