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>We have this old 2150 that we never used for about 5 >years due to the fact that it ran *really* slowly >compared to our newer computers, and it's tendency to >crash when running even operating standard Windows 98 >applications. > >Also the battery doesn't seem to recharge. > >And also the fan didn't seem to come on ever. > > >But this year I decided I'd try recesitating the >thing. I only plan to use it for word-processing, a >little e-mail checking on occasion, possibly to learn >linux. > >I'd assumed by this point any parts necessary to fix >it would probably be available cheap. And for the >most part the seem to be, all except the replacement >battery. > >The road to recovery seems to have quite a few bumps >along the way, especially for a guy like me who barely >knows the inside of his computer from a toaster oven. >So I take wild guesses. > >When I noticed that the fan didn't seem to be >activating ever I thought maybe the thing was >overheating. So I started to take it apart. >Instructions here were pretty helpful, but didn't >mention the fact that the cooling fan is wedged so far >in the back corner that you need to unscrew the two >halves of the machine to get it out: > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.voy.com/56937/4818.html">http://www.vo >y.com/56937/4818.html</a> > >Took the fan out, fiddled uselessly with it a bit, put >it back in, turned on the computer and it still didn't >work. A couple days later I put it back in again and >suddenly the fan works! > >But now that I've taken the thing apart and put it >back together a couple times there's a new problem: > >When I start up Windows it runs fine for a maximum of >5 minutes and then spontaneously switches off like the >power has been cut. This seems to happen whether I >start it in regular Windows mode, in safe mode, or >using a linux CD. Also, after a few more minutes, the >battery light goes off as well (though the computer is >plugged into the wall). > >I've tried the following: > >1) Checked for loose connections, but couldn't find >any obvious ones (ie. the wires connecting the >motherboard to things in the upper half of the case >seem secure). > >2) Different batteries. I have the thing's old >battery and also a used battery bought cheap. Neither >seem to remedy the problem. Note that for years the >thing would run even with a dead battery as long as it >was plugged in. > >3) Started it with the battery removed. In this case >it seems to try going into hibernation during the >disk-error-check portion of startup, but tapping a key >wakes it up again. Then at some point it does a hard >shutdown anyway. > >4) Removing and reseating the CPU. This had no effect. > >5) Starting it with or without the CD Rom installed. >Again, no effect. > >So... any ideas on what the problem of the day might >be? Or how to remedy it? > >All help is certainly appreciated.

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