John M. Thomas wrote:
Yep - Had one just like it, replaced the battery board and modem -
did show signs of life and recognized the presence of the battery,
even after a power button reset, it still wouldn't boot. I'd bought a
new motherboard for it, but really didn't feel up to the challenge -
sold it sans hard drive as a non-working machine, put the money into
my Dell fund (purchased Inspiron 1150 - $200 off + free shipping;
40GB HDD, 2.6Ghz, 384MB RAM, etc...), and I don't have to deal with
HP anymore. If someone needs a 12xl125 MB for $50 shipped (within the
continental USA), let me know - I've got a like-new one in the box.

If you're looking for a battery board or modem board, I have one of
each that are new, one of each that I pulled from the old machine -
and am unsure as to the actual condition (since replacing them didn't
cure the problem)

I also have a battery for a 1600 (I suspect) that is identical to the
one in the 12xl125 and holds a charge

John
"Gene Hoffman" wrote in message
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I have just started using the newsgroups. After I posted this
question I looked through some more of the posts and found where
this problem has been posted. They also left this link,
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/f...threadId=36917
and I will pass it on too.
I can't beleive that HP knows of this problem, can't and won't fix
it and STILL hosts a forum on their site. I have a Presario 7470 and
the 1200, not sure if I'll buy another if they can't fix this.
"Gene Hoffman" wrote in message
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I have a 1200 power problem. When I plug in the adapter the a/c
light comes on, does not show the battery being charged and will
not power up. I bought a new voltage regulator board and have the
same problem. I t did, however, charge the battery once, but still
did not boot.
All constructive input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Gene

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