- Apr 10, 2014
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First, the specs:
Laptop Brand: Asus K55A
Processor: Intel i5-3210m
Ram: Kingston 4GB (1x4GB)
Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 4000
HDD/SSD (Forgot at the moment): Forgot the name as well but it was 500 GB
OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit
Currently, I have a situation with my laptop. Since yesterday morning, my laptop had nothing on its display. I don't know how that happened, all I did was, because of my curious mind, I took out the battery, drained any residual power by pressing the power button a few times, then I opened up the cover to see the ram, HDD/SSD, Wireless card, that type of stuff. I did take the ram module out but I put it back into its proper slot, and I did unscrew the two screws securing the HDD/SSD but I screwed them back together since I have no idea how to take out the HDD/SSD, and then screwed the cover back onto the bottom of the laptop. I then placed back the battery, and when I went to turn it on, nothing appeared on the screen. I left it alone for a few hours because I thought it was a calibration, but when I turned it back on, nothing was on the screen. The led lights were on, I even plugged in the charger, nothing on the screen. I couldn't access BIOS or the recovery partition at all. The screen was black. I could feel air coming out of the fan, so I knew the laptop was running but the screen was blank. I assumed it was a problem with the video cable, so I'm deciding whether or not if I should send my laptop to a technician or my uncle. I left my laptop alone overnight, hoping the video cable assumption was not really the problem of my laptop. Today, this morning, when I opened it up and powered it on, nothing happened, it was the same like yesterday. I decided to look through a few forums and each said to turn of my computer, take out the battery, hold the power button for 30-60 seconds, then put the battery back in and turn on the laptop. I did this, still nothing. I even took out the ram module and placed it in different slots and even not place it in a slot, still the same results. I was frustrated until I found out the led light that indicated whether or not if the hard drive was running was not blinking or even on at all - when I turned it on, the light was on for a few seconds, then shuts off. Just recently, I turned it on, and I put my ear to the HDD/SSD and heard the HDD/SSD running and then shutting off, within a 3-second timespan. When I listened to the fan, before the fan was running, now the fan seems to stop running. I can't even feel any sort of air coming out of the fan now. I'm becoming worried because I feel like the laptop is becoming dead, and I don't want it to be, since I can't organize a budget to build, buy, or get a new PC/Laptop right now. I don't want to send it to a computer technician since they cost a lot of money, and I didn't really ask if my uncle is a software or a hardware technician and he lives in California, so I have a tough choice.
Just, first things first; what's the problem, and what can I do to fix it? My warranty has expired, and I feel like I shouldn't let Asus help me fix this computer.
Update 4/10/14 - I forgot to mention that the laptop worked before I took of the cover yesterday morning. Before, everything was fine, but after, I lost the display.
Laptop Brand: Asus K55A
Processor: Intel i5-3210m
Ram: Kingston 4GB (1x4GB)
Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 4000
HDD/SSD (Forgot at the moment): Forgot the name as well but it was 500 GB
OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit
Currently, I have a situation with my laptop. Since yesterday morning, my laptop had nothing on its display. I don't know how that happened, all I did was, because of my curious mind, I took out the battery, drained any residual power by pressing the power button a few times, then I opened up the cover to see the ram, HDD/SSD, Wireless card, that type of stuff. I did take the ram module out but I put it back into its proper slot, and I did unscrew the two screws securing the HDD/SSD but I screwed them back together since I have no idea how to take out the HDD/SSD, and then screwed the cover back onto the bottom of the laptop. I then placed back the battery, and when I went to turn it on, nothing appeared on the screen. I left it alone for a few hours because I thought it was a calibration, but when I turned it back on, nothing was on the screen. The led lights were on, I even plugged in the charger, nothing on the screen. I couldn't access BIOS or the recovery partition at all. The screen was black. I could feel air coming out of the fan, so I knew the laptop was running but the screen was blank. I assumed it was a problem with the video cable, so I'm deciding whether or not if I should send my laptop to a technician or my uncle. I left my laptop alone overnight, hoping the video cable assumption was not really the problem of my laptop. Today, this morning, when I opened it up and powered it on, nothing happened, it was the same like yesterday. I decided to look through a few forums and each said to turn of my computer, take out the battery, hold the power button for 30-60 seconds, then put the battery back in and turn on the laptop. I did this, still nothing. I even took out the ram module and placed it in different slots and even not place it in a slot, still the same results. I was frustrated until I found out the led light that indicated whether or not if the hard drive was running was not blinking or even on at all - when I turned it on, the light was on for a few seconds, then shuts off. Just recently, I turned it on, and I put my ear to the HDD/SSD and heard the HDD/SSD running and then shutting off, within a 3-second timespan. When I listened to the fan, before the fan was running, now the fan seems to stop running. I can't even feel any sort of air coming out of the fan now. I'm becoming worried because I feel like the laptop is becoming dead, and I don't want it to be, since I can't organize a budget to build, buy, or get a new PC/Laptop right now. I don't want to send it to a computer technician since they cost a lot of money, and I didn't really ask if my uncle is a software or a hardware technician and he lives in California, so I have a tough choice.
Just, first things first; what's the problem, and what can I do to fix it? My warranty has expired, and I feel like I shouldn't let Asus help me fix this computer.
Update 4/10/14 - I forgot to mention that the laptop worked before I took of the cover yesterday morning. Before, everything was fine, but after, I lost the display.
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