[olpc-help] XO problem

[OLPC Community Support]

Hi Nina-

There are several things which could explain this behavior.

If the battery is faulty, it might be confusing the embedded controller.
A simple way to test this is to remove the battery completely, but leave the
XO plugged-in, and see if it runs any differently. The XO should run without
the battery without any problem.

Another possibility; if the battery is okay but the embedded controller is
itself confused, you can reset the power management system by unplugging the
XO, removing the battery, and letting it sit without power and without a
battery for a minute or so. That should reset the power management system.
Hopefully that will fix the problem.

More information on this procedure is on the wiki:
-  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Full_Reset

Another possibility is simply a bug in the software and upgrading to a newer
release could fix the problem. Do you know what release of the software
you're running?


On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 2:01 PM, OLPC Community Support <
community-support at lists.laptop.org> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I have been have problems with the laptop for quite sometime.  It will
> boot up fine but after using it for about 15 - 20 mins the screen will
> go blank almost like's it's fallen asleep then won't turn back on
> again.  The computer it's self is on but the screen is off.
> Occasionally you'll get a second of the screen turning on but it will
> turn off right after.  Then it makes it impossible to power the
> computer off properly as well.  The battery also seems to always be
> red.  I usually always keep it plugged in.
>
> Any ideas of what may be wrong.  I got this laptop in 2008.
>
> Thanks so much
> Nina
>
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