it will start up (screen not on)… the fan blows and the hard drive moves, led on cd-rom blinks, then it restarts itself about 3 seconds later and repeats. Think it could be the power supply? I know the battery is toast.
This happened once before and out of nowhere, it worked again :bloated:
Had this experience with an HP laptop not too long ago, try:
Check and make sure it’s not overheating itself, blow the fans/vents out with compressed air and set it on a solid surface or prop it up to give it a little more clearance underneath. It’s unlikely it would overheat that quickly but it’s the easiest thing to check.
Remove the battery and reseat it.
Remove the ram and reseat it.
If none of those help the board is probably on it’s way out.
I’m going with HDD or processor. I’ve seen both of those cause same exact problems. If it was a desktop you could test HDD by putting it in a ziploc bag and placing it in a freezer for a night. Pull it out in the morning and hook it up. 99% of the time this will get it to boot up like normal for a short period of time. Back up and information you need at that time.
This isn’t all the time… the lady I got it from had the problem at one time. I’ve been using it for the past week or so and no problems. Then all of a sudden, I get home and turn it on and bam… it’s screwing up
I think it’s time for a “new” laptop at this point.
Otherwise pretty much what Matt DANGER! said.
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lol I think you’re right… maybe when I get back from vacation I’ll invest in one. Just wish you could put them on lay away or something lol… so damn expensive. Atleast with a desktop, you can piece them together when ya have the extra $$$