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Disassembled laptop not working anymore :-(
Oink!:
Hi!
Maybe one of you know a bit about laptop hardware and can help me out (if it's the wrong place to post this, please let me know).
Last week a friend of mine gave an "old" laptop. Some of the keys were not working but everything else was fine. Just perfect for a small arcade like Agent9's.
Pic. Laptop mid-way disassembled.
Pic. Pieces!
I had extreme care disassembling it. No yanks, no force anywhere... But when I plugged the essential pieces back again, it didn't work anymore ???
I tried everything, so I thought I should just forget about it and dump it. But yesterday I tried one last time and... it worked! :D
Pic. Working. Screen is lit, fan is spinning. There's an error on the screen saying that it won't boot without a HDD ;)
I unplugged it, plugged the HDD, plugged the board again and now it's not working anymore. Back to square one ;( Pressing the on/off button does nothing at all. It doesn't even switch on any LED :'(
Do you have any clues on what could be going on? I'm pretty sure this machine works, but I'm missing something. Do you know if there's some kind of circuit/switch that detects that the screen lid is "closed" so it won't start?
Thanks!
Vigo:
Can't see the pics from work, but.....If you remove the HDD again, can you get the laptop to post again?
And simply because I have to ask, are you plugged into the wall? Could be low battery.
rpgposer:
Vigo is on the right track. Check power. It could be a problem with the power adapter itself or where it connects to the laptop. Common issue when someone trips over the cord a few times.
ark_ader:
I give one possible solution.
There is a dead man switch that needs to be connected in order for the laptop to power up.
What is the make and model of the laptop?
I'll give good odds that you will fry the inverter before you are finished. ;D
kahlid74:
As has been suggested you need to hold the power button down until it shuts off completely. Unplug the HDD and then turn it back on. If it turns on you know it's either HDD related or Deadman switch related. If it doesn't you know connected the HDD fried something.
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