dugg88 Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Hi ppl.. i have here(my daughters) a HP G60 laptop running windows vista.. eveything was running fine till a few days ago then suddenly the damn thing wont power up now.The light at the power jack point is lit so the laptop is getting its juice.Ive tried all the usual things like battery out,disconnected ac adapter,held upside down holding the power on for 30secs etc,taken HD out,memory and wireless cards too.But alas its been all to no avail and laptop is still dead as a dodo.So guys/gals any help would be richly appreciated in sorting out this dilemma i'm in ... TY in advance peeps... dugg88 Quote
KenB Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Hi and welcome to ExTS Strangely - I had this happen to me yesterday with my old laptop. If you have access to a voltmeter - check the voltage at the jack ( connection to laptop ) This should be around 19v There should be a sticker underneath that says something like "Input 18.7v" If this is OK - remove the battery and the mains adapter. Hold the power switch in for 20 - 30 secs Try with just the mains adapter ( leave the battery out ) No go ? Take the RAM out. Leave the modules out and switch on. It will not boot but hopefully you will get something on screen. The RAM will be under a panel in the base of the machine. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
dugg88 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Posted January 3, 2013 Hi and thx .. just to let u know all is ok at the jack point... have also had the ram out too... individually and both together.. same with the h/d and wireles card... not a flicker of anything anywhere.. p.s. have also tried different batteries and adapters too..dugg88 Quote
KenB Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Hi No keyboard LEDs ? No Fan noise ? It looks like a motherboard failure. Is there data on the drive that you need ? Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
dugg88 Posted January 3, 2013 Author Posted January 3, 2013 Hi and thx again.. no there's no LED's.... no fan noise ... nothing... as far as the hard drive is concerned there's nothing really that need be saved... kinda thought it wud be something major tho ...dugg88 Quote
KenB Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Hi again The problem with laptops is that they are so difficult to work on. Suggest that you take it to a small ( one or two man ) business and ask for an estimate for repair. If it is the motherboard that needs replacing this will cost about £150 ( sorry for the bad news ) If there is anything on the drive that needs backing up - don't forget to do it ( it is possible using a hard drive to USB adapter on another machine ) If a new m/board is needed a new Operating System will need to be installed - unless exactly the same m/board is used as a replacement. You can get a new laptop for about £300. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
dugg88 Posted January 4, 2013 Author Posted January 4, 2013 Hi and thx again for your efforts with this matter... think a new laptop is the best solution to this... dugg88 Quote
KenB Posted January 4, 2013 Posted January 4, 2013 If you are scrapping the old laptop don't forget .... Take the hard drive out. You can format it and put it in an external enclosure - create an extra drive for storage / backups You can do this from the enclosure after you take off what you need. Take the RAM out. You never know - it may be compatible with the new laptop. Quote There is an email going around offering processed pork - gelatin - and salt in a can ......this is simply SPAM !! MiniToolBoxNetwork TestWireless Test
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