> Date: Mon, Oct 12 2009 7:22 pm
> From: Richard Gerome
>
> I always shut mine down when I'm not using it, for these
> reasons: Save on electric bill, I think the computer will last
> longer including the battery and if you leave it on and online
> there is less chance for hackers to g
The power cord was the problem. The contacts were loose. I removed
the plug, squeezed it from the outside to bend the contacts together,
then bent them a little more with the point of a pocket knife. When
pushed back into the computer it was tight, difficult to push in. 'Ol
G4 star
Does the battery hold a charge??? And or the power cord might have a frayed
wire inside of the insulation somewhere (usually on the ends where it plugs in
somewhere wall, computer, or either side of the power box) and it doesn't
always charge or keep the computer powered??? I had a problem
