Lenovo has announced a recall of more than 500,000 power cords sold with IdeaPad products that have been deemed a safety risk.
The defective power cords were sold with IdeaPad computers between February 2011 and June 2012. The recall comes after consume complaints about the power cords overheating, and in cases melting, burning and throwing sparks.
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My Lenovo netbook has that cord. When I went to the website and tried to enter the info it asked for the serial number, which was printed on a paper label on the bottom of the netbook and is now unreadable from being where my fingers touch it every time I pick it up. It seems here is where my recall ends.
Originally posted by Dr_Shifty: My Lenovo netbook has that cord. When I went to the website and tried to enter the info it asked for the serial number, which was printed on a paper label on the bottom of the netbook and is now unreadable from being where my fingers touch it every time I pick it up. It seems here is where my recall ends.
Just did a quick search and it looks like you can pull the netbook's serial number right from Windows.
Originally posted by Dr_Shifty: My Lenovo netbook has that cord. When I went to the website and tried to enter the info it asked for the serial number, which was printed on a paper label on the bottom of the netbook and is now unreadable from being where my fingers touch it every time I pick it up. It seems here is where my recall ends.
Just did a quick search and it looks like you can pull the netbook's serial number right from Windows.
Originally posted by Dr_Shifty: My Lenovo netbook has that cord. When I went to the website and tried to enter the info it asked for the serial number, which was printed on a paper label on the bottom of the netbook and is now unreadable from being where my fingers touch it every time I pick it up. It seems here is where my recall ends.
Just did a quick search and it looks like you can pull the netbook's serial number right from Windows.
