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From: Bob Villa on 12 Mar 2010 18:23
On Mar 12, 6:09 am, John Doue <notw...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 3/12/2010 5:42 AM, BillW50 wrote:
>
> > In
> >news:7666eb22-3e74-49a2-990f-99b800a95401(a)g26g2000yqn.googlegroups.com,
> > Tomasz typed on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:26 -0800 (PST):
> >> On 11 Mar, 23:22, Bob Villa<pheeh.z...(a)gmail.com>  wrote:
> >>> On Mar 11, 2:04 pm, Tomasz<tomasz.szkudla...(a)gmail.com>  wrote:
>
> >>>> On 10 Mar, 14:29, John Doue<notw...(a)yahoo.com>  wrote:
>
> >>>>> On 3/8/2010 2:43 PM, Tomasz wrote:
>
> >>>>>> On 8 Mar, 20:34, Tomasz<tomasz.szkudla...(a)gmail.com>  wrote:
>
> >>>>>> Update:
>
> >>>>>> I don't know why i didn't try it before ->  in safe mode laptop
> >>>>>> also works fine without shutting down itself. Uncorrect Windows
> >>>>>> XP battery driver?
>
> >>>>> This would not explain the behavior you described with Linux but I
> >>>>> suggest taking one thing at a time and trying to solve the problem
> >>>>> in XP. I personally never encountered this behavior. My first
> >>>>> thinking is, could be linked to the battery charging process. Have
> >>>>> you tried running the machine without battery?
>
> >>>> Yeah, without battery it also shuts down if AC is connected. I tried
> >>>> to find a link with charging process, but i failed.
> >>>> So far:
>
> >>>> it doesn't shuts down when AC is connected when:
> >>>> a) it's running in XP safe mode.
> >>>> b) it's running on battery alone.
> >>>> c) it's running in bios.
>
> >>>> in normal mode it is shutting down always when AC is connected, BUT
> >>>> if i am warming it a bit in safe mode and then i reboot it with
> >>>> normal mode then it works for hours without shutting down.
> >>>> It also shuts down on linux live cd during system boot.
>
> >>>> My friend electrician changed two condensers on the mainboard we
> >>>> suspected - but it didn't change anything.
>
> >>>> I have no idea what's happening with this system :/
>
> >>>> Thanks for any tip :/
>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Tomasz
>
> >>> Can you go into Control Panel, Power Options,Power Schemes and say
> >>> "Always On"?
>
> >> Yeah, that's not working. It shuts down itself immediately, OS is not
> >> closing. It works like you would immediately cut off power from
> >> notebook.
>
> >> --
> >> Tomasz
>
> > Well then it must be the power regulator circuits on the motherboard
> > unfortunately.
>
> Tomasz,
>
> Bill is probably right. One thing I have not seen you mention is, did
> you try a different battery? Not that the battery appears to be at
> fault, but since the process of charging the battery is involved
> apparently, why not look at all the angles?
>
> --
> John Doue

Yes, John may be on to something...isn't there a chip on those "smart"
batteries...and all those multiple connectors. Could that chip be the
villain here!
From: Tomasz on 15 Mar 2010 02:45
On 12 Mar, 13:09, John Doue <notw...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 3/12/2010 5:42 AM, BillW50 wrote:
>
>
>
> > In
> >news:7666eb22-3e74-49a2-990f-99b800a95401(a)g26g2000yqn.googlegroups.com,
> > Tomasz typed on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:26 -0800 (PST):
> >> On 11 Mar, 23:22, Bob Villa<pheeh.z...(a)gmail.com>  wrote:
> >>> On Mar 11, 2:04 pm, Tomasz<tomasz.szkudla...(a)gmail.com>  wrote:
>
> >>>> On 10 Mar, 14:29, John Doue<notw...(a)yahoo.com>  wrote:
>
> >>>>> On 3/8/2010 2:43 PM, Tomasz wrote:
>
> >>>>>> On 8 Mar, 20:34, Tomasz<tomasz.szkudla...(a)gmail.com>  wrote:
>
> >>>>>> Update:
>
> >>>>>> I don't know why i didn't try it before ->  in safe mode laptop
> >>>>>> also works fine without shutting down itself. Uncorrect Windows
> >>>>>> XP battery driver?
>
> >>>>> This would not explain the behavior you described with Linux but I
> >>>>> suggest taking one thing at a time and trying to solve the problem
> >>>>> in XP. I personally never encountered this behavior. My first
> >>>>> thinking is, could be linked to the battery charging process. Have
> >>>>> you tried running the machine without battery?
>
> >>>> Yeah, without battery it also shuts down if AC is connected. I tried
> >>>> to find a link with charging process, but i failed.
> >>>> So far:
>
> >>>> it doesn't shuts down when AC is connected when:
> >>>> a) it's running in XP safe mode.
> >>>> b) it's running on battery alone.
> >>>> c) it's running in bios.
>
> >>>> in normal mode it is shutting down always when AC is connected, BUT
> >>>> if i am warming it a bit in safe mode and then i reboot it with
> >>>> normal mode then it works for hours without shutting down.
> >>>> It also shuts down on linux live cd during system boot.
>
> >>>> My friend electrician changed two condensers on the mainboard we
> >>>> suspected - but it didn't change anything.
>
> >>>> I have no idea what's happening with this system :/
>
> >>>> Thanks for any tip :/
>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Tomasz
>
> >>> Can you go into Control Panel, Power Options,Power Schemes and say
> >>> "Always On"?
>
> >> Yeah, that's not working. It shuts down itself immediately, OS is not
> >> closing. It works like you would immediately cut off power from
> >> notebook.
>
> >> --
> >> Tomasz
>
> > Well then it must be the power regulator circuits on the motherboard
> > unfortunately.
>
> Tomasz,
>
> Bill is probably right. One thing I have not seen you mention is, did
> you try a different battery? Not that the battery appears to be at
> fault, but since the process of charging the battery is involved
> apparently, why not look at all the angles?

No, it does not matter if battery is plugged, if AC is connected then
notebook shuts down in normal mode. Battery presence does not matter.

--
Tomasy
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