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March 10th, 2020 04:43 PM #181If it really is a HDD failure, common yan for any laptop brand due to the nature of its portability. I have seen 15 year old HDDs running decently on a desktop. Whereas yung sa laptop, hindi madalas lumagpas ng 3 years before starting to fail.
An SSD should fix that and will last waaaaaaay longer.
Also noticed entry level Lenovos needing keyboard replacements din a few years in. Ito yung mga Lenovo Ideapad 300/305 series IBD/ISK/IKB.Last edited by mda; March 10th, 2020 at 04:45 PM.
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March 10th, 2020 05:08 PM #182Some common signs ng HDD na malapit na madeds is yung pag ginalaw mo yung mouse mo, hihinto hinto yung cursor. O basta may mga biglang tigil yung paggalaw screen. Tapos anjan din yung maririnig mo na yung pagki-click ng HDD mismo.
Agree sa SSD. Once you go SSD, you will never go back to HDD. Haha.
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March 10th, 2020 05:12 PM #183
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March 10th, 2020 05:40 PM #184I just bought a battery back sa Shopee for my Lenovo G40-30. Meron din sa Lazada kaso mas mahal ng konti. I tried replacing the 18650 cells in the battery pack. Kaso totoo pala ang tsismis na may chip sa battery pack na naka-record kung ilang beses na na-charge ang cells. Kaya pala okay pa yung lumang 18650 cells eh may warning na agad. Dami ko tuloy 18650 cells sa bahay.
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March 11th, 2020 09:56 AM #186
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March 11th, 2020 02:22 PM #188
When a single cell goes bad, the protection circuit stops current from coming in (won't charge) or from getting out (no power to the load). Replacing the faulty cell won't automatically bring it back.
It's not based on a counter. It basically compares the relative voltages of each bank of batteries. When a cell becomes defective, the voltage for that bank will measure lower compared to the good bank which indicates a bad battery so it locks down to prevent fire hazards. This is a hard lock and in all intents and purposes, is permanent. Some can be reset if the technician knows how to do it safely.
This is just one of the many functions of a battery protection circuit. Depending on the design, it can also monitor the pack's temperature, current flow, and cell health, etc.
It's typically easier to just buy a new battery pack (or a quality replacement one) rather than pry open the old pack. Just think about it... if one of the battery dies out, the other cells won't be too far behind in their lifespan.
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April 10th, 2020 11:02 AM #190I already replaced my Lenovo G40's keyboard twice. The replacements work great but the Fn keys layout is not the same.
One useful tip I got from work-at-home groups is to use an external keyboard when you're at home. So when I bought the second replacement, I threw in a wireless keyboard as well. It's more comfortable when working for hours aside from saving the laptop keyboard from wear and tear. You break it, it's easier to replace.
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