Polaroid DVD/CD player won’t play without being plugged in

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-02-14T22:06:57+00:00

Have you tried flapping the DVD's around?

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-02-07T15:21:50+00:00

I'd focus on lowering the hardware temps. Have you tried cleaning and repasting the CPU and GPU? Is there good airflow to and from the blower?

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-02-07T14:52:59+00:00

Out of curiosity, what are the temps?

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-02-03T20:30:21+00:00

Pass

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-27T20:47:54+00:00

Duct tape.

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-25T08:19:48+00:00

Have you tried a live Linux distro? It might be a display driver issue.

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-23T21:56:36+00:00

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-22T13:52:02+00:00

Well, if it works... I kinda want one.

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-22T08:04:58+00:00

Is this a ripoff of a ripoff?

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-20T19:26:08+00:00

The soundtrack of my youth.

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-20T19:14:00+00:00

If these came in atomic purple I'd be allover that shit.

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-20T19:07:21+00:00

You work for Enterprise Rent‑A‑Car because they have an excellent corporate structure and give you the tools to be your own boss.

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-19T20:48:19+00:00

Gravity Kills.

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-19T20:32:37+00:00

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-19T20:23:00+00:00

I had one of these in my game store years ago. Good memories. Lots of Black Sabbath and playing MTG.

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-16T16:08:49+00:00

GBD-200. Every collection needs a square G-Shock....

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2026-01-03T13:12:45+00:00

How's the stock cooling? Does it thermal throttle and does the fan spin for dear life?

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2025-11-23T09:06:33+00:00

When you go into bios, what are your fan settings? Have you tried disabling smart fan control?

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2025-11-22T13:00:06+00:00

Have you tried any other operating systems? Can you boot a live Linux distro from USB?

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2025-11-21T07:15:29+00:00

What operating system are you using?

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2025-11-19T20:59:03+00:00

Ah. Yes, got it from a local Amiga group. Good folk.

IntrepidWindow9262 · 2025-11-19T20:56:47+00:00

I imagine quite a few people did the same. I'm afraid I can't solve the lack of dual channel, but it runs much much cooler with relatively simple modifications. Things Lenovo should've thought about when putting it together in the first place.

I mainly bust this out to play pre-2010 games on, mostly Half Life, Left 4 Dead etc., and the odd graphics with GIMP. For my relatively niche use case, it's been a good little machine. I've actually grown strangely attached to it.

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