Sony VPCEE3E0E dead laptop help please.

[kempy]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm trying to fix my friends Sony VPCEE3E0E laptop, its just out of warrenty and the problem is that it just wont work, more specifically when you turn it on the light and power identity works and says it on but the screen is balck (no power at all) and the CPU light isnt flashing. I've plugged a VGA and checked via a different monitor (my TV) and still nothing. It doesnt sound like its making very much noise, the fan is quiet. I also took the hd out and put it into mine, it came up with the attached pic, however i'm not too sure if this is because i've put it into my laptop. As you can tell I no idea really and would like some help if I could please. Or as to what might be wrong with it, I dont mind buying a new mother board as I'm actually trying to get with the girl ;) so trying to make a good impression also. http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/images/smilies/new/banghead.gifhttp://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/images/smilies/new/dance.gif

 

Thank you everyone

Kind regards

Adrian

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[Plastic Nev]

Hi and welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help Adrian.

If your laptop is a different make and model then Windows will throw a wobbly as it will be a different environment to the one it was activated in. To find out if the hard drive is OK the best is to fit it to an external caddy and connect it via USB, if it is OK it will spin up and be recognised as an external volume, you should also be able to access data etc.

 

The worrying thing is that you say there is no sound of fans spinning up on your friends laptop as well as no screen or other positive activity, although you do see power light on, it is no real indicator that the power circuitry on the motherboard or battery charge circuit is OK. Considering there is no activity, it is there I would be looking first. Some laptops have all the power management on a separate board, others it is all part of the motherboard, but if willing to open it up and take a look at the mother board, then look for damaged capacitors, either split tops or gunge coming out of the bottom of them.

 

Nev.