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    M6805 power supply problem?

    Discussion in 'eMachines' started by Birdbleed, Jun 18, 2004.

  1. Birdbleed

    Birdbleed Notebook Enthusiast

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    The power supply box (between the wall socket and the computer) gets Extremely hot. I expect some heat from any electronic equipment, but being a fist time notebook owner I dont know how much is normal.

    I beleive this may be the cause of another problem I've had a few times. When the computer is plugged up it still runs off of battery power. It did it today and I unplugged the ps from the wall to let it cool down for about 15 minutes. When I plugged it back in, it worked like normal.

    Has anyone had any similar experiences with their power supply? Have I got a busted ps maybe?

    Thx,
    Dave
     
    Birdbleed, Jun 18, 2004
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    gmenfan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not to the degree of causing to fail and go from AC to battery power with it still plugged in, but I will agree that the transformer does get extremely warm. Using the 6809 myself but I think the adapters are the same.
     
    gmenfan, Jun 19, 2004
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    same here, gets very hot specialy cpu under 100% load for some time, but no other problem
     
    blue_heart, Jun 19, 2004
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    Birdbleed Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, I left it on all night last night. It was idle, with no programs running and it was only warm when I checked it this morning. Now that I think about it, it seems like when I have the over heating problem is only when I'm gaming (which is basicly all I use the computer for). So maybe it is just getting hot from constant cpu and video card drain.
     
    Birdbleed, Jun 19, 2004
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