The laptop is working great. The Belkin router is installed and much more stable than the old Linksys.

The only issue with this machine is the battery life. For some reason it seems to drain power even when it’s off. I thought it was because the lid was hitting the “CD Player-while-off” button, putting the machine in some sort of powered state and using battery, but I did a minor hack to the system to prevent the button from being hit, so it’s not that.

If it were as simple as removing the battery, then so be it, but I cannot get the battery out without removing the entire bottom cover of the laptop. I must keep an eye on this. Maybe I just need a new battery. Oh well…..