From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Sun Jun 06 1999 - 14:27:11 EDT
Richard..
richard wrote:
> The built-in Lucent WinModem in my 570 no longer wakes up from hibernation.
> Running settings->controlpanel->modems->diagnostics reports "port in use."
> It works fine after suspend. Rebooting cures the problem. The problem
> seems to have started a few days ago, when I decided to add NT4 to a spare
> partition, but that could be just a coincidence. I tried reinstalling the
> driver software, which did not help.
>
i don't like winmodems.. this is the only thing i don't like about the 570..
> Shutdown->shutdown restarts, rather than shutting down. I'm running
> Win98SE, btw.
>
what is win98 "SE"..??
> Any suggestions?
>
> Also, the keyboard is getting rather warm after a number of hours of use.
> I'm used to having the bottom of the notebook getting hot, but not the
> keyboard. Specifically, heat is rising from the spaces between the keys.
> The bottom is hot and I guess heat rises.
>
i had a 570 for a weekend, did not notice heat from keyboard..
> The right inch or two of the screen is getting rather warm, especially the
> outside of the case behind the screen. The rest of the screen/case is cool.
>
did notice this..attributed it to the electroluminiscent (i HATE typing thet!)
panel and associated inverter and so forth..
> Is this normal? Something to worry about? I didn't notice either of these
> warming trends in the first few days of ownership, but can't swear that
> they weren't there.
>
relax, its under warranty for 3 years..! :-)
> On the good news side, re-testing reveals that the Travelstar 10Gt is no
> louder than the 4gb drive (4GN?) that came with the notebook. The larger
> drive makes a higher frequency sound, though.
drives are individuals..
i've had many, many drives and they can be noisier or not, depending..
depending on what, i'm not sure, but altitude at time of manufacture and current
altitude has been mentioned..
but i still think they just(like my wife) are occasionally(unlike my wife)
noisy...
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