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Laptop Technician -- Friendly Computers, Wilmington, NC
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 | Unplug the four-pin connector from the board completely, and then try to turn on the computer again. If you get the exact same response, this could very well be the problem and you should look into a new PSU.  |
| | To add to what the previous poster said, usually when you can't charge the battery and the AC Adapter isn't being recognized, the problem is with the DC Jack. Sometimes it's an internal breakage with the piece itself, and sometimes it's a case of broken solder on the bottom of …  |
| | Often times, these cables are fragile and you could've easily broken some of the copper connectors on the inside of the cable by bending it on removal or re-insertion. Given all the other facts of the situation, this is likely the case. Look into purchasing a replacement cable -- though … |
| | [quote=kbajwa;277827]Another dean Presario 2200!! When I turn the Laptop on, the power on/off light does no come on but the battery light flashes couple of times, then dead. When I remove the battery, then when I hit the power switch, nothing happens. Please direct, how to fix the Laptop?[/quote] If … |
| | Try looking on the bottom of the motherboard. |
| | Run Memtest to check the integrity of your RAM, and clean out your fan's heatsink to ensure that this isn't the cause of overheating. |
| | Shine a flashlight onto the screen while it's doing this. Do you see a faint image? |
| | Usually not the likely culprit, but I've seen it before -- make sure that the processor is seated correctly after the drop. |
| | When you say that you "log on into your computer," do you mean that you're logging into your OS and then the screen goes black? Or that you're [i]powering on[/i] the machine and not getting any video? |
| | Re: restore boot.ini Next time, you could also try booting up into a knoppix OS from a CD and just creating a new boot.ini from scratch in the appropriate directory. |
| | It's possible to do this, even with a laptop's video cables -- just cut it and splice in more wire for both ends -- but it would probably be less of a hassle for you to go with jbennet's suggestion. |
| | [quote=vajra7s;355921]Hi, I am a new member joined today looking at the very helpfull posts. I have Inspiron 5100 laptop and had problems with fan which is not cooling the processor enough. I read some forums regarding Inspiron 5100 fan problems, so I decided open up and clean the fan. Everything … |
| | How are you formatting your PC? If you're trying to do it while logged onto Windows, that's your problem. You should do it from the Windows XP CD's Partition Manager. |
| | Hit F8 when you start up the computer, after the Intel logo goes away. Keep hitting it until you get to a menu with a bunch of options on it: Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Safe Mode With Command Prompt, Enable Boot Logging, Enable VGA Mode, etc. Look for … |
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