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I just picked up a 1694 laptop and when I plug it in I get nothing..
the light is on the power cord but the laptop does nothing.. I am thinking that is could only be the cord or maybe a bad battery. Anyone have any suggestions on this.. thanks |
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In article , theauctioneer says...
I just picked up a 1694 laptop and when I plug it in I get nothing.. the light is on the power cord but the laptop does nothing.. I am thinking that is could only be the cord or maybe a bad battery. Anyone have any suggestions on this.. thanks A dead battery wouldn't stop the laptop from firing up. -- Conor "You're not married,you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart |
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theauctioneer wrote:
I just picked up a 1694 laptop and when I plug it in I get nothing.. the light is on the power cord but the laptop does nothing.. I am thinking that is could only be the cord or maybe a bad battery. It can be plenty of other things too, dead motherboard particularly. Anyone have any suggestions on this.. thanks Just go thru the possibilitys systematically, try a new power pack, try a new battery etc, decide that its the motherboard if they dont help. Obviously easier to say than do if that laptop is all you have. |
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theauctioneer wrote: I just picked up a 1694 laptop and when I plug it in I get nothing.. the light is on the power cord but the laptop does nothing.. I am thinking that is could only be the cord or maybe a bad battery. Anyone have any suggestions on this.. thanks I think Davy had a good thought on stressed connectors but I might first try a few things. (PS: you ought to give a little more info, incl. whether you are confident to open up the unit and make changes/tests.) Remove the battery. Check the unit with a working plugin pwr. adapter. If this is a used unit, the seller may have provided you with the wrong power-pack (AC). Make sure your harddrive is plugged in. Remove it and re-seat it. Take a good lookmat the jack to which the power cord connects. It may be loose. Try tilting the power plug at the computer (just a little pressure) as you try to start the machine. If still ng, I think the unit may have been dropped and Davy may be right about a cracked connector. If you open up the bottom-plate, check first that any connectors, cards are fully seated. |
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