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[QUOTE=bclapper;561418]My laptop won't boot, doesn't POST and am trying to see if it's terminal or prohibitively repairable. When powering up, it whirs, the fan starts and a few seconds later ( between 3 & 10) it shuts down never reaching the onscreen COMPAQ logo. Happened after a restart when I …

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[QUOTE=bugimafia;514768]yea i think i have the same problem my comp randomly shuts off im runnin a window xp i think it sucks ass dont know much bout this kind off stuff so any help would be great. problem is everytime i try to scan the computer for spyware and viruses …

[QUOTE=tsiattalou;353592]Hi, Did you manage to get to the bottom of this. The symtoms have appeared on my Toshiba Satellitte 3000 X4. Screen is almost completely blank (you can just about make about dialoge boxes etc if you look very close). But other than that the computer seems to be working. …

possible faulty touchpad controller. *

Could well be due to a fault on the charging circuit. Tell me, does it come with a seperate Charger Board? These are notorious for causing charging and power faults. If it does have a charger board try swapping it with a good known spare (ebay is your friend for …

the jumpers he refers to would be where you connect the leads from the power button and front panel of the case into the MOBO. If these are wrong you dont get much life out of the system. *

yep check all things thermal first (fans, vents etc) clean out all dust from the system, I find a little WD40 sprayed into the bearings of the fans helps give it a new lease of life. Once it is all clean, boot it up again. If it still shuts down, …

[QUOTE=willcomp;556625]The reason it's shutting off after about 5 seconds is because you "hot wired" the power switch. Power switch is a momentary contact switch. When it stays closed (as in your case), the PC will soft power off after the preset time delay which is usually 4 or 5 seconds. …

[QUOTE=cart0181;553378]Thanks Kegtapper. You're my kind of Tech. I'm one that "forges ahead." Thanks for not being discouraging. My motto is "anything is repairable," but as you said in your post, it's not always worth it. I'm just starting out getting into motherboard repair. I've done capacitors and jacks, but I'm …

phpbb is easy to use and highly customisable, plus its free as free could be. I regularly setup people with phpbb because of the lack of cost but the high level of support out there for it. *

Is there a way to check it on an ext monitor? *

CAPTCHA codes work very well for me, also the more difficult they are the less you get through the doors so to speak. Unfortunately the more difficult ones I struggle to read, lol so it's a balance really *

yep sounds like poor thermal displacement on the old (well new) CPU *

So name me your favourite piece of kit you repair with :D mine would be my trusty Weller Soldering Iron, its like an artificial arm ;) *

ace :) *

I would be tempted to try a new cable first fella *

Jeeze its chucking it down here! I hope my server room dont flood:'( *

Is your HDD detected in the BIOS? *

Thats easy, it ain't a thingy its a whatsit ;) *

bloody hell, water and electrics never mix so they dont, lol *

Does seem like a dead psu no chance of swapping it with somebodyy elses psu to check ;) *

its a difficult one to read sounds like they re-applied thermal paste I suppose on the cpu? Make sure the heatsink is sitting FLUSH to the cpu, ensuring that the cpu doesnt over heat and cause a shutdown *

It's chucking it down here in the mighty UK:( *

Maybe a loose connection in the case. If you feel confident open it up and check all cabling to make sure everything is connected as it should be ;) *

is it a desktop or a notebook??? if it's a desktop could be an underpowed PSU, get a bigger wattage put in it and see if it gives more stab ability :D *

Change it via the language bar down in the bottom right of the screen. *

So you overclocked your processor? So may have pushed it over its limits *

Sounds like heat damage. Extreme temperatures cause the solder joins to become brittle and break. So the temperature range causes expansion and contraction of the joints, causing stress and then breakage. So once it's warm its obviously making a better connection due to the contraction being experienced. Try a good …

Sounds like a faulty power rail. Ebay could be your saviour trying to find your MB for the laptop. Gotta be the same type due to the port outs in the plastics etc. *