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On Sat, 02 Aug 1997 23:56:44 +0200, Dale Chao wrote: >Only a couple of issues addressed: > >At 08:22 PM 8/1/97 -0400, Steve Meisner wrote: >>As a new ThinkPad 760 owner, I've landed up with a few questions I need >>some help on. I have not yet called IBM on these (it is Friday evening and >. >. >. >> >>Second, the bottom gets extremely hot while using it. Again, is this >>normal? It seems to be a large waste of energy (since it takes energy to >>create heat, and there's a lot being created!!) >> >Yes, sometime the bottom of my TP701 gets pretty hot. No idea why. The same thing happens here, suprisingly, when I charge the battery, t doesn't get hot until the indicater says 100%. > >>Does anyone know if IBM supplies a recovery CD to completely rebuild the >>machine to get back to the original condition as when it was shipped? For >>Win95 and/or WinNT? >> >I tried to get OEM software from them once I discovered I didn't have a >backup (oops), and was told I would have to send the machine back to IBM >and they would charge me $189 to reinstall the original software!! > They used to make CDs for 40 bucks, but they discontinued them when I needed it. Fortuantely, someone on this list was kind enough to burn in a copy for me for a small charge, overall about 15 bucks or something, and it was worth it. Paul Regards, Paul Khoury pkhoury@earthlink.net