On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:38:15 +0100 Olivier Fourdan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dijo:
> My Compaq R3480EA laptop has died last mid-December. I had a lot of > problems with this laptop. It was less than 2 years old when it died, so > I will never ever buy anything from Compaq/HP anymore and will advise > anyone to avoid Compaq/HP brand. HP support has been totally lame (I > live in Europe, if that makes a difference) > > Well, this being said, I believe it's the nVidia GeForce4 Go MX440 video > card or the 64Mb embedded video ram that has died. > > Since it's soldered on the motherboard, I have no choice but replacing > the system board, or trash the laptop all together. > > I wonder if it's possible to buy a, cheaper, second hand, working system > board for the R3000. Does anyone has any hint or information on this? I have to agree on the quality issue. I have a problem with the hard disk connector, which is also soldered to the motherborad on my R3240US. It's only 20 months old, and that's not the only problem I have had. For example, the design of the keyboard makes it really easy to catch a fingernail under a keycap and snap it out. I had to replace the motherboard already. Luckily I found one on eBay for $50. I also don't like the fact that the faceplate around the keyboard is just painted, so it shows scratches and wear. And when the lid is closed the screen touches parts of the faceplate, leaving marks on the screen. The good part is that I have everything working with Ubuntu Edgy amd64. Also, it was not expensive, considering what I got for my money. But next time Im going to spend a little more and get something that hopefully is better quality. Maybe google can help you find a replacement motherboard. _______________________________________________ LinuxR3000 mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pcxperience.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxr3000 Wiki at http://prinsig.se/weekee/
