Vista - HP recalls 70,000 laptop batteries due to fire hazard

Poseidonas · 05-20-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Fastboy42

Luckily its not Toshiba.

....or any laptop with Sony batteries which affected Sony, Apple, and Dell laptops. Remember the millions on recall? I wonder if I can YouTube the video of the battery bursting into white flames....

**RonS WIN TEAM** · 05-21-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by dinesh

What if its a Compaq Laptop brought in India?

Here's the Compaq India support page: http://h50055.www5.hp.com/campaign/c...q_support.html.

Cheers,

**dinesh** · 05-21-2009

Thanks mate.

**RonS WIN TEAM** · 05-22-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by dinesh

Thanks mate.

Sure thing. Hope you get things sorted out - nothing worse than being without a computer!

Cheers,

TPERKI3000 · 05-26-2009

what causes such mishaps?

**RonS WIN TEAM** · 05-27-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by TPERKI3000

what causes such mishaps?

While I don't work for a hardware manufacturer, I'm sure there are a thousand things that can go wrong in something as simple as a battery.

Kudos to HP on getting out there and getting this taken care of.

Cheers,

05-20-2009	#11
Poseidonas Vista Ultimate x64 Bill Gates Signature Edition #3520 22 posts	Re: HP recalls 70,000 laptop batteries due to fire hazard Quote: Originally Posted by Fastboy42 Luckily its not Toshiba. ....or any laptop with Sony batteries which affected Sony, Apple, and Dell laptops. Remember the millions on recall? I wonder if I can YouTube the video of the battery bursting into white flames....
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05-21-2009	#12
RonS WIN TEAM Vista 229 posts	Re: HP recalls 70,000 laptop batteries due to fire hazard Quote: Originally Posted by dinesh What if its a Compaq Laptop brought in India? Here's the Compaq India support page: http://h50055.www5.hp.com/campaign/c...q_support.html. Cheers,
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05-21-2009	#13
dinesh Windows 7 RTM 64-bit 1,288 posts	Re: HP recalls 70,000 laptop batteries due to fire hazard Thanks mate.
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05-22-2009	#14
RonS WIN TEAM Vista 229 posts	Re: HP recalls 70,000 laptop batteries due to fire hazard Quote: Originally Posted by dinesh Thanks mate. Sure thing. Hope you get things sorted out - nothing worse than being without a computer! Cheers,
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05-26-2009	#15
TPERKI3000 Vista Home Premium 32 bit 6 posts	Re: HP recalls 70,000 laptop batteries due to fire hazard what causes such mishaps?
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05-27-2009	#16
RonS WIN TEAM Vista 229 posts	Re: HP recalls 70,000 laptop batteries due to fire hazard Quote: Originally Posted by TPERKI3000 what causes such mishaps? While I don't work for a hardware manufacturer, I'm sure there are a thousand things that can go wrong in something as simple as a battery. Kudos to HP on getting out there and getting this taken care of. Cheers,
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