Issues like this could possibly be that the battery is faulty or even dead. Remove the battery and power the system directly from the ACÂ and see if the system...
Thanks for all the suggestions. Some I have tried, like re-seating memory, loosen screws on the back with no luck. I am going to take it apart again and see if...
Hi all, this is my first laptop repair. I've graduated from small servers, or at least thats what they tell me :o) . The user says that the she has to...
You obviously have a loose connection, or maybe one of the jack contacts is loose or broken off under the jack and you can't see it. At any rate, I would...
Hey everyone. First let me say that I am GREEN when it comes to computer repair, I am currently enrolled at ITT Technical Institute and in my fourth quarter...
Try re-seating the memory sticks. There should be and access door on the bottom that will reveal one or more sticks of memory. Remove them, clean the...
Try checking the fan and cleaning the fan assembly and eliminate heat as a possible cause first. Make sure the fan works and pathway is clear to cool cpu ... ...
For anyone interested in what I found: I'm sure the folks who work on computers all the time know this, but for those who don't, there are special switches in...
Hi there, recently the VGA Out of my laptop died, it started to send only Red-Green but no Blue signals to external screen so all was yellowish..after testing...
When you connect the power adapter do any lamps on the laptop illuminate, try to power with the main battery removed from the power adapter only, if you get...
Thanks Rich, Yes the power led comes on and blinks a couple times before the unit shuts down again. I have tried reseating the RAM to no avail however I...
If you have a DVM or a continuity checker, you can take that flat cable out and see if all the conductors are good. I would also take the SVGA connector out...
Dear guys and girls, I have a Thinkpad X41 Tablet made in 2005. It now cannot pass its self test, stalling at: .... Video BIOS shadowed UMB upper Limit segment...
So fast, so good :) thanks mate that seems to be the exact part number, mine is the European model but after some research is mostly the same as the USA...
There are many causes of your problem : 1. Infected by Bios Virus, like CHIH 2. Memory Problem. May be You can replace one by one. And test it, by place it one...
The CMOS battery may be going bad. It can keep time, but that time is several hours off, even after manually setting it and setting it through time.gov and...
Hi. This particular laptop presented originally with a symptom where, once the keyboard was keyboard was screwed in, if moderate pressure was applied to...
Those type of problems are usually associated with bad solder-blob connections under one of the large ICs, usually the Video card because it runs hot and often...
i had one of these once and it is located on the underside of mainboard requiring a complete take apart of the laptop. a time consuming task. it is not...
Yes, I just found out it's on the underside of the system board, but only accessible with complete removal. I found one thread where one of the posters...
I recently went through a similar situation with my Acer laptop. It was driving me crazy why the clock was losing time. For another reason I ended up blowing...
Hello, This is a thanks for all the assistance with my old refurb Dell C610, It remains in pieces until I have some extra $$ for another refurb. Then it will...
I have a complete loss of sound on my computorI have a HP Pavillion on Home Vista connected to HP Monintor I have checked that the volume is on even at 100%...
Hi Chris , go into device manager and uninstall the sound driver/card , then
reboot , this can sometimes fix the problem       Lynnie Hi...
Dear Sir, Previous day I watched a movie and closed the system with Power button as usual.Next day ,when I am trying to start with Power button,it is not...
The reason why I asked if anyone buy laptops is because I buy ONLY the Broken HP Pavilion Laptop models. I buy using classifieds ads posted in many different...
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