Damn.... There is a bit of funkiness between USB 2.0 and 3.0. I have a USB 2.0 wifi dongle, which I've hung onto use only when I have no other option. Doesn't work on a USB 2.0 port but works fine on USB 3.0. Must be more electrons.Fukn chunt !!!!
My original downloaded Windows 10 ISO file was downloaded through a USB 3.0 post, apparently it can miss installation files, reformatted and installed it fresh through a USB 2.0... and away it goes, 3 hours later![]()
Was driving me insane, changed setting all over the Bios, plugged it into every USB on the computer then read about the USB incompatibility... thought surely not, I'll give it a goDamn.... There is a bit of funkiness between USB 2.0 and 3.0. I have a USB 2.0 wifi dongle, which I've hung onto use only when I have no other option. Doesn't work on a USB 2.0 port but works fine on USB 3.0. Must be more electrons.
Put that in sand until you can get it disposed of safely - That can 1) Burn your house down and 2) the gas it goes off can kill youFigured this is as good a thread as any... I pretty much always use the laptop connected to a couple of monitors through a docking station so it rarely ever gets opened. Happened to need it on site a few weeks back and noticed that the touch pad wasn't sitting flush. Finally got around to taking the back off it today to find this.
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That's bad right... luckily the service contract still has five days left before it expires.
Roger, it's currently having a timeout in a sand filled bucket.Put that in sand until you can get it disposed of safely - That can 1) Burn your house down and 2) the gas if it goes off can kill you
Current trend is to throw in in your general waste and let the crusher pierce itPut that in sand until you can get it disposed of safely - That can 1) Burn your house down and 2) the gas it goes off can kill you
Best option is to put it in an old laptop and video yourself accidently piercing it and it goes up in flames - TikTok star for the winCurrent trend is to throw in in your general waste and let the crusher pierce it![]()
Put that in sand until you can get it disposed of safely - That can 1) Burn your house down and 2) the gas it goes off can kill you
Current trend is to throw in in your general waste and let the crusher pierce it![]()
I'm so conflicted right now.Best option is to put it in an old laptop and video yourself accidently piercing it and it goes up in flames - TikTok star for the win
Offer to post it to them for analysis?Update: Dell technical support has pulled the "unfortunately considering system age, battery issue wont be covered under warranty" card, in response I've now played my "under the guarantees provided by Australian Consumer Law" card. Let us see how it goes.
This is a very interesting situation - on one hand you have to consider fit for purpose - on the other hand the battery is a consumable item and many manufacturers clearly state only 6mth warranty on batteries - look at Apple iPhone for example (or even most ebikes) there is no reduced time frame but they only guarantee the battery to be 80% after 500 charge cycles - if it goes past 500 and is 80% or over battery is considered normal - ebikes are often 250 charge cycles.Update: Dell technical support has pulled the "unfortunately considering system age, battery issue wont be covered under warranty" card, in response I've now played my "under the guarantees provided by Australian Consumer Law" card. Let us see how it goes.
There's a reasonable difference between "my battery is going flat too quickly" and "my battery looks like it's about to kersplode"This is a very interesting situation - on one hand you have to consider fit for purpose - on the other hand the battery is a consumable item and many manufacturers clearly state only 6mth warranty on batteries - look at Apple iPhone for example (or even most ebikes) there is no reduced time frame but they only guarantee the battery to be 80% after 500 charge cycles - if it goes past 500 and is 80% or over battery is considered normal - ebikes are often 250 charge cycles.
I would suggest the argument of “if I had known the battery was not expected to last at least the warranty of the machine I would not have bought it” would meet the Consumer Guarantee requirement- however as we know that ends in you taking Dell to court not the ACCC helping you.
Except this actually happens from overcharging - he had the computer connected to a dock on 24 hr power - if you want to get technical he ruined the battery by never taking it off power - if he had been using it as a portable laptop he would have been experiencing poor battery life long before the swelling happenedThere's a reasonable difference between "my battery is going flat too quickly" and "my battery looks like it's about to kersplode"
I reckon they should honour that one. Flat batteries are a consumable, that's fair and reasonable. Batteries that overheat and expand and potentially damage the PC are something that shouldn't happen and should be taken care of by the manufacturer.
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Every single laptop I've had in the last 5plus years has had a feature to prevent this, where it will only charge to 90% and will discharge itself slightly even when plugged in. Still don't think that's a valid reason to not honour a warrantyExcept this actually happens from overcharging - he had the computer connected to a dock on 24 hr power - if you want to get technical he ruined the battery by never taking it off power - if he had been using it as a portable laptop he would have been experiencing poor battery life long before the swelling happened
Surely this should be accounted for in the charge protection circuit as @Plankosaurus suggested. A lot of people use laptops as fairly static PCs connected to docks nowadays.Except this actually happens from overcharging - he had the computer connected to a dock on 24 hr power - if you want to get technical he ruined the battery by never taking it off power - if he had been using it as a portable laptop he would have been experiencing poor battery life long before the swelling happened
Keep pushing hard with that ACL card and don't accept no if it is the first answer.Update: Dell technical support has pulled the "unfortunately considering system age, battery issue wont be covered under warranty" card, in response I've now played my "under the guarantees provided by Australian Consumer Law" card. Let us see how it goes.