Broken Lappie - help!

[hj2k_x]

Just because the light on the charger comes on doesnt mean that it's working.
See if you can get a multimeter and test the output.

Also you might just have to accept that it's truly broken (There is a reason why it was thrown away)

Haha. You make a good point. Tried a different charger and it did the same.

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[Stevie G]

had see an hp before doing the exact same thing. i just stripped the parts and threw away the rest.

 

[ponder]

Haha. You make a good point. Tried a different charger and it did the same.

If you decide to dump it I'd be interested in the hard drive, if it's error free.

 

[hj2k_x]

If you decide to dump it I'd be interested in the hard drive, if it's error free.

Duly noted. Though if i cant get it to work i'll probz just harvest the parts myself.

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[Tun@]

google HP laptop power cycle & try that also

*Take out the battery,
*Remove main supply,
*Hold power button down for 60 secs,
*Put only power supply in, do not put battery in
*Turn laptop on
*Put the battery in.

 

[bekdik]

Surely then it would work with just AC

No, this isn't the charger. It's a daughter board in the laptop through which power flows.

 

[Tun@]

Something else to try

Well I have it up and running. I took the motherboard out and re-seated the CPU but it was to no avail. When I pressed the power button, the LED's flashed briefly then there was nothing(again). Again I took out the CPU and then pressed the power button with the CPU out. All of the LED's remained on until I removed the power. Once again I reinstalled the CPU and all the lights remained on when I gave it power. I reinstalled the RAM, HDD, and the screen. I turned it on and it booted.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/58864-20-laptop-power

 

[hj2k_x]

google HP laptop power cycle & try that also

That sounds exciting. Will try tonight.

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[hj2k_x]

google HP laptop power cycle & try that also

Damn. It did not work. I actually thought it was going to!

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[The_Unbeliever]

Can also be a borked BIOS update....

 

[hj2k_x]

Can also be a borked BIOS update....

Which one fixes how? Not at all? :-(

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