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laptop wont turn on

Apr 8, 2018
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My laptop won't turn on, the screen just flashes black and the caps lock flashes maybe 2 or 3 times. I've tried switching it off, taking the battery out but nothing works
 
Solution
Try to take the battery off and then hold the power button 2 times for 10 secs to discharge it. Then try to boot again. To me it looks like a booting device fails during boot check. It could be hard drive. Did you drop it or something?
Try to take the battery off and then hold the power button 2 times for 10 secs to discharge it. Then try to boot again. To me it looks like a booting device fails during boot check. It could be hard drive. Did you drop it or something?
 
Solution

This could be. If that doesn't work, it could be a faulty main board - much more involved work to replace or repair that.