Posts by iacobus07

Fixed! It was the motherboard. Go ahead and buy. If its broke they will fix it. I'm finally a satisfied customer. The depot was quick (around a week to get system back).

The 9 cell sticks out little over 1/2 inch from the back. The battery reported about 2:45 hours remaining. Looks like we get an extra hour of enjoyment!

I blame my random shutdown on a faulty motherboard. It will be coming back from the service depot for the 2nd time shortly. If you go ahead with the purchase, just cross your fingers because you don't want to go through what I have. ...

I got my 9 cell in the mail - it will most definitely protrude a good 1/2 inch. Unfortunately, I am unable to report on its performance since my notebook is at the service center for the 2nd time because I got a lemon.

Were you able to get them to waive the 15% RSF? I wanted to get a refund, but they were able to convince me to send it in for repair. I'm probably in a long line of suckers on this one. My experience with this company has been...

It seems that my problem with Random shutdowns may be isolated. After much effort I have concluded with AW Support that my issue was caused by the GPU overheating during video play or Idle. The heatsink would only detect CPU heat and...

It seems that my problem may be isolated. After much effort I have concluded with AW Support that my issue was caused by the GPU overheating during video or Idle. The heatsink was detecting heat and engaging only when the CPU was active....

Quote: Originally Posted by iacobus07 My Shutdown problem is related to my videocard (NVIDIA 7600) getting too hot when the system is idle. I monitored the Core temp up to 109 degrees celcius before it shut down. Why...

Once I try switching out my RAM and still no fixy on the shutdown, I will be sending back to AW for repair. I was able to convince them to reset my warranty (e.g. 30 day return policy, etc.) I had to talk to a supervisor to get...

My Shutdown problem is related to my videocard (NVIDIA 7600) getting too hot when the system is idle. I monitored the Core temp up to 109 degrees celcius before it shut down. Why won't the stupid fan come on!? BTW - This was on the...