Comment on Our old friends eventually die
Tilgare@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I’m moving soon and was packing up my office closet. Found my old college laptop and figured I better make sure nothing was stored on it before I tossed it. Pulled the removable battery (‼️⁉️) out and plugged in the power adapter. I couldn’t believe that it started Windows XP off of spinning rust faster than any modern device I own. They really don’t make them like they used to.
Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Oh shit does that work? I’m in the exact situation and was trying to figure out how to get this laptop to boot.
finitebanjo@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I, too, have been able to resurrect laptops by removing the battery. In theory, the battery should be prepared but bypassed while on charger but in practice a lot of laptops are routed such that battery failure means inoperability.
Tilgare@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Definitely, at least with this Dell laptop circa 2007 - I didn’t want to cause a fire and iirc, the battery was already trashed at its EOL. Pulling the battery at least let me power on the laptop without any risk from having the battery inserted.
Event_Horizon@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Well damn, that’s great. Thanks!