Compaq Presarrio

[chrisb]

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A friend has a Compaq Presarrio (500 model I think). He cannot get it to
switch on. The power supply lights up but the laptop is dead, whether he
uses battery or mains.

Any idea what this can be?

Many thanks

 

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ChrisB wrote:

> A friend has a Compaq Presarrio (500 model I think). He cannot get it to
> switch on. The power supply lights up but the laptop is dead, whether he
> uses battery or mains.
>
> Any idea what this can be?
>
> Many thanks

I have a Presario 1246 and it sometimes fails to power up, either from mains
or from battery. In the past I removed the battery and gave it a 15-minute
'rest' before it worked again. Whether ti made a difference or not I am not
sure. This has gone on for about 2 years, but it's rather rare. I suspect
that the power unit is to blame.

Roy

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ChrisB wrote:
> A friend has a Compaq Presarrio (500 model I think). He cannot get
> it to switch on. The power supply lights up but the laptop is dead,
> whether he uses battery or mains.
>
> Any idea what this can be?

Change the CMOS (RTC) battery!

Regards,

James

 

[chrisb]

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Thanks everyone.

Will pass these comments on to him.

Chris
"JHEM" <James@ESAD.SPAMMERS.thinkpads.com> wrote in message
news:kNaGd.473$Dz2.458@trndny09...
> ChrisB wrote:
>> A friend has a Compaq Presarrio (500 model I think). He cannot get
>> it to switch on. The power supply lights up but the laptop is dead,
>> whether he uses battery or mains.
>>
>> Any idea what this can be?
>
> Change the CMOS (RTC) battery!
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>

 

[Guest]

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You guys might want to visit a couple of sites here - the Compaq
thread, at
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=36917

and my website for some answers - www.compuguyz.com

There is a shorted BIOS problem in some of the Presario laptops.

- Gail

ChrisB wrote:
> Thanks everyone.
>
> Will pass these comments on to him.
>
> Chris
> "JHEM" <James@ESAD.SPAMMERS.thinkpads.com> wrote in message
> news:kNaGd.473$Dz2.458@trndny09...
> > ChrisB wrote:
> >> A friend has a Compaq Presarrio (500 model I think). He cannot
get
> >> it to switch on. The power supply lights up but the laptop is
dead,
> >> whether he uses battery or mains.
> >>
> >> Any idea what this can be?
> >
> > Change the CMOS (RTC) battery!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > James
> >

 

[chrisb]

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Will do - many thanks
"figglywig" <figglywig@att.net> wrote in message
news:1105904185.248386.297110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> You guys might want to visit a couple of sites here - the Compaq
> thread, at
> http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=36917
>
> and my website for some answers - www.compuguyz.com
>
> There is a shorted BIOS problem in some of the Presario laptops.
>
> - Gail
>
> ChrisB wrote:
>> Thanks everyone.
>>
>> Will pass these comments on to him.
>>
>> Chris
>> "JHEM" <James@ESAD.SPAMMERS.thinkpads.com> wrote in message
>> news:kNaGd.473$Dz2.458@trndny09...
>> > ChrisB wrote:
>> >> A friend has a Compaq Presarrio (500 model I think). He cannot
> get
>> >> it to switch on. The power supply lights up but the laptop is
> dead,
>> >> whether he uses battery or mains.
>> >>
>> >> Any idea what this can be?
>> >
>> > Change the CMOS (RTC) battery!
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > James
>> >
>

 

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ChrisB wrote:

> Will do - many thanks
> "figglywig" <figglywig@att.net> wrote in message
> news:1105904185.248386.297110@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> You guys might want to visit a couple of sites here - the Compaq
>> thread, at
>> http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=36917
>>
>> and my website for some answers - www.compuguyz.com
>>
>> There is a shorted BIOS problem in some of the Presario laptops.
>>
>> - Gail
>>
>> ChrisB wrote:
>>> Thanks everyone.
>>>
>>> Will pass these comments on to him.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>> "JHEM" <James@ESAD.SPAMMERS.thinkpads.com> wrote in message
>>> news:kNaGd.473$Dz2.458@trndny09...
>>> > ChrisB wrote:
>>> >> A friend has a Compaq Presarrio (500 model I think). He cannot
>> get
>>> >> it to switch on. The power supply lights up but the laptop is
>> dead,
>>> >> whether he uses battery or mains.
>>> >>
>>> >> Any idea what this can be?
>>> >
>>> > Change the CMOS (RTC) battery!
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> >
>>> > James
>>> >
>>

Yes, thanks Gail. I will be aware of it when the problem comes up again.
Yaybe I will resolve it at last.

Roy

--
Roy Schestowitz
http://schestowitz.com