- Nov 11, 2015
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Hi everyone,
So recently I've decided to open up my Sony laptop that lay idle in the house for like 6 months and I have tried getting it to turn on again. Reason being was because the laptop fan became INOP and was fed up of troubleshooting the same thing as it had become a recurring problem since the year before. I've taken it to hardware shops for repairment, but surprisingly, it all led to the same thing i.e A noisy fan that, after some time would stop working. Since I have owned this laptop for a long time, my eager pursuit to finding a resolution for the fan was found on this forum but I suppose it may have triggered a new problem where the laptop shuts-down upon starting. I have done some thorough research online, checking/replacing the RAM, renewing thermal paste on the CPU, Removing external power and depressing power button for 3 mins, re-checking the connections on the boards (there was a lose connection from the board to the power supply), locking/unlocking CPU (position was in neither LOCK/UNLOCK but its a 'locked' processor), Ejecting the disc tray upon starting, but all still led to the same thing. Note that all these were carried out on AC power only (No battery). So I tried starting the laptop with the battery inserted and 'vuala' ... It turned on, or so it seemed. Having it turned on for 4 minutes seemed like my life's work on this trash had finally paid its toll until the 10th minute where it turned off again. I retried turning it on and the same problem persists. I hate to expect the worst but if it has to be a malfunction in the motherboard, or the CPU, then I'm afraid I'm going to be losing a very good friend. But for the sake of optimism, if there are any tips or advice you're willing to give, would be most helpful
So recently I've decided to open up my Sony laptop that lay idle in the house for like 6 months and I have tried getting it to turn on again. Reason being was because the laptop fan became INOP and was fed up of troubleshooting the same thing as it had become a recurring problem since the year before. I've taken it to hardware shops for repairment, but surprisingly, it all led to the same thing i.e A noisy fan that, after some time would stop working. Since I have owned this laptop for a long time, my eager pursuit to finding a resolution for the fan was found on this forum but I suppose it may have triggered a new problem where the laptop shuts-down upon starting. I have done some thorough research online, checking/replacing the RAM, renewing thermal paste on the CPU, Removing external power and depressing power button for 3 mins, re-checking the connections on the boards (there was a lose connection from the board to the power supply), locking/unlocking CPU (position was in neither LOCK/UNLOCK but its a 'locked' processor), Ejecting the disc tray upon starting, but all still led to the same thing. Note that all these were carried out on AC power only (No battery). So I tried starting the laptop with the battery inserted and 'vuala' ... It turned on, or so it seemed. Having it turned on for 4 minutes seemed like my life's work on this trash had finally paid its toll until the 10th minute where it turned off again. I retried turning it on and the same problem persists. I hate to expect the worst but if it has to be a malfunction in the motherboard, or the CPU, then I'm afraid I'm going to be losing a very good friend. But for the sake of optimism, if there are any tips or advice you're willing to give, would be most helpful
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