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Problem with my laptop

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  • 13-05-2013 6:39pm
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    Fordie99
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭


    Okay, awhile back my laptop started warning me to replace my battery, which I never got round too. The battery is nearly, if not completely gone. Now the problem is the other night I turned -on my laptop and was typing in my password for my account when suddenly the screen went blue with white stripes. I waited then when nothing happened I shut the system down, but now when I turn the laptop on the screen does not come on. Would this be a battery related problem or something more serious? I have a feeling it has nothing to do with the battery but I have to hope. Thanks for the help in advance.


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    keithg89
    Registered Users Posts: 222 ✭✭keithg89


    Have you tried removing the battery and plugging in the charger?


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    Fordie99
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Fordie99


    keithg89 wrote: »
    Have you tried removing the battery and plugging in the charger?

    I have but still the same problem. It would hardly be a virus would it?


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    sulc84
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭sulc84


    When did you bought your laptop ?


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    Fordie99
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭Fordie99


    sulc84 wrote: »
    When did you bought your laptop ?

    About 2-3 years ago.


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    sulc84
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭sulc84


    That is your main problem.Battery capacity down during times,until you get replace your battery message,you need new battery


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Make/model?
    Seems unlikely a bad battery would prohibit the computer from starting up but you never know.

    Take it to a local repair shop where they might have a working battery for it and try with that.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Chances are your screen is dead, could also be motherboard, graphics card etc.

    Does the machine turn on at all ? any life ? plug it into an external monitor and that will at least tell you your screen is gone. You should be able to pick one up on ebay cheap enough, if doing a diy repair. If not and it's too expensive to fix, I wouldn't bother.

    I'd sell it for parts or someone else can fix it, just take a pic of it working hooked up to the external display.


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