ASUS U56E No Bios No Post Caps lock and Num Lock LED on...

[kazmer81]

My PC was running great, I've had it about a year and it just wouldn't start up one day. It sounds like it's starting up, fan runs, DVD runs, HDD LED lights up for a couple seconds - then goes off, and the screen never comes on.

What I've tried:
- I have shine a flashlight to see if it's the backlight.
- Switched out RAM
- Connected to external monitor
- Every combo of battery removal, power button hold, etc...
- Removed CMOS battery, held power button, and put it back in, still no luck
- Visually inspected Motherboard (not sure what to look for though)

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. I cannot afford to replace this laptop. Please give any advice you have. I'm willing to try anything and I do have soldering skills.

Thank you!

 

[kazmer81]

No replies? really? Well, I'm pretty sure it's either the motherboard, or CPU at this point. Looking at all the poor, cold soldering on this MB, I'm leaning toward it being the motherboard. Maybe a capacitor is loose, or maybe the CPU soldering is cracked. If I don't get any replies I'm going to do a reflow. I've tried everything else and it's just a last resort. The ASUS website is not working when I try to submit my problem to them...