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Laptop won't turn on?
by lzlshintani - 7/16/08 10:48 AMOkay, just recently my laptop suffered a small drop, but now it won't turn on. When plugged in with an AC, none of the indicating power lights are lit up even though the power supply is good. I tried letting it charge, but still not lights at all on the laptop. I opened it up and tried to reseat all the cables, but when I put it back together, still nothing.
Does anyone know what's wrong :< ?
Small or long drop.
by R. Proffitt
- 7/16/08 10:57 AM
In reply to: Laptop won't turn on? by lzlshintani
The shock can break too many items. You should discover the cheapest fix can be a new notebook if you are not covered by insurance.
Bob
Small drop is...
by lzlshintani - 7/16/08 11:18 AM In reply to: Small or long drop. by R. Proffitt
The drop was less than a foot, but it was on concrete.
I can't get a new laptop because it's warranty already ran out as well as I don't have the money right now.
Then less money.
by R. Proffitt - 7/16/08 12:18 PM
In reply to: Small drop is... by lzlshintani
Pull the hard disk and put into some 10 to 20 buck USB enclosure and use other machines till you can get your new machine.
Let me be very clear here. Today's new boards made with lead free solder are more prone to fractures of the solder joints than just a few years ago when we used lead based solder.
Let me continue on this with this. No one can repair said boards since labor costs outstrip the cost of a replacement board. Also the labor and new board often outstrips the cost of a new laptop.
Bob
Laptop free fall
by Phil Crase - 7/16/08 7:29 PM In reply to: Small drop is... by lzlshintaniIt is TOAST.
My laptop won't turn! WHY?????
by DJ MAXIE - 2/9/09 7:55 AM In reply to: Small drop is... by lzlshintaniJust recently my laptop got kicked off the top bunk bed. Now it won't turn on for some reason. I turn it on and the light turns on too, but the picture won't show up.
Anyone know what happened???!!!
laptop wont turn on
by sthompson - 7/18/08 12:09 PM In reply to: Laptop won't turn on? by lzlshintaniI didn't drop my HP Pavillion Ze2000. One day, after a weekend of no use, it just wouldn't power up. Any ideas? Also, how do you use the hard drive in a case? What is the case called so I can purchase one?
Links about drive enclosure.
by R. Proffitt - 7/18/08 12:12 PM
In reply to: laptop wont turn on by sthompson
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=NOTEBOOK+USB+IDE+DRIVE+ENCLOSURE&btnG=Google+Search
Did You Remove The Battery?
by nscave - 7/18/08 7:44 PM In reply to: laptop wont turn on by sthompsonYou may have already done this, but remember many laptops require that you remove the battery for about 30 sec. as well as disconnect the AC power to reset them.
Always try this when everything appears completely dead.
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Thanx a bunch - New!
by deoji - 12/11/09 10:37 AM In reply to: Did You Remove The Battery? by nscaveI came here having the same problem. I dropped my laptop and was in dismay. After reading a couple of responses, my dismay worsened, but then I came accross yours (Did you Remove the Battery?) I removed the battery and power cord and all is well...Whew! thanx a million.
Try Resetting the Board
by High Desert Charlie - 7/18/08 8:46 PM In reply to: Laptop won't turn on? by lzlshintaniAfter a drop, there are any number of things that can be wrong, but since getting power is the very first step, see if you can Reset your laptop.
To do this, remove the battery and AC Adapter cord, and press and hold the power button for 30 seconds. Then, without replacing the battery try plugging in your AC Adapter to see if you get any love. If that doesn't work, remove the AC adapter, reset the board again, and this time hold the power button down as you plug in the AC Adapter cord. If you still don't get any lights, you could try removing your memory, reset the board, replace the memory, plug in the AC Adapter, and try one more time. If all of this fails, follow the advice of the other guys and get an external hard drive enclosure so you can retrieve your data from the hard drive.
I work on laptops for a living. The cost to replace the motherboard will likely be around $180-200 for the labor plus the cost of the board which may be anywhere from $100 - $250.
Good luck.
HDCharlie
Thanx
by bigdaddydok - 12/12/08 12:18 PM In reply to: Try Resetting the Board by High Desert CharlieGreat information dawg, thanks
excellent advice hd
by tsturnbu - 4/4/09 10:59 AM In reply to: Try Resetting the Board by High Desert Charliei dropped my laptop and after i read your post, i removed the batter an dacpower cord, held power for 40 seconds, then replugged teh ac adapter without the battery. then viola! computer is working. thank u so much. i was ready to spend money at best buy....thank goodness i found your post first!
resetting board
by aramirez5150 - 4/25/09 4:36 AM In reply to: Try Resetting the Board by High Desert Charliejust wanted to say thanks no one could help they told ne it was toast causeb i dropped it followed your advive shazam its up and running thanks pal
Reseting High desert charlie
by highschool1984 - 4/25/09 6:19 PM In reply to: Try Resetting the Board by High Desert CharlieI just read your post and tried this method w/ my computer and YAY my computer works again! First try and it went on! It's like I never dropped it back to normal Thank you sooooooooooo much for your post!
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