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Mitch
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 Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:51 am Post subject: Funny smell coming from laptop |
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Hi,
I have a Compaq Armada 1540DM laptop. I purchased an Ethernet PC card
for it about a month ago. I used it that day and it worked fine. A
week later, I noticed a strong smell coming from the laptop, and when
the screen comes on, in the right hand corner, the display area is
brighter than the rest of the area. Also if you touch the back of the
top right hand corner, it is very hot. Is the LCD burning up, or is it
something else????????
~~~Mitch |
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- Bobb -
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:51 am Post subject: Re: Funny smell coming from laptop |
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"Mitch" <Computrdude25@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1167344621.442342.319010@i12g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | Hi,
I have a Compaq Armada 1540DM laptop. I purchased an Ethernet PC card
for it about a month ago. I used it that day and it worked fine. A
week later, I noticed a strong smell coming from the laptop, and when
the screen comes on, in the right hand corner, the display area is
brighter than the rest of the area. Also if you touch the back of the
top right hand corner, it is very hot. Is the LCD burning up, or is
it
something else????????
~~~Mitch
Do you think the pcmcia card and the display have anything in common ? |
( sinced you mentioned it together). If so, have you unplugged the
pcmcia card to then check the display/smell ? |
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Mitch
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:17 am Post subject: Re: Funny smell coming from laptop |
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Yeah, I have checked without the PCMCIA card. Still smells. Have to
plug my nose because of the odor. |
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Davy
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Joined: 30 Apr 2005
Posts: 1862
Location: Nr Manchester. UK
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:15 am Post subject: Re: Funny smell coming from laptop |
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Two thing's can 'pong' these are leaking electrolytic capacitors, when warm the stuff smell's even worse and undiscribable. The stuff is corrosive and will eat away the lacquer on the PCB prior to eating the copper tracks in quick time.
The copper windings on say the inverter transformer can smell this is kinda acrid type smell, like burning varnish.
I've had same thing where a cat has sat on top of a video.... and folks wonder why thing's go 'bang' nuff said on this one.. !
Davy |
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Ben Myers
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: Funny smell coming from laptop |
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Cats are the sworn emenies of computers. This may be a politicalluy incorrect
statement for some, but it's the truth... Ben Myers
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:51:28 -0000, no@spam.invalid (Davy) wrote:
| Quote: | Two thing's can 'pong' these are leaking electrolytic capacitors, when
warm the stuff smell's even worse and undiscribable. The stuff is
corrosive and will eat away the lacquer on the PCB prior to eating the
copper tracks in quick time.
The copper windings on say the inverter transformer can smell this is
kinda acrid type smell, like burning varnish.
I've had same thing where a cat has sat on top of a video.... and
folks wonder why thing's go 'bang' nuff said on this one.. !
Davy |
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Davy
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Funny smell coming from laptop |
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[quote="Ben Myers"] | Quote: | | Cats are the sworn emenies of computers. |
Well er... anything that feels warm to their bum 
| Quote: | | This may be a politicalluy incorrect |
No no.... it's loptical innit , because it could be right n' it could be wrong ???
Davy |
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