Laptop Won't Power Up

Discussion in 'Computers and The Internet' started by Bilby, Jul 17, 2015.

  1. Bilby

    Bilby Lifetime Supporter and Freerangertarian Super Moderator

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    I have tried all the usual such as removing the battery and holding the on button and connecting supply without the battery but the charge LED does not come on.It should be amber when charging and white when charged. What else can I do?
     
  2. Tyrsonswood

    Tyrsonswood Senior Moment Lifetime Supporter

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    Try a different power supply....
     
  3. Vanilla Gorilla

    Vanilla Gorilla Go Ape

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    Try the little switch next to where you plug it in
     
  4. NoxiousGas

    NoxiousGas Old Fart

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    what type/brand of laptop is it?

    that is the first place to start
     
  5. SpacemanSpiff

    SpacemanSpiff Visitor

    lick the power end to see if the power adapter is actually working
     
  6. AceK

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    no dont do that, use a voltmeter. laptop power supplies can have a pretty decent voltage.
     
  7. Bilby

    Bilby Lifetime Supporter and Freerangertarian Super Moderator

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    Compaq CQ58.
     
  8. AceK

    AceK Scientia Potentia Est

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    could be the charging circuit in the laptop/internal power supply.
     
  9. thedope

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    I thought this thread was about erectile dysfunction.
     
  10. FireWitch

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    Does the connection feel loose when you put the power cord in? You could try a hard reset of the laptop as well. Remove the battery, put in the power cord, and hold the power button down for 11 seconds. Then try to turn it on again.
     
  11. NoxiousGas

    NoxiousGas Old Fart

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    if Bilby provided the make and model, a Google search would most likely yield the answer.
     
  12. FireWitch

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    Quite true. Although in this case I would imagine it's related to the mother board or power jack if I had to make an educated guess.
     
  13. NoxiousGas

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    of course, it can only be those two things or the charger itself, but without knowing what the computer is, it is still a stab in the dark.
    I know that the Dell Inspiron laptops had a batch that would suddenly stop charging and it was the motherboard and no fix for it.

    and there was another charging glitch I remember that required resetting some thing on the mobo and involved paper clips to short it out and reset. I think that was an issue when using a non-Dell charger, some wouldn't be recognized.
     
  14. FireWitch

    FireWitch Member

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    Good point there :). It could easily be something that other people have encountered.
     
  15. NoxiousGas

    NoxiousGas Old Fart

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    you should always google error codes and shit, usually come up with a solution for the problem. ;)
     
  16. Bilby

    Bilby Lifetime Supporter and Freerangertarian Super Moderator

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    I fixed it in the end by taking out the battery for a week. I started it in Safe mode as the not shut down correctly message came up.
     
  17. FireWitch

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    Well there ya go :D.
     

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