Sharp UM32W Powering Off Randomly

This email is an update to previous problems I was having with my Sharp UM32W
laptop powering off suddenly.

My original post is here:

http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-mobile/2005-January/005578.html

A follow up email can be found here:

http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-mobile/2005-June/006614.html

Since I sent out those emails I have received several back from users with
similar problems. I had originally wanted to post my findings for the use of
others. However at this point it is more than obvious that this isn't an
enormous coincidence that this many people are having the _same_ problem with
their Sharp UM32W laptops.

With that said, if you own a UM32W or know someone who does and they are
having similar problems as the ones I have mentioned in my previous emails,
please contact me. I am trying to get solid numbers on exactly how many
people are having this problem and see if there are any legal steps that can
be taken to right this situation, as it seems more than obvious that Sharp
knowingly sold defective laptops.

If you feel as though you purchased a defective Sharp UM32W please contact me. Thanks!

- Justin

first off

Welcome to the Forums

and sorry to hear about you probs and glad they worked out

Rpkole said:

first off

Welcome to the Forums

and sorry to hear about you probs and glad they worked out

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Thanks!

I hopefully I can round up as many owners as possible and see where this goes.

I'll also be around here posting a lot as I am completing my new rig, a dual Opteron (probably 250s), Tyan 2885 w/2gb of RAM, 4x40gb 10K Cheetahs, and a "yet to be determined" PCIe video card. These goodieos are housed in a Lian-Li PC-V1000B eATX case.

This is a leap up from my current P4 1.7ghz machine.

The new rig (named diesel) will all be running FreeBSD (of course!).

Later!

- j