If you own an HP/Compaq laptop......
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051014/ap_on_re_us/recalls
Hewlett Packard is recalling about 135,000 battery packs for some HP and Compaq laptop computers because of reports they overheated and melted, the Palo Alto, Calif., company announced Friday. The lithium ion rechargeable battery packs are used with HP Pavilion, Compaq Presario, HP Compaq and Compaq Evo laptop computers.
The company has received 16 reports of the batteries' overheating; four cases occurred in the United States.
The recalled packs bear a barcode label starting with GC, IA, L0 or L1.
The battery packs were sold internationally from March 2004 through May 20005 by national and regional electronics stores and on Internet sites such as http://www.hp.com and http://www.hpshopping.com
Consumers should stop using the products and contact the company for a free replacement. For more information, call Hewlett-Packard at 888-404-7398 or visit http://www.hp.com/support/ or http://www.cpsc.gov.
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thanks for the info i checked my HP laptop out and thankfully it's not one of them that could really messs a guys leg up siting with a laptop on your leg and get battery acid on it OUCH
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I originally had a battery that fell under this program but since HP / COMPAQ are such POS i've already had my battery replaced... and the new one doesnt fall under it.
I have owned two HP / Compaq Laptops, and I will never ever buy one again. Should have learened my lesson the first time...
Next is a Toshiba, Dell or Sony...
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I have a compaq and my hardriive recently crashed cuz it overheated, I was pissed!!! But it was under warranty
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