I have just examined the unit. It is not JUST freezing issue... IT IS THE POWER SECTION OF THE BOARD IS FAILING!! Due to that I have to try multiple times to get the machine to turn on (Or else the backlight comes on immediately but stays right there without any signs of life). When powered on, it sometimes thinks that the power supply is disconnected but in fact it is the motherboard that failed to supply enough power and I have to keep my battery on there to be safe. As for charging, this machine is unreliable so I use my A30 to charge up the battery for use in this machine. (I think this is a common issue for Pentium 4 Ms? I remembered diagnosing a T30 which does not turn on and turned out you have to press and hold the power button hard for it to turn on) At least this machine does not have the other common issue where secondary RAM slot failswujstefan wrote:Hello,
I've got an old A31p that's going to kiss a trash bin soon, so maybe someone's interested in it.
Ripped of RAM, HDD, battery and PSU (available at request, I've still got them); pretty nice visual condition; german - layout keyboard, redddish UXGA. MOBO had some freezing issue as far as I remember.
I think it's lacking CD/DVD drive.
Asking for 0$ + shipping for the bare unit. I think it's a fair price
As for the physical condition, my A30's physical condition is better even though the physical condition for your A31p is not bad either.
The German keyboard you had on it has several unresponsive keys but a brand new trackpoint which I appreciate
When I opened up the machine (because I thought the machine is 100% dead before I am able to get it to turn on) I found that all screws, including the screws that holds the heatsink in place, are loose so I have to replace the thermal compound by some time
As for the redish display, it is not THAT pink/red but horribly yellowed
And yes it IS stripped of RAM HDD UltraBay Batt but I got all of them (2x256mb RAM, 2x1GB coming soon, 4200rpm Toshiba 60gb HDD, UltraBay HDD+DVD, original battery from my A30 and aftermarket battery I bought 1/2 years ago swapping back and forth)
Overall, it is not that bad machine for the price and for me to get something to pair up with my A30, but its condition make you do not want to stick to it as daily driver