That is a bad battery. No repair that I know of. Ardell Faul Computer Monitor Service Inc. Ardell's Laptop and PC Repair 10816 E. Mission Ave., Spokane...
Hi folks, here's the situation. I was given a no-name laptop that needs some work, but the problem is I can't find out who makes it. It came with a company...
Follow up - I found the company website and they are no help at all. The question I have is this. Is this a rebranded Dell or HP or some other OEM? And if so,...
This model has a Intel SL89T CPU, it stays cool apparently no power good signal arrives at a power FET. Older type (working) Pentium M CPU inserted (banias) no...
Good evening. I came to this group looking for answers to problems with laptop motherboards in specific. I have not found any electrical diagrams for any of...
Hi and thanks I did fixmbr and fixboot but didnt know how to locate and copy the files, so I did a total reinstall as I am waiting for a mobo on the spare and...
You are correct about never finding a diagram for this laptop. I have NEVER found ANY diagram for ANY laptop in the 10 years or so I have been working on...
I appreciate the quick response. It's amazing how different the computer industry is from other related industries.I have repaired analog televisions but there...
Yes, I agree. I was in the TV repair end of things for quite a while in the 80's up unitl about 95, which I got into monitor repair, whcih evolved to what I...
I have a Vaio VGN-FE21 and the battery is suddenly not detected by the system. The last time I ran on battery was about 2 weeks ago and it was fine. Today I...
I doubt that the cpu is bad unless it was shorted, heatsink applied improperly or cpu fan stopped working and burnt it up. I have not worked on your particular...
i have had a vaio PCG-505AP for 4 years. today it has started to make a grinding noise continuously. apart from the noise it seems to be operating normally....
If you want to do this job yourself, you need to get the old screen out of the lid so you can see which one is used in it. You can't tell by just the model...
It's the day after my previous post, and when i started the laptop this morning, the noise has vanished. i'm thinking it could be dust in the fan........... ...
Help! The battery in my laptop just died! Would like a genuine Compaq battery if someone has one! Part number is 289053-001. You can find this info on the...
Ebay item 310013633507 $41.99 plus $11.99 shipping will work. There really is not much of an alternative to buying a new battery. Ardell Faul Computer...
The CPU fan was exhaust full with dust,hairs so I believed that he CPU was dead, but now with a second Dothan (untested)CPU I get the some short fan spin up. A...
Thanks for the info Ardell! I checked it out and the source has the same battery on closeout for $36 plus shipping. I am going to hold out for someone at...
I would advise if you have not stripped the mainboard down to just cpu, ram and power supply that you do so and test from there. I cannot speak for that...
i have a acer notebook till testurday it was working fine sudenly to day its not switching on . when i switch it on the led for the battery its blinging for a...
I inherited an old Sony Vaio PCG-Z505HE laptop. It's small, and a great computer for lightweight duties like checking email or surfing the web. The original...
Battery technology has not progressed much, compared to the rest of your laptop. We are barely past the lead-acid days, relatively speaking. I have spent some...
Sounds like the battery is dead. Does a light come on when you plug the unit into the wall indicating that the battery is charging? If not, you may have a...
Hi There I have a Dell Inspiron 1100 with a strange keyboard problem. Some of the keys only work with one or otherof the shift keys -not both. Some characters...
Try plugging in an external keyboard and see if it works OK. If so, I would conclude you have a bad keyboard. Each individual key is NOT represented by its...
I have stripped the mainboard and the powerfan spins a short time up (with and without cpu!) but the problem with this M2000 mainboard is that the Vcore never...
You know i had the same problem. I flashed the bios and now dont see the hard drive at all. I believe the bios chip is bad on the systemboard. ... From:...
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