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| Thread ID: 123260 | 2012-02-14 03:25:00 | Faulty Laptop, what to look at? | Morgenmuffel (187) | Press F1 |
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| 1259062 | 2012-02-14 03:25:00 | Ok I finally got desperate enough. This laptop has been dead for 2 years, it was going fine then just didn't turn on one day, Power light goes on when plugged in and that it. Originally got a quote that it would cost around $90-120 to just look at it, and thats before the cost of any repairs (if any can be reasonable be made) are made. decided that was too dear (yes i know PC Techs need to earn money and it would take a few hours to open up and diagnose etc), anyway what can i do to diagnose it myself, when the only thing that works is the power light? Is there actually anything i can test, replace fuse, kick etc Compaq evo N1015v. I don't particularly want to put too much money into this as i am attempting to replace my desktop PC once my finances have built up enough. |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 1259063 | 2012-02-14 03:53:00 | Rip the battery out and pull the power out too Push the power button a few times (It won't power on) Push and hold the power button for about 10 seconds (It still won't power on) Plug the power in and push the power button Does it work now? If so, power it off then pop the batter back in and test again. If not.... back to the drawing board :p |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1259064 | 2012-02-14 05:39:00 | Is there actually anything i can test, replace fuse, kick etc You can test almost anything in it, provided you have the equipment, the experience, the time and the money ;) In all seriousness, if it just won't power on at all, it's probably something like a stuffed power management IC or something affecting its operation, like a shorted power MOSFET or maybe even a shorted CPU or such. Not sure about the guys here but you might get some good component-level help in trying to repair it from the Badcaps forum, but you will need some tools if you actually wanted to give it a go. Otherwise, do what Chilling suggested, and if that doesn't help, you should probably give up, especially if you don't want to spend money on it, sell it for parts and buy something else. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1259065 | 2012-02-14 07:30:00 | :D You can test almost anything in it, provided you have the equipment, the experience, the time and the money = Originally got a quote that it would cost around $90-120 to just look at it, and thats before the cost of any repairs (if any can be reasonable be made) are made. decided that was too dear (yes i know PC Techs need to earn money and it would take a few hours to open up and diagnose etc), Several that I have seen do that, its to expensive to repair, taking the time and $$ Other wise, the answer is in my sig ;) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1259066 | 2012-02-21 04:16:00 | Cheers Guys, was hoping to coax some life out of it. But I'll see if i can get a new desktop system faster than i was intending |
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