Hey guys, Most of you know that i bought a new laptop when i got here, and i still can't get my old one to work.
What happens is that when i plug it in to the charger, battery or not, there is no power led. When i press the power button, it doesn't come on. I went so far as to buy a new charger for it, but that didnt' work. I also took the laptop cover off and tested to make sure that the charger port hadn't come loose from the motherboard. Do you guys have any ideas?
Laptop issues
Laptop issues
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floodhound2
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Well there is a small fuse soldered on the motherboard that may have blew. Try looking for it right after the DC plug input. If you need one I can mail it to you. Otherwise make sure its not the DC plug. You might already know this so hope I am not barking up a tree, but you can press down or wiggle the power supply cable to see if it boots up.
Is this laptop a Toshiba?
Is this laptop a Toshiba?
If the powercord is universal - swap out the powercord. If the powercord is no good, it can't charge the battery either.
Let us know, maybe submit a video of you shooting it up on the range.
DNR
Let us know, maybe submit a video of you shooting it up on the range.
DNR
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I had a similar issue with my laptop (which turned out to be my cord after all) but while I was waiting for that to ship, I checked out everything else out..did you check for any blown capacitors? You can do that by looking at the top of them, sometimes they will be burnt, blown or 'bubbled' - check this link: http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=195
Like Floody said, laptops have a problem with the DC Input coming loose and sometimes melting off entirely - yes, the laptop gets hot enough to melt the joints. Be sure to check those when you get your laptop apart, because it`s a helluva job. I put mine back together with only 2 extra screws left, see if you can beat that.
Oh, and careful when taking off the heatsink, sometimes in laptops it is tricky.
Like Floody said, laptops have a problem with the DC Input coming loose and sometimes melting off entirely - yes, the laptop gets hot enough to melt the joints. Be sure to check those when you get your laptop apart, because it`s a helluva job. I put mine back together with only 2 extra screws left, see if you can beat that.
Oh, and careful when taking off the heatsink, sometimes in laptops it is tricky.