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<DIV><SPAN class=842012720-30092003><FONT face=Arial color=#000080 size=2>Good
ol' DOS - a basic OS does it again - LOL</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Peter Jones
[mailto:PeterJ@indeserve.co.nz] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 01, 2003
8:21 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'wellylug@lists.naos.co.nz'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[wellylug] Laptop Battery Problems....<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=378511120-30092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'd
assume (fatal word!) so. It requires booting under DOS, and at then causes
"something" to run which puts a load on the battery to the point where it is
fully discharged.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=378511120-30092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
can't see that this would be specific to any brand of battery /
laptop.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=378511120-30092003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>YMMV.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Jethro Carr
[mailto:dodocaptain@paradise.net.nz]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 1 October
2003 7:23 a.m.<BR><B>To:</B> LUG<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [wellylug] Laptop
Battery Problems....<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 13:48, Peter
Jones wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"><FONT size=2><I>Jethro, I've got the NEC battery
stuff, sending it to your dodocaptain address. </I></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT
size=3>Thanks, I'll try it out when I get time.<BR><BR>Does this application
do all brands of battery?<BR><BR></FONT><BR><PRE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD>--- Jethro<BR><BR><A href="%20http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/jethroc/">dodocaptain@paradise.net.nz</A><BR><A href="%20http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/jethroc/">homepages.paradise.net.nz/jethroc/</A><BR><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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