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701c modem and battery
I just recently found this list although I've had my 701c for 2 years now. Hope maybe someone can help me.
Battery: The battery lasts 1.5 to 2 hours, which is standard as far as I know, but the displayed remaining battery time does not jibe with reality. As soon as the battery reaches the red level (30%), it's time to switch to AC power or the system shuts down quickly. This happened under both Win 3.1 and Win95. I'm not sure about the OS/2 performance as I had no applications for it and have removed it. After switching to AC, the battery charge indicated is correct (0%). The battery was replaced during service once and this changed nothing. Any ideas?
Built-in modem: Dialing in under Win95 to our NT4.0 RAS, I get disconnected every 4-5 minutes with a host hang-up. This doesn't happen to others who dial in with other equipment. Once, just once, I stayed connected for 20 minutes before being cut off. I suspect the modem, maybe some sort of power save or something is cutting in. It seems too regular to be line noise or similar. This happens with both battery and AC power.
Otherwise, the 701 is great for my purposes (except the battery life!)
Bill Hay