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    Compaq Presario - wierd power problem?!

    Can't explain...only when the second monitor was hooked up I saw the laptop functioning perfectly otherwise. Question now is if its the CCFL or the inverter? I read that if its the CCFL failture, there would be a gradual deterioration of image quality - colored tint appearing on the screen etc...
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    Compaq Presario - wierd power problem?!

    Thanks Roger, but seems I am closer to detecting the problem now. So here's what I did - I connected to a second monitor and found that the laptop DID boot! This happened at work, and I am not sure what made it work here. Anyways, on the second monitor everything seems fine. But when I...
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    Compaq Presario - wierd power problem?!

    Thanks for the advice, but there is no LED tester on the battery pack :( I don't think its a battery issue because the adapter works good with my other Compaq, and secondly, when I took the battery out of the one that's having problem and tried to boot by AC adapter, the exact same problem...
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    Compaq Presario - wierd power problem?!

    Forgot to add that when I try to start up- 1. the fan comes on, and 2. Likely the HD is active for a bit before both fan and HD go quiet while the blank screen takes over. Again...PLEASE HELP!!!
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    Compaq Presario - wierd power problem?!

    I have a 3 yr old Compaq Presario V5000. It was left on last night (no auto hard disk off option) and I found it dead this morning. Although there is power through AC adapter, there was no LED whatsoever. When I tried to start there would be the Compaq logo momentarily, and then the screen...

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