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HP not turning on
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jmanual29,
I hate to restate the obvious, but did you already try what macten88 suggested?
The sleep issue is common in many HP, Compaq, and Dell laptops. The troubleshooting step that often works to bring them back to life is what was suggested - remove the battery and unplug it from AC. Hold the power button down for at least 30 seconds which forces an internal reset/power drain. Then without putting the battery back in, plug in AC and try to turn it on.
You'd be surprised how often that works (I know I still am). In addition, if you find that this problem happens a lot on the same laptop, then it's a bad battery. The battery is what probably caused it to lock up in sleep mode to begin with.
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
I hate to restate the obvious, but did you already try what macten88 suggested?
The sleep issue is common in many HP, Compaq, and Dell laptops. The troubleshooting step that often works to bring them back to life is what was suggested - remove the battery and unplug it from AC. Hold the power button down for at least 30 seconds which forces an internal reset/power drain. Then without putting the battery back in, plug in AC and try to turn it on.
You'd be surprised how often that works (I know I still am). In addition, if you find that this problem happens a lot on the same laptop, then it's a bad battery. The battery is what probably caused it to lock up in sleep mode to begin with.
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
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jmanuel29,
Check the output voltage at the tip of the AC adapter with a multimeter (cheap and plentiful and a MUST for DIY guys) to make sure there is not a stress break inside the wire coming to/from the power brick. A faulty adapter could cause the problem you described, as even when plugged into AC the battery would be drained.
Tony
Check the output voltage at the tip of the AC adapter with a multimeter (cheap and plentiful and a MUST for DIY guys) to make sure there is not a stress break inside the wire coming to/from the power brick. A faulty adapter could cause the problem you described, as even when plugged into AC the battery would be drained.
Tony
wahnula,
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~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
Appreciate the suggestion, but in case you haven't noticed, I've written several since joining the site in 2001. I don't have as much time as I used to. Perhaps you'd like to write your first one? This might be a good starter!
~cdogg
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
[tab][navy]For general rules and guidelines to get better answers, click here:[/navy] faq219-2884
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