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Power Supplies

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    Power supply connector on motherboard

    Hello, I have replaced a keyboard in a laptop, but when disambling the laptop , the plastic of the powerswitch popt out. As you can see, the pins are still there and the white clipper is still intact, question, how do i get this clipper back in without damaging it...
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    Laptops without 3-wire DC (output) power connectors

    Which laptop manufacturers still have power supplies with just two wires on the DC (output) side? For instance, Dell and HP have 3-wire connectors with a "smart-pin" which causes nothing but headache and forces me to buy overpriced replacement parts later on. Looking for a list of manufacturers...
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    my vaio shuts down asap the power supply is off

    it goes off as soon as the supply is cut. it has been happening for a week now and it does not start until i plug into power supply. please give some suggestion
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    RCA LED46C45rq, power supply has 5V standby power but doesn't come on

    I believe this tv was hit by a power surge this week. The LED standby light is not on. The power supply output has 5V at one pin when the tv is plugged in (I assume this is standby power), but the other 5V and 12V pins do not. Nothing changes when I push the power button. I have checked that...
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    Problem with laptop power supply

    My customer brought me l a Fujitsu A series laptop. When i turn it on with the battery and not plugged to the power socket, it doesn't turn on. I plugged it to the power socket with battery in it. Still it doesn't turn on. But when i plug to the power and the battery removed, now the laptop...
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    laptop not working with presence battery if too connected to power supply . (toshiba)

    i am able to work with my laptop when it is connected straight to power supply without the presence of the battery. but when the battery is inserted, system is not working, even it is connected to power supply. how can i solve this and use my laptop in normal mode?
  7. J

    Samsung TV with no backlight and no sound [UN32EH5000FXZA]

    Hello everyone, I have a UN32EH5000FXZA 32" Samsung LED TV. It is a few years old. Recently I went to turn it on and no picture came up. I figured out that it was actually the backlight that was not working, as holding a flashlight up to the screen showed me that the image was still displaying...
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    Laptop wont turn on

    Hi i had accidently spilled oil on my laptop 2-3 months ago after which i quickly followed the instructions on how to dry it. Didn't turn it on for almost 48 hours. And it seemed to have worked just fine until recently I experienced no sign of life after falling to sleep to netflix. Did try...
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    Searching for ext. hard drive USB 2.0 w/ext. power supply?

    I have DISH TV with the DVR. I can, and have, connected a external hard drive to the DVR. The hard drive, RIP, died. I am now looking for a external hard drive USB2.0. The hard drive must have an external power supply (required). I think I can get away with USB2.0/3.0. Someone please help...
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    Toshiba Satellite M840 does not turn on with new battery install and the plug in power supply. The charging red light blinkin

    I bought new battery. After installing the new battery and plug in power. The computer cannot start. If I removed the battery, it can be started. I put back the battery, it cannot restart. Charging indicator red light blinking.
  11. Myronazz

    Vintage laptop power supply trouble

    Hello...! Sooooo I found this really cool vintage laptop from 1990 but unfortunately, the seller is missing the power adapter AND the connector is actually quite strange and not common at all, i found an adapter but it costs £60 which is way too much for a power adapter, so i thought i'll do...
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    Dead battery not letting turn on the lp

    My hp laptop battery s dead. Now if I m trying to turn by the power supply it’s not coming up. And after pressing power button caps lock light keep flashing in every 5 seconds. So how to fix. I need some data from it.
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    Laptop screen goes pixelated when moved or a window is full-screened

    My Clevo laptop screen goes pixelated whenever it is moved or when I full screen a window, the issue does not persist when I remove the battery pack and just use the laptop primarily from the power supply that is plugged in to the mains. I understand that the initial solution is to replace the...
  14. DavidVioMC

    External GPU Power Supply?

    I have recently bought Beast V8.0 and set it up for my laptop with a GTX 970 but I;m currently using an ATX PSU and I would prefer something more compact. The only power supply that I found is DELL Y2515 220W but I'm wondering if there are another choices? Thanks
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    Yellow triangle exclamation piont

    New battery New power supply on a satellite c55 now have a yellow triangle with exclamation point over battery icon doesn't show that is changing
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    There’s no longer power supply to my cd drive. It won’t open with the button unless I use the small hole and it won’t re

    There’s no longer power supply to my cd drive. It won’t open with the button unless I use the small hole and it won’t read the disks either.. am using Asus X441S
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    This amplifier would be good with this subwoofer ? Help Me Out Please.

    I have a SPL wa300-77f subwoofer with input and output adapters of a BP 225 BP subwoofer , i want to connect is to my PC, and i wanna know if this amplifier would be a good choice for the combo :D, (...
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    LED TV flashing

    I have a Toshiba 50L2400U LED. Once it warms up, the screen intermittently turns off and back on. It doesn't matter which input I use. I tried unplugging the cable from the main board to the display - the backlights still blink. Using a multimeter, I checked the pins on the connector going from...
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    Lenovo Y50-70 No power

    Hi there, So my laptop just suddenly died one day. I am getting now power at all no LEDs or anything. I opened it up to find that one of the power mosfets was getting really hot when I plugged in the power supply so i figured it was bust. I replaced this mosfet but the new one is also getting...
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    acer5516 dead battery or bad adapter?

    Hello...new to the forum, with a question..... Acer 5516 laptop. ...will not power on. Ive tried with only the battery Only the power supply both, the battery and power supply The light on the power supply is on ((blue) And with the power supply and the battery in there is a light on front...