Recent content by pizzardifrank

sounds like a good idea, only 21$ on amazon, worth a try i guess

hello i have a slave hdd that has a bunch of stuff id like to recover. when i plug the hdd, windows 7 just jams at start screen. if i unplug it, windows 7 starts and runs fine. i tried fooling around plugging/unplugging/changing sata ports.... i got windows to start with the hdd in, but...

taking it to a tech is no for sure. its gonna cost way too much and i dont really need the battery. it would be great but im not gonna pay a 100-200$ repair for that. i have tested the connectors and they all have power to them. and lenovo think cemtre detects it and says charging, battery in...

hmmm seems like ill be carrying a wire at all times ☹️

how would i check this ? i read that there should be 3v on the 3 pins and i have that 3.393v. but i know that volts doesnt mean that amps are passing wich the lenovo power centre seems to say.

the old battery was the 6 year old original. so i dismantled it to see if there were any damaged cells. all 9 cells were equaly charged and no bulging. so it will be impossible to try it. the new one is from batterytec which seems to have a good reputation. but it is possible (but unlikely)...

hello i dont know if this is common to other brands. but i have a Lenovo x220 thats not charging the battery. it was running windows 10. i formatted and installed windows 7. updated the bios, bought a new power supply and a new battery. still not charging. i checked the pins on the battery...