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lo again Got back in and tried afew things but now nothing happens when I try to start up the power light now goes out and flashes amber till I remove the battery Can you tell if the fan runs constant or is it heat activated Dev

Hi The pc has been in a spare room most of the autumn and the last time I used it it was fine, I went out about an hour ago to do some work and came back in and it started up with an error message: bad battery , check sum. with options on startup safe mode etc I clicked on normal start and it seemed fine I then went out again and on my return it was off and the wholething was hot the fan is not running so I might take it out and test it from a direct supply, I think maybe the pc had got damp lying around is that a possibility I am waiting for it to cool down if I can find a hair drier I might coolit with that ( on cool setting no heat ) but any ideas will help Dev

Hi all On start up my satelite pro 6100 crackles and whezzes the screen flickers but then dies with sort of whistle I suspect this is power issue but I would be gratefull for any advice I have had this laptop apart in the past and its been ok for about a year I recencly re-formatted the HD and reinstalled XP Devlin