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From: heiby@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com (Ron Heiby)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Toshiba T1000SE "zeroing out" memory?
Message-ID: <46375@mcdchg.chg.mcd.mot.com>
Date: 25 Sep 90 17:01:37 GMT
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Organization: Motorola Microcomputer, Schaumburg, IL
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taylor@limbo.Intuitive.Com (Dave Taylor) writes:

>Having had a T1000SE for about two months now, I've again been bitten
>by an incredibly annoying problem: basically if the computer is left
>sitting for a few weeks it completely runs out the battery to the 
>point where it even loses anything on the RAM card I've installed.

Gee, Dave!  Do you mean to say that maintaining power to the RAM in
your computer actually takes electricity?  Does this surprise you, or
are you surprised that the electricity comes from the battery?  Maybe
you are surprised that the battery maintains the RAM contents for
"only" a few weeks, rather than 8 or ten years?  Have you tried
leaving your system plugged into the wall for those "few weeks"?  If
so, did it *still* loose RAM contents, or did the (nearly) constant
supply of electricity make the problem go away?

I've had a T1200 for a couple of years.  Every now and then, I leave
it sitting unplugged and unused for a substantial amount of time and
RAM contents are lost.  Usually, I say to myself, "Ron, you doofus!
Next time remember to plug it in!"  Maybe the same technique would
work with your T1000SE.

BTW, doesn't your manual talk about battery life under various
conditions?  My T1200 manual does.
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Ron Heiby, heiby@chg.mcd.mot.com	Moderator: comp.newprod
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