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>I purchased a Vivante XL when they first came out. It >was great but I then handed the computer down to my >sister. There have been problems ever since and it's >out of warranty. The symptoms are: blank screen >during boot half the time, computer gets HOT (can't >even put it on your lap), and the computer freezes >sometimes during boot, or often after a few minutes to >hours of use. They sound like the problems that >others are having. I tried to change the cmos >battery(old style motherboard) but can't seem to find >it. I've taken everything apart except for the pccard >area and the floppy drive. Where is the battery >located? If it isn't the battery, any idea what it >could be? At boot, the fan turns on and runs until >Win98 loads, then the fan hardly runs at all. Should >I send it into ASE? Any idea on the cost of repair? >I'd really like to do it myself if possible. Thanks.
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