http://beelybox.com Personal thoughts on Social Justice, Environment, Linux and Buddhism Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:09:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://beelybox.com/2009/06/23/window-manager-conundrum/comment-page-1/#comment-17 beely Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:09:36 +0000 http://beelybox.com/?p=135#comment-17 All of the above are valid concerns about laptops (and PCs) that are a bit older and struggling under the weight of Windows XP with all the anti-virus/anti-spyware crud. The problem described above, the thermal shutdown issue, was a design defect of the Inspiron 5150 heat pump. There was a class-action lawsuit against Dell to force them to correct the problem. Dell's agreed to accept my laptop back with free shipping. They replaced the motherboard and a new Wireless card and power adapter (because of the redesign of the MoBo.) Worked like a champ ever since. All of the above are valid concerns about laptops (and PCs) that are a bit older and struggling under the weight of Windows XP with all the anti-virus/anti-spyware crud. The problem described above, the thermal shutdown issue, was a design defect of the Inspiron 5150 heat pump. There was a class-action lawsuit against Dell to force them to correct the problem. Dell’s agreed to accept my laptop back with free shipping. They replaced the motherboard and a new Wireless card and power adapter (because of the redesign of the MoBo.)
Worked like a champ ever since.

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