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by John Paczkowski
Posted on May 14, 2009 at 3:30 PM PT
If you’re reading this on an HP Pavilion or Compaq Presario laptop, you might want to switch from battery to AC power before going on with this post. Fearing they might burst into flame, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) is recalling 70,000 lithium-ion batteries shipped with several types of portable machines. The recall, which affects nine makes of Compaq and HP laptops sold between August 2007 and March 2008, was prompted by two incidents in which batteries “overheated and ruptured, resulting in flames/fire that caused minor property damage” but no injuries, according a Consumer Product Safety Commission bulletin.
HP, which is now well practiced in programs like these thanks to three prior recalls, is providing free replacement batteries to those with affected machines.
Comments
I hope Lauren is enjoying that new HP Pavilion….
Posted by Michael Long at May 14th, 2009 at 6:11 pm