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Nov 29, 2009 | 08:49 PM

#721

Zookie400

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ok i let it sit without battery for a while, still dead as a door nail. the charge light did light up when i plugged in the cable still without battery.

should i pull screws and look into the guts at this point?

i have a chevy ad again! claims to be introducing an all new gmc terrain, but it looks just like the other 50 gm suv models, overpriced and dumb.

Nov 30, 2009 | 04:21 AM

#722

gbroehl1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zookie400

Morning all. Welcome back to Monday.

Aaron, the lights on the battery are simply supposed to show you the percentage of charge remaining. If you are lit all the way to %100 then the battery should be fully charged.

I do find it odd that the machine is doing nothing when you push the power button. If there was an actual hardware issue (ie hard drive or memory error for example) I would expect it to boot into BIOS and post out the error code. Ok then, a couple of more suggestions. Pop the battery out again and remove the power cord. Hold down the power button for at least 30 seconds. Once done holding down the button replace the power cord (leave the battery out still) and attempt to power the machine up.

Let me know how this goes.

Nov 30, 2009 | 04:46 AM

#723

rocdril

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From: somewhere in CT ?

Friggin Monday Again.

Nov 30, 2009 | 04:48 AM

#724

Nice Work Truck

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From: CT

Good morning guys
Looks like some rain today.

Nov 30, 2009 | 04:49 AM

#725

Nice Work Truck

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From: CT

And a rainy one at that Ray

Nov 30, 2009 | 06:46 AM

#726

Zookie400

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quack quack.

greg- still nothing, the only noise i hear is the faint click from the power button.

Nov 30, 2009 | 06:51 AM

#727

gbroehl1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Zookie400

quack quack.

greg- still nothing, the only noise i hear is the faint click from the power button.

Next option, pop all the bottom removable covers off and "carefully" remove the hard drive, memory, and any other add on devices. Plug it in and attempt to boot it like that. If the memory or HD are the issue the laptop should beep and throw errors.

At this point I would like to hear/see the laptop do anything. A fan spinning, a speaker beeping, anything...