Posted by
michael
on from the public-service dept.
Beelsebob writes "Apple have put out a recall on a certain group of PowerBook G4 batteries. If you have a PowerBook G4 (Aluminum) 15" and your battery's model number is A1045, and its serial number starts HQ404, HQ405, HQ406, HQ407, or HQ408, then you could be at risk of it overheating."
Here, lemme just pop out the battery and check my serial numb
Re:Dear Slashdot
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rampant+mac
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"Funny, yes. But you can put it in hibernation and then look at the battery. I did, and lo and behold. The battery starts with HQ407, so I have filled out the form on the Apple recall site."
That reminds me of when I was on a flight from Boston to Seattle and I was doing some work on the flight using my PowerBook. The battery started getting really low, and I remember saving my documents (Word, Keynote and Dreamweaver, if my memory serves me) and closing the lid, turning the laptop over and yanking out the battery... The man sitting next to me started to say "Hey, I don't think..." while I slapped in a fresh battery and opened up the lid, resuming my work where I had left off. "Wow, that's amazing!" he exclaimed. "Yeah, it is nice to be able to work the whole time during these long flights." I replied. To my horror the moron (who was using an older model Thinkpad) flips his laptop over and proceeds to rip out his battery right before my very eyes only to discover, moments later, that his computer didn't support hibernation mode quite as well.
He didn't save his work before attempting said stunt.
We didn't talk much after that.
-- I like big butts and I cannot lie.
Re:Look at the date of manufacture....
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drinkypoo
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Toasted laptops? That's not the problem. Roasted nuts are the problem.
-- "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Can't help but notice you felt it was important to use the qualifier "normally".
I *always* wear pants (or another suitable garment to cover my genitals) when in the same room with other men, whether I'm using a computer or not.
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I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
I know I'm going to get modded up for this...
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Anonymous Coward
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But the fact that linux can achieve this same effect in just software really shows the power of open source. (insert keyboard characters to show humor)
The Replacement Process
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AgTiger
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"After serial number verification, a new battery will be shipped to you free of charge. When you receive the replacement battery, please use the same shipping envelope and included prepaid shipping label to return the recalled battery to Apple."
How appropriate, they're using an in-the-field hot-swap method.;-)
"The swap's hot, so it doesn't get too hot." (my version of Yogi Berra's logic in the infamous AFLAC Barber Shop commercial.)
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I love baked Apples.
Well, it keeps my lap nice and warm, since I couldn't afford my heating bill after purchasing the powerbook... ;)
Gotta get your priorities straight, s'all.
feh. stuff.
I have the phrase "HQ405" burned into the top of my thigh... All the chicks think it's a prison tatoo.
-- "A chicken is an egg's way of making another egg."
1. Go to store and by some hard Caramel candy, at least a pound
2. Place pieces unwrapped on keyboard of Powerbook and turn on. Place the pieces on every other key to allow maximum coverage of Caramel
3. Let over heat and allow Caramel to spread
4. Enjoy!
Friends help you move...
REAL Friends help you move dead bodies... ^_^
I have a powerbook, and I love it, but after using it on my lap for 30 minutes, I can't have children anymore.
Hmm HQ... cant see the rest. Its melted away. How do I tell?
But that's just natural selection eliminating Mac users from the genetic pool.
Reminds me of that ebay auction for a laptop cooling pad where the headline was "Don't burn your penis". Does anyone have a screenshot of that?
I think "don't burn your penis" is good general advice as well, not just in regards to laptops.
Here, lemme just pop out the battery and check my serial numb
Toasted laptops? That's not the problem. Roasted nuts are the problem.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Guy #1: "Man this Powerbook is HOT."
Guy #2: "Yeah, it is pretty sexy I guess."
Guy #1: "No, I mean it is singeing my pubes dude."
New battery? For free? Ahh, kick ass!!!!!
Those third degree burns are finally starting to pay off!!!!
Can't help but notice you felt it was important to use the qualifier "normally".
I *always* wear pants (or another suitable garment to cover my genitals) when in the same room with other men, whether I'm using a computer or not.
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
But the fact that linux can achieve this same effect in just software really shows the power of open source. (insert keyboard characters to show humor)
"After serial number verification, a new battery will be shipped to you free of charge. When you receive the replacement battery, please use the same shipping envelope and included prepaid shipping label to return the recalled battery to Apple."
;-)
How appropriate, they're using an in-the-field hot-swap method.
"The swap's hot, so it doesn't get too hot." (my version of Yogi Berra's logic in the infamous AFLAC Barber Shop commercial.)
Except for some humorous posts involving aptly-named musician Bruce Cockburn.
Where does the school board find them and why do they keep sending them to ME?