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Laptop won't power up
Name: bjerkins Date: April 9, 2008 at 17:56:33 Pacific OS: WinXP CPU/Ram: AMD K6 3 400 mhz Product: Dell Latitude
Comment:
Laptop was fine when used a few days ago. Tried to power on and all of the lights blink green when on battery. When plugged into wall, the lights all turn off immediately after turning on.
Name: pcman123 Date: April 9, 2008 at 18:48:53 Pacific
Reply:
That's very strange problem.
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Response Number 2
Name: Sandor (by prdsknoll) Date: April 10, 2008 at 05:33:43 Pacific
Reply:
I don't think that's strange at all. Your power supply is toast. In a desktop this is not a big deal, however in a laptop it is. I would start shopping for a new laptop.
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