Powersupply to notebook.

[Peter Jason]

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1013&products_id=20062

This comes with Win7 Home and looks fairy cheap.

If I want it as a permanent fixture (Internet
downloads) can I get a transformer to run it
instead of batteries?

Peter

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1013&products_id=20062

This comes with Win7 Home and looks fairy cheap.

If I want it as a permanent fixture (Internet
downloads) can I get a transformer to run it
instead of batteries?

Peter

Uh - it comes with one. Just like *all* laptops. In this instance, it
seems to be built-in, oddly enough.

I wouldn't touch this thing myself.

 

[Paul]

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1013&products_id=20062

This comes with Win7 Home and looks fairy cheap.

If I want it as a permanent fixture (Internet
downloads) can I get a transformer to run it
instead of batteries?

Peter

It comes with an adapter. The advert says:

"1 AC power"

You can pull the battery and test it with the adapter.
My Acer works fine without the battery in it.

HTH,
Paul

 

[Peter Jason]

Uh - it comes with one. Just like *all* laptops. In this instance, it
seems to be built-in, oddly enough.



I wouldn't touch this thing myself.

But why? All it will have to do is sit at the end
of a communication cable and run eMule (switched
on automatically with "task scheduler" at off-peak
times & rates. The downloads will then be off-
loaded to a flash drive.

Peter

 

[Peter Jason]

It comes with an adapter. The advert says:

"1 AC power"

You can pull the battery and test it with the adapter.
My Acer works fine without the battery in it.

HTH,
Paul

Thanks, I didn't notice.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

But why? All it will have to do is sit at the end
of a communication cable and run eMule (switched
on automatically with "task scheduler" at off-peak
times & rates. The downloads will then be off-
loaded to a flash drive.

Peter

Read the reviews.

http://www.cnet.com/laptops/hp-630-15-6/4505-3121_7-34659943.html

Some others are more positive, but even in those there are people
reporting frequent thermal crashes.

Anyway, it has a very minimal processor, disk drive, RAM. It's nor
listed ()or at least findable by search) on the HP site. That's HP US;
the link you provided seems to be in Australia.

 

[Peter Jason]

Read the reviews.

http://www.cnet.com/laptops/hp-630-15-6/4505-3121_7-34659943.html

Some others are more positive, but even in those there are people
reporting frequent thermal crashes.

Anyway, it has a very minimal processor, disk drive, RAM. It's nor
listed ()or at least findable by search) on the HP site. That's HP US;
the link you provided seems to be in Australia.

Yeah well, I'd better check further.

Perhaps I could run eMule on a 34GB thumb drive
and leave it at that. Can I have two instances
of eMule running, one on the PC and one on the
thumb drive? Peter

 

[VanguardLH]

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1013&products_id=20062
This comes with Win7 Home and looks fairy cheap. If I want it as a
permanent fixture (Internet downloads) can I get a transformer to run
it instead of batteries?

You don't want the notebook to run from batteries. Okay, so why not use
the A/C power adapter and cord that comes with the notebook? Run it off
the wall outlet. Scroll down the page you referenced. Look at the
"Power and operating requirements" section.

You can see more product pictures at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834158348
Click on the picture to get large pictures.
Click on the frame showing all the accessories that come with it.
Yep, you can see the battery.
Yep, you can also see the power adapter that plugs into an A/C outlet.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

You don't want the notebook to run from batteries. Okay, so why not use
the A/C power adapter and cord that comes with the notebook? Run it off
the wall outlet. Scroll down the page you referenced. Look at the
"Power and operating requirements" section.

You can see more product pictures at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834158348
Click on the picture to get large pictures.
Click on the frame showing all the accessories that come with it.
Yep, you can see the battery.
Yep, you can also see the power adapter that plugs into an A/C outlet.

Maybe it's not the same computer. There are a lot of differences. For
one:

The NewEgg one says
HP 630 (A7J87UT#ABA) Notebook Intel Core i3 380M

Peter's link says
Intel Celeron B815 dual-core processor, 1.6GHz

There seem to be many different configurations for this model number :-(

The one PJ points to does refer to an *integrated* 65W power supply,
rather than the usual brick. Odd...

 

[Peter Jason]

Maybe it's not the same computer. There are a lot of differences. For
one:

The NewEgg one says
HP 630 (A7J87UT#ABA) Notebook Intel Core i3 380M

Peter's link says
Intel Celeron B815 dual-core processor, 1.6GHz

There seem to be many different configurations for this model number :-(

The one PJ points to does refer to an *integrated* 65W power supply,
rather than the usual brick. Odd...

It's all too hard. I found another way without
the cost & mental overhead of another computer.

I assign the default eMule folders (complete &
partial downloads) to a 32GB USB3 flash drive.

I encrypt this with TrueCrypt.

At night on offpeak download times (between 1am &
9am) I mount the USB drive and assign it the
relevant eMule default drive letter.

Then the drive is dismounted and hidden away from
forensic-savvy burglars until the following night.

It's working OK so far, and no files are left on
the computer.

Peter