The "wrong power supply", from what I understand, is a way for the manufacturer to sell OEM chargers instead of the knock-offs. I've read to just ignore those messages.
--- On Sat, 6/18/11, Garrett Fitzgerald <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Garrett Fitzgerald <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NF] New batteries for old computers > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, June 18, 2011, 2:43 PM > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 19:14, > Michael Madigan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I have an old Inspiron 1100 notebook that we use for > web surfing and > > scanning and stuff. The original battery that > came with it was terrible and > > lasted about a year. > > > > Are the new replacement batteries better than the ones > that came with the > > computer, or is battery life (how many years) a > function of the computer? > > > > I'm afraid to replace the battery because the charger is > wonky, too -- I > turned off the power-on message that said "oops, wrong > power supply" long > ago. I don't want to replace the battery and find out that > I can't charge it > anyway.... > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
