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Laptop won't start - battery? low disk space?

  • 12-12-2004 7:46pm
    #1
    Madison Helpless Mower
    Posts: 7,320 ✭ Madison Helpless Mower


    Hi,

    My laptop has suddenly stopped working...I press the power on button the little light goes on but the screen remains totally blank...

    I had this problem before and someone mentioned the motherboard might be gone but it suddenly started working again.

    The laptop's battery has gone and might be the cause but also I remember when I last shut it down I only had around 250mb space free....

    Would low disk space prevent it from starting up at all though.....???

    Thanks for any help!


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  • #2
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭carbsy


    Well to put your mind at rest, the low disk space would have nothing to do with the laptop not powering on.It's more than likely a screen issue.Does the hard drive LED blink to indicate hard drive activity? I had a similar problem with my Acer Travelmate before, turned out it was a dry joint on the inverter board that powered the LCD backlight.


  • #3
    daymobrew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,571 ✭✭✭daymobrew


    I had a similar problem with my Acer Travelmate before, turned out it was a dry joint on the inverter board that powered the LCD backlight.
    I had a similar issue with my IBM Thinkpad 600x. Have yet to figure out the issue but they symptom is an extremely dim LCD.

    Can you try connecting the laptop up to a monitor to see if it is just an LCD issue?


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Find out what keys send the display to external monitor prob. ( Fn F5 ) in case it's just not showing the display on the LCD

    on most notebooks the light is a thin fluorscent tube at one side and while they last longer than normal bulbs they still wear out..


  • #5
    Madison Helpless Mower
    Posts: 7,320 ✭ Madison Helpless Mower


    hmm so you guys think its working but I'm just not seeing anything? Hmm I often use it to watch divx movies on my TV so I'll check that out.

    I don't think its the screen though....after I hit the on button theres no activity from the HD etc...and even though its hooked up to the mains the LED for the mains goes out instantly....


  • #6
    Madison Helpless Mower
    Posts: 7,320 ✭ Madison Helpless Mower


    No its definitely nothing to do with the screen...when I press the power on button the "ON" lights up but theres no activity whatsoever from the hard drive etc...no noises ....nothing...??


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  • #7
    Occidental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,315 ✭✭✭Occidental


    Just in case it's got lost in suspend mode, have you tried removing the battery and mains for a few seconds and then reconnecting.


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