From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Thu May 13 1999 - 01:29:07 EDT
Alex..
the tech is most likely correct..
sounds like something to do with power management, but it'll still need to
be replaced..
Alex Bell wrote:
> The motherboard on my Thinkpad 385XD was recently replaced under
> warranty because it occasionally would not connect properly with an
> Enhanced Port Repicator.
>
> Since the motherboard was replaced I have noticed that if I leave the
> computer on but unused for more than 20 minutes it will seize up
> completely. The two LEDs on either end of the row of LEDs remain lit,
> but nothing else happens. The computer will not even respond to the on
> off switch - I have to use the emergency power switch on the bottom of
> the computer to regain control. This problem occurs whether or not I
> am using battery power or AC power through the port replicator.
>
> Can anyone suggest what is happening, or what I should do? The
> technician who installed the second mother board says that it must have
> been a defective board, and has ordered another one, but I wonder if
> there is some other explanation.
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