Sister Dual booted ubuntu (was hp power cord)

[repubconserv]

(news!)My sister just dual booted ubuntu all by herself, she even partitioned her hard drive all by herself *tear*

I know some of you are thinking "so what?"

She did it al by herself, no help from me, just going off of online guides

Now to get her a gun for her 18th b-day
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So my sister got a new HP laptop today (a G4) and to tell the truth, I am more excited than she is

Anyways, she just plugged it in 30 mins ago, and the Power adapter box is very hot. So is the wall outlet, (she is not using it while charging) not burn your hand hot, but kinda weird. My macbook power cord does not get this hot when I charge it.... Is this normal for HP? If not, solution?

TIA

[whytea]

Usually indicative of a bad transformer. It will work now, but will fail soon. I have had a number of HP notebooks and only one power adapter ever got hot, and it failed 3 months out. Contact HP and they will send you a replacement under warranty.

[repubconserv]

Usually indicative of a bad transformer. It will work now, but will fail soon. I have had a number of HP notebooks and only one power adapter ever got hot, and it failed 3 months out. Contact HP and they will send you a replacement under warranty.

That bad for the laptop too? or is it just bad for the power cord?

ETA, my original post was somewhat lacking/wrong in info (based on google searches). The cord is not plugged into a surge protector, it is plugged in straight to the wall(I don't know if this is actually important or not?). The outlet face plate is actually the warmest thing in the whole shebang. Nothing is hot, but it is rather warm. The battery on the laptop is mild, but it's external temp does not surprise me

[JDay]

Power bricks are known to get warm while charging a battery and when the laptop is doing something that requires a lot of power. Once the battery is charged is should stay much cooler unless you're doing something CPU intensive. I wouldn't worry about it unless it gets hot enough to burn something.

ETA, my original post was somewhat lacking/wrong in info (based on google searches). The cord is not plugged into a surge protector, it is plugged in straight to the wall(I don't know if this is actually important or not?). The outlet face plate is actually the warmest thing in the whole shebang. Nothing is hot, but it is rather warm. The battery on the laptop is mild, but it's external temp does not surprise me

Sounds like a bad outlet. A surge protector will not make much of a difference and most of them are pretty worthless, you need one that actually filters the power. APC makes some nice ones and they come with insurance that covers your equipment should it fail to protect your electronics. The unit linked below does a good job.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812106005

[xrMike]

A surge protector will not make much of a difference and most of them are pretty worthless, you need one that actually filters the power. APC makes some nice ones and they come with insurance that covers your equipment should it fail to protect your electronics. The unit linked below does a good job.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812106005

My RCBS Chargemaster reloading scale is plugged into that same unit.

[repubconserv]

My RCBS Chargemaster reloading scale is plugged into that same unit.

I just ordered 2