Comments on: HOW-TO: Laptop resurrection and upgrade

By: Roezer

Roezer — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:55:51 +0000

So Freezers for can be used for Laptop battery discharging and hard drive recovery according to another article I read. Great project

By: switch

switch — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:34:22 +0000

This article is awesome. I’m going to try the battery trick soon, my battery died completely yesterday. Is it possible to replace video memory? Or is it just too tricky to do manually?

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:48:52 +0000

I know this is old but i will still reply

This is a great hack

My sister gave me her laptop a while ago
and i’m not that keen on laptops its a hp compaq
nx9005 with a bust battery i know these laptops wasn’t built for speed and nor do i intend to gain anything out of it i just want to add new hardware like wireless extra usb ports more ram etc

I’m not using this for gaming
i will only use this for basic home usage
check emails, browsing the internet, etc

i have a wireless usb adaptor
i need to buy more ram and new battery

Anyone got any tips on anything else i should upgrade

By: Burton S Bush

Burton S Bush — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:27:02 +0000

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By: wholesaleeshop

wholesaleeshop — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:39:25 +0000

Good post.

By: secure wifi leeds

secure wifi leeds — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:20:07 +0000

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By: totheibookfag

totheibookfag — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:06:12 +0000

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By: Jeff Scott

Jeff Scott — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:11:02 +0000

I had two batteries for my DeWalt drill that would no longer hold a charge. I was about to purchase two new ones when I stumbled upon this posting. So, I figured I would try it out. They are NiCd batteries that come with the drill, and I don’t the drill often enough to cycle them and keep them fresh. So, I am assuming that’s why they lost their ability to hold a charge.

I taped the trigger of my drill down and totally drained both of the batteries, then placed both batteries in sealable plastic bags and put them in the freezer for 48 hours. I then took them out of the freezer, removed them from the bags and let them sit for a few hours on the counter. I wiped everything down with a paper towel and charged them.

Battery 1 now holds it’s charge like it is a brand new battery. I’ve cycled it multiple times and it is still holding a good charge and lasting me a long time, like a good battery should.

Battery 2 did not give such good results, as it doesn’t spin the chuck with much force anymore. I tried discharging/charging this battery about 10 times and even tried freezing it for a full week, but it still won’t hold any kind of a charge.

So, based on my experience, I guess you have a 50/50 shot of this working. Some batteries might react well to this treatment and others might not. If you are at a point where you are going to buy another battery anyway, I guess you have nothing to lose.

tldr= Tried battery revival on 2 NiCd drill batteries that wouldn’t hold a charge. One now works wonderfully, the other one still won’t hold any kid of a charge.

By: hobo

hobo — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:22:01 +0000

I have an old ibm thinkpad running on windows 95 and it won’t turn on. So i want to salvage d hard drive but i can’t unscrew a stripped screw so i can’t find it. Can you tell me where it is?

It ia a thinkpad 560x.

By: amy

amy — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:55:54 +0000

Hey my li-ion battery(Sony Vaio FE VGN-FE45G)is like dead a million years ago, and i really wanna fix it. my laptop couldn’t detect the battery at all (that’s how bad it is) and before that, it was all backwards like it says its life 70%, when in fact its like 20 or below%, AND before that, the battery life drains very quickly from 2hour to 1 hour to 5mins.

i think i might try the freezer technique, but im scared it’ll backfire..who knows it might not work on li-on batteries, so i’ll just wait for more reviews..

-peace out-

By: nexus6

nexus6 — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:06:14 +0000

i’ve used the freeze trick on my li-on batteries from dell inspiron 8200. i’ve managed to charge them back to life.

By: lbreevesii

lbreevesii — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:41:21 +0000

Wow, i'm surprised but the freezer trick actually worked. My >4 year old inspiron 5100 went from next to worthless to >2 hours battery life again. I left mine in for only about 36 hours.

Bravo sir.

By: sammy the pimp

sammy the pimp — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:03:16 +0000

I’m a pimp from SF and i think your article is really a fine piece of modern or should I say contemporary litterature. I would like to thank you for this texte. You know, for me when my computer goes backs the f**k out(excuse my french!) I’m almost happy cause I could buy a new and improved one! I can’t wait for this sh*t to happen! But still man; west side, peace, and keep it real…! I’m inspired by your style! Please keep writting, and don’t copy write your sh*t; I’m making a wicked piece with it!!! Respect your self and the animals. One love , Sammy

By: Tony E

Tony E — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 03:01:46 +0000

I followed this Freeze and drain procedure and it worked great – HOWEVER…

I then ran the Li-Ion pak dead flat with a CD playing audio on repeat. The pack did not like it and once again refused to charge. I assumed that the circuitry was holding bad data so put it in the freezer for 30 mins, no change.

Good news! after an allnight freeze and thaw in the morning sun for 30 mins It is happy to take its charge again, currently at 8% and feeding happily.

I would like to know how one could reboot the onboard battery circuitry a little quicker, but I am happy to have a working battery again.

By: Tony E

Tony E — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 09:40:18 +0000

Great tip for batteries!

I bought an Acer Travelmate 510 that would run on batteries for about 2.5 seconds then shut down. Found this page and froze the battery, recaharge and disharge a few times now getting over an hour from the battery.

Thanks for saving me over one hundred dollars!!