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Subject: Re: vibrant 133 won't boot.... please help!!!!!!

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Ashot

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Date Posted: 16:42:35 03/05/01 Mon
In reply to: Max 's message, "Re: vibrant 133 won't boot.... please help!!!!!!" on 12:29:03 03/05/01 Mon

Hi, Max

I agree with you on this Rkwll crappy situation. But the only person who could cut them off of the board is Jessica, but she herself posted Vibrant - for sale message recently.

Well, it doesn't mean this board is gone, though she's not going to be interested in it more than now.

Anyway, answering your questions:
RE: won't boot part:
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This looks like CMOS battrey issue -- i.e. the battery is dead ( yours looks like a champion, a lot of people have signaled no-boot SOS already. Nevertheless you didn;t loose you laptop yet -- you have chance to replace this coin-type battery. I give you link on TransmondeSOS.net
http://computriots.tripod.com/faq_cmos.htm

But you must be prepared -- you're going to take a disassemble trip. Also you may ask others who had Vibrant CMOS experience. I believe Jess had.

RE: desktop pentium 166 replant
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I'm not sure what kind of module is your 133, bun in order to replant the processor it has to have the same assembly (connector) type. In case of mobile Pentium (start from 233) it uses MMC (1 or 2), so it should be mobile processor, read non-desktop type.

But if yours is not mobile i.e. it's SEC connector type, you might have a chance to upgrade. Although you should thik of an upgrade as of module-replant, not actual processor-chip swap. By the way 133 -> 166 isn't sensible upgrade.

Hope it helps.

Ashot

>>hope someone can help. i have a vibrant 133 that won't
>>start. the first symptom was that it would shut off
>>when i used the cd or floppy..... then it would not
>>start every time i hit the green start button..... now
>>the green light comes on for a few sec ...then nothing
>>....i really like my laptop and would like to get it
>>going again. can anyone offer ideas on what i might be
>>able to try ? question two would be could i use a
>>pentium 166 out of a desktop as an upgrade chip for
>>the 133 ..... thanks

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Subject	Author	Date
thanks ashot .... a few more questions if you would be so kind.	Max	04:37:55 03/06/01 Tue
Re: thanks ashot .... a few more questions if you would be so kind. -- Ashot, 14:13:11 03/06/01 Tue cmos battery -- Max, 07:10:22 03/07/01 Wed Re: cmos battery -- Ashot, 09:20:23 03/08/01 Thu Re: cmos battery -- Max, 08:33:33 03/12/01 Mon