Try testing both with a voltmeter? By that I mean Laptop and Battery.

Could be:


Computer AC / DC cable is bad.
Bad Battery.
Charger board is bad within Laptop (Repair Time).

Make sure you have put all cables in correctly (the right way, etc) and also make sure that you have a sufficient PSU for the power required (wattage).

When you try power up, does anything switch on such as fans, etc?

This could be anything - Do you ever get blue screens?

Have you done any overclocking (if you know how) or have you installed any new hardware/software lately?

You may have an overheating...

The "ZAP" sound could just be the speakers disengaging when it shuts down unexpectedly.

There are some VIO laptops which have issues with the way in which the cables inside were designed. This...

If you still have your old memory, try putting that back in and also check your keyboard, etc. If you don’t have your old memory and you have two slots occupied, try taking one out and vice versa.
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This error means the contents of the BIOS code itself are damaged - different to "CMOS Checksum error" which means corrupt BIOS CMOS settings.

In order to solve this you are most likely going to...

LOL... Like the way you think! :twisted:

Is there no version/model number on the "Stingray" chip? Also, there should be a model/version number on the MB chipset. If so, you might be able to find out what BIOS you need from that.

You...

Thought that site would be useful to you!

You really need to find out what MB you have in order to go forward with this.

There is a "Stingray" MB with the model PTS73 (see...

The precise details for recovering from a corrupted BIOS varies for the different BIOS distributions, but typically involve recovering a working version of BIOS code from a floppy disk/CD when...

Have you added any new software/hardware lately? If you try run setup again you may find that the problem still exists.

If you can get Chkdsk to run, it will scan your hard drive for errors, bad...

Sounds like you may have some corruption.

Make sure you unplug all devices while trying to solve this one!

Are you using Windows and if so what version e.g. XP, VISTA?

No prob - Happy computing! ;)

If checksum fails, the BIOS reverts to using its built-in default settings.

A system crash or electrical spike can corrupt the BIOS file. Is the MB seated correctly?

Also, you might want to...

Safe mode basically means many non-core components are disabled. Thus you can narrow down the issue.

Have you installed any new hardware/software lately? :-/

Make sure you unplug all attached...

"Blue Screen" is most likey down to hardware - some are using the following in order to resolve this:

1). log onto the troubled computer in safe mode
2). copy and save minidump files from...

Try entering the BIOS setup. Select and enter the PNP/PCI configuration setup (if available).
Enable the "Reset Cofiguation Data". Save the BIOS setup and restart.

Usually, if a system hang at...

Try holding down the delete button when you switch on the PC either until you see the BOOT sequence or your happy that nothing is working.

Also, try manually resetting the BIOS from the board (see...

OK- Good to see things are finally progressing for ya!! :)

OK - frustrating I bet!!

The usual culprit of the above, is an issue with physical memory e.g. the OR one memory stick is bad. However it can also be caused by a malfunctioning HD, an improperly...

"I don't have a Windows 98 CD, I was using a Windows XP CD"

Sorry I should have said XP!!! My Bad!

When you say "When I'm prompted to " PRESS ANY KEY TO BOOT FROM CD" , nothing happends" does...

Main reasons for "NTLDR is missing" are:

> Computer is booting from a non-bootable source.
> Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file.
> Corrupt boot sector / master boot record.
>...

Sounds like the MB or CPU.. do you have a spare CPU be any chance? :-/

Also, try unplugging all except hardware you need (even the Hard disk). Are all the PINS on the CPU ok?

Try using PS2 keyboard and mouse (If you can) - If no success try manually resetting the BIOS.

Could be hardware or software - do you get the chance to start in "safe mode"?

Has the system ever booted OK or is this the first boot?

What PSU have you got? You may not have enough power going to the drive (it does happen!). Try unplugging everything else (apart from what...

You may need to manually reset BIOS on the board - Unplug the power, take out the battery on the motherboard, and move the jumper. Leave it like that for a few minutes then put back the jumper,...

If it does not start in safe mode, then it may suggest that this virus has corrupted critical windows components or has embedded good and proper. Unless you know what the virus was or is, you may...