Why do I have "Cruel to be kind" playing in my head now? -- ME2
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Crawford, Scott <crawfo...@evangel.edu>wrote: > Cmon mon; that's uncalled for. > > > > Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint > > ------------------------------ > On Feb 23, 2011 7:41 PM, Gary Slinger <gary.slin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It absolutely blows my mind that someone employs you in any technical > fashion whatsoever. > > -----Original Message----- > From: "John Aldrich" <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> > Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:01:27 > To: NT System Admin Issues<ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Subject: RE: Dell battery replacement still giving warning > > Yeah... I have an account manager. :-) I emailed him this morning, but gave > up too quickly. I really should have waited. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sca...@gmail.com <sca...@gmail.com>] > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:53 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Dell battery replacement still giving warning > > Dell has a lot of stuff that is hard to find on their website. If you have > an account team (You should get one if not), just email them a picture of > the part and they will give you a quote. > I usually refer to the service manual diagrams on their site when I have a > part in question, such as this: > > http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/late6400/en/sm/html/fcm.htm#wp > 1180289 > > Hope that helps in the future. > Sam > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Aldrich > [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com<jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 1:42 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Dell battery replacement still giving warning > > Ok. Thanks... I've been trying to get away with non-OEM as much as > possible, > but I’m learning some things you just *gotta* go back to the OEM for. > Sometimes I can get away with 3rd party ink for an inkjet, but I found some > printers are pretty picky, so I have to get OEM ink for them, as an > example. > > > I got a quote back from Dell, and it would have been cheaper to get it from > them than to get it from the folks I ended up ordering it from. Guess > that'll teach me to be more patient in the future, but I couldn't find it > on > Dell's website, even with the part number, so... :-) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Gill [mailto:lis...@canbyfoursquare.com<lis...@canbyfoursquare.com> > ] > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:07 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Dell battery replacement still giving warning > > You just need to know what you can and can't get away with for OEM. When it > comes to batteries for me, they're always OEM. If it was a keyboard, I > would > buy one off of eBay without hesitation. As long as the keyboard membrane is > intact, and you don't suspect anything else is wrong, I will just buy the > individually keys. Make sure they come with the two plastic parts that > connect the key to the base. With a little patience you can pop keys back > in > in a few seconds once you've done a few. Most electronics I always try to > get OEM, but if your choices are limited and no new parts are sold anymore, > you have to go with what's available. > > -- > Mike Gill > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Aldrich > [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com<jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 5:56 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Dell battery replacement still giving warning > > Thanks, I think it might be better to replace the whole keyboard as at > least > one of the keys no longer has the "post" where the original key was. > Besides... lots of people on here were bashing me about not getting OEM > parts....so, I thought I"d get an OEM keyboard, if it's available. :-) > > > > From: Jeff Steward [mailto:jstew...@gmail.com <jstew...@gmail.com>] > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 8:37 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning > > http://lmgtfy.com/?q=dell+inspiron+6400+replacement+key > > -Jeff Steward > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:31 AM, John Aldrich < > jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> > wrote: > Good idea. Next time I think I will buy an OEM replacement battery and do > as > you suggest. On a related note, I've got an Inspiron 6400 laptop that just > came back from the field and it needs a new keyboard as several keys are > broken off. Anyone know how to find out the part number for that? I can't > find it on Dell's website. > > > > From: Jon Harris [mailto:jk.har...@gmail.com <jk.har...@gmail.com>] > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 5:54 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning > > Check to see if you can get a warranty on the battery. It has been a while > but for the Latitude line I seem to remember that Dell would add something > like $25 to the bill and you would get a replacement battery after 2 years > of service on the one you just purchased. > > Jon > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 3:04 PM, John Aldrich < > jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> > wrote: > Actually it's supposed to be an actual Dell battery that's been refurbed by > someone other than Dell, so it doesn't have the Dell sticker price. :-) > Still, it may be better if we can't get this working, to go ahead and pay > the $80 or so that Dell wants for a new battery.. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kramer, Jack [mailto:jack.kra...@ur.msu.edu <jack.kra...@ur.msu.edu> > ] > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:22 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning Off-brand > battery? I've used them before when I need something cheap and immediate > but > with batteries, you really get what you pay for. Also you run the risk of > off-brands being made with defective cells and there's nothing more fun > than > a lithium fire in your lap! > > ---- > Jack Kramer > Computer Systems Specialist > University Relations, Michigan State University > w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 > > > > On 2/21/11 1:39 PM, "John Aldrich" <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: > > >Well, we didn't go through Dell... they wanted about 3 times what we > >paid for it on Amazon. :-) I've contacted the vendor and we'll > >see...but I thought maybe there might be a way to reset the "counter" or > something. > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Kramer, Jack [mailto:jack.kra...@ur.msu.edu<jack.kra...@ur.msu.edu> > ] > >Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:29 PM > >To: NT System Admin Issues > >Subject: Re: Dell battery replacement still giving warning > > > >Isn't there a standard 1-year warranty on the D-series batteries? We > >usually go through the battery's life every year and a half to two years. > >If it's already failing I'd call Dell and have them get you a new one. > > > >---- > >Jack Kramer > >Computer Systems Specialist > >University Relations, Michigan State University > >w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 > > > > > > > > > >On 2/21/11 1:04 PM, "John Aldrich" <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com> wrote: > > > >>My Google-Fu is failing me today. One of my users told me late last > >>year that he was getting a warning on his laptop that his battery was > >>reaching the end of it's useable life, so I bought him a replacement. > >>His new battery is saying the same thing and is only lasting about 45 > >>minutes at most, even after several full discharge and recharge > >>cycles. > >>Is there a trick to resetting the lifetime counter on these things? 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