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Hi all;
Any ideas as to what could be the cause of the problem, I have an Asus V6000 Notebook, it intermittendly does not power up (IE: no power to notebook) I have tested the Power Adaptor with multimetre and correct voltage/sufficient voltage being supplied, also checked DC harness for bent or loose pin,but seems fine, I reseated RAM,HDD and battery and got machine going for one day again without any issues and the problem just re-occured again, any ideas what could be the cause?
Many thanks in advance
Craig

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— intermittent "no power" on an older laptop is usually a hardware issue. Since you have already gone through the basic checks, here are focused, practical steps you can try next and what to tell a repair shop if you go that route. 's Dell story shows that replacement is sometimes the outcome, but you can narrow the cause first.

Try a known-good adapter with the same voltage/connector (adapters can fail under load even if they seem OK at rest). With the case open, inspect the DC jack and the solder joints where it mounts to the board; wiggle the jack while watching any power LEDs for flicker. Try powering the board by momentarily shorting the power-on pads or swapping the small power-button board to rule out a failed switch assembly. Look closely for bulging electrolytic capacitors, burn marks, or cracked traces — intermittent recoveries often point to cold solder joints or failing caps. If possible have a shop bench-test the standby rails (3.3V/5V) and the DC-in path to confirm a motherboard-level fault.

If you are not comfortable opening the machine, take it to a reputable repairer and tell them what troubleshooting you have already done so they can skip repeats. Ask for a written quote for board repair versus replacement and for a short diagnostic report showing which rail or component failed.

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I have a Dell Inspiron notebook that happened to and Dell came and replaced the motherboard, power adapter and battery. After that it was fine. I don't claim to know anything about computers. Just thought I share my experiance with you. good luck. You'll find some pretty knowledgable people here. -Stacey

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Thanks Stacey, suspect the mobo is possible busted, still clinging onto some hope thats it's not the case

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