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| Thread ID: 107166 | 2010-02-07 02:52:00 | Dead laptop - as in very dead | Morgenmuffel (187) | Press F1 |
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| 855866 | 2010-02-07 02:52:00 | Compaq n1015v 512 mb ram Battery has been dead for years Bios Battery is fine (I assume never had a prob with it) Computer has been running perfectly on mains (with surge protecter etc) with no issues up to this date, this is what happens I plug it into the surge protector and turn on the switch on the surge protector The case lights for the battery charging and the mains power come on. Then i press the on button on the laptop and nothing happens. By nothing, i mean ..... nothing, no sound of fan starting no sound of hardrive starting no display of any sort a complete and absolute lack of anything happening it is almost as if the start button is disconnected I have tried using a different power point etc, but i can't get any response out of it. Any ideas (and no parrot jokes) |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 855867 | 2010-02-07 03:36:00 | It's hard to see how anyone can be of much help, really, as this has the hallmarks of a hardware problem. If you have lights coming on it suggests that the pwr supply is working but I would test the voltage with a voltmeter to make sure. After that, I can't think of anything else but to follow the volts into the laptop case which means cracking it open. Sometimes the pwr socket develops a cracked joint to the mobo whch may be fixable. Sounds like a visit to a laptop hospital, frankly. |
linw (53) | ||
| 855868 | 2010-02-07 03:36:00 | Have you tried it without the battery installed? Also try disconnect power and the battery and press and hold the power button for about 30 seconds then try again. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 855869 | 2010-02-07 04:03:00 | Some Compaq's have the PSI internal and take 230 direct, so "measuring votages" may not be helpful on these models. | godfather (25) | ||
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