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Power on problem
Name: camtronics1 Date: April 4, 2006 at 08:18:38 Pacific OS: Windows xp CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon 2ghz AMD ATHLO Product: Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo A76
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Hi All,Im new to this forum and would appreciate any help.I have a Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo A 7600 laptop with power on problems. When I power up the CPU fan will operate for about 5 secs and the shut off.The status indicators show power on LED and HDD LED at green .I have stripped down the laptop and tried a power up with out RAM HDD CD Rom Drive just the bare bones and still get the same result I have also tried with and without the battery ,power in on its own and battery on its own all with the same result.I have checked various points on the board and can get voltages of 19v, 5v 3v (approx)at various components ( Im an electonics engineer but without a schematic its like blowin in the wind a source of schematics would be useful also)Holding down F1 at power on seems to keep the fan running for 10 secs I would be grateful for any help available
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