I have a client whose notebook received a higher voltage than specified and now his battery isn't receiving any power from the external one can you please give...
Here are some drive recovery tricks that have worked for me, in the order that I do them. Try booting the drive and copying the data off after every step. ...
Received a Toshiba M100, with the complaint about getting hot and restart problems. The notebook started normal winXP Home(Russian, lucky for me not Vista ...
check first the battery..remove it and then using the adaptor inserted..check if it is working..if not the power control has a problem ... suggestions will be...
Hello, I have a 2-year old ACER Aspire 5050 which has been working fine but yesterday it died in it's sleep! Symptoms are no illumination of power switch on...
Acers also fall into the "Junk" category quite often. Seems like to old adage about getting what you pay for is still valid. I harly ever see an IBM (Lenevo)...
A friend has an older Dell Latitude CPI that has been sitting for 2 weeks. He suspended it the last time, not shut down totally. Went to boot it up and when he...
Might want to let the battery charge for a while. These laptops and their ilk have a charging circuit that can get "confused" when the laptop becomes...
A good exercise to try at this point is to remove the battery AND unplug the unit from the wall adapter. Now press the Power button for a couiple of seconds...
HI, I have a Dell 1100 15" version, the backlight is not turning on. I changed the LCD and the inverter. The laptop does work on external monitor and video is...
This kind of problem is very difficult to nail down exactly without a test inverter to power the internal lamp in the LCD panel, and a known good lamp to plug...
One trick I have learned as a technician, when the problem is data-read errors off the platters themselves, is to freeze the hard drive overnight. It makes the...
No, I don't agree, in my opinion Acer is a reliable brand. Many dead notebooks here in my workshop from all ages and brands but not one Acer (Acer is in my...
I actually tested the LCD Backlight wth my other working Dell and yes it lit the screen. So I am OK with the LCD, however, I am not confident on the Inverter...
Usually about 12 to 15 volts will be present on the inverter at all times. You can best measure this by finding the little SMC fuse, which will be on that...
... read ... hard ... before ... By the time I get a bad hard drive, everyone and his brother has had their hands on it and the freeze won't work. When I do...
Thanks,  I have no voltage on the fuse on the new and old inverter. The fuse is not blown as well on either inverter. Any ideas? ... From: Ardell Faul...
Well, now the fun begins. I assume you have a DVM since you are able to test for voltage, so the next thing would be to trace the continuity from the fuse...
Thanks, Â The LCD cable plugs into a video board. I removed and reseated it, with no change. Both the cable and board are inexpensive, so I ordered one of...
Thank asll for your help, IT's working now. Â I made a dumb rookie mistake. The inverter cable actually had a piece of tape that held it in place. While doing...
   I have a Toshiba Satellite M45. When I plug in the power cord, the lights light up for a couple of seconds then go off. I know the battery is old and...
The best way to make this decision is to open the unit up and take it apart to the point where you can remove the old jack and cable assembly and inspect it to...
Thanks Ardell,    I don't have a DVM, but I do know how to solder. I will do as you suggest. Do you know of any other reason this would be happening?  ...
Well, there are many components in a typical charging circuit inside the laptop which are part of the motherboard, and it is possible for them to develop...
try to replace 4825p ... From: dallas peg <lakerspeg@...> Subject: Re: [Laptop_Repair] Toshiba Satellite M45 No Power To: Laptop_Repair@yahoogroups.com...
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