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blog:clevo_8500 [2025/03/14 14:04] – [Clevo / Kapok / Sager 8500 series] johnblog:clevo_8500 [2025/03/14 14:07] (current) – [First machine, 8500c] john
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 Unfortunately, it's not as simple as finding a power supply with the correct voltage and amperage... the connector is an unusual 4-pin, square type, not a barrel jack, and it supplies both a power voltage, and a //different// voltage to charge the battery. Unfortunately, it's not as simple as finding a power supply with the correct voltage and amperage... the connector is an unusual 4-pin, square type, not a barrel jack, and it supplies both a power voltage, and a //different// voltage to charge the battery.
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 +===== Second machine, 8500p =====
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 +What I thought was the //perfect// model showed up:
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 +Alas, when I opened the case to investigate, I found this looking back at me:
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 +{{:blog:pentium:kapok8500:img20250314133426.jpg?600|}}
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 +That's an ESS 1878S Maestro-2E. One of the later ESS chips without any actual FM hardware, and a far inferior chip for anyone who wants to play DOS games. __Not__ what I was expecting.
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