newbi needs HELP!! dead laptop

[oldbull]

Hi all. a friend of mine (who is even more computer iliterate than myself!:x: ) came to with a compaq presario laptop, running windows xp, an intel centrino and 1 gig of ram, the machine is 18 months old and has just stopped:eek: it was working one day, not very quickly but working, then it stopped. if you press the power on, the fan starts, then stops after 1 second and the power light flickers and goes off, can you help? regards oldbull

 

[megamaced]

Try removing the battery completely, then power up the laptop

 

[oldbull]

Hi, thanks for the response, have removed the battery and tried to start machine, the problem is still there, regards oldbull

 

[Ghostman 1]

does it do anything when it is turned on ?It could be the screen went dead or the power supply or in the worst case a dead motherboard.

 

[oldbull]

Nothing happens when i turn it on, the power light flickers and goes out, and sometimes the fan comes on but only for a second

 

[megamaced]

Its probably finished.

Laptops are nutoriously difficult to troubleshoot so I'd recommend that you send it back to the manufacturer if its still under warranty.

 

[Ghostman 1]

Megamaced is right, There could be a number of things wrong with it.
It sounds like it got hot and blew something out. Too check the monitor, hook up and external monitor to see if it will work. if that doesn't work then it could be bad ram or MOTHERBOARD..

 

[thomas234]

My Acer laptop had the same problem after 3 weeks. Acer had to replace the motherboard and Hard Drive. :(

 

[oldbull]

Ok, thanks everyone, i think i will have to send it in....Cheers

 

[mattireland]

My Acer laptop had the same problem after 3 weeks. Acer had to replace the motherboard and Hard Drive. :(

Yes, but that is an Acer :( Acer are pretty notorious for that sort of thing happening.