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Post by sirfredrico on Nov 5, 2018 19:36:06 GMT -5
i have a laptop now im trying to get going. it is a hp dv7 entertainment series. when you turn it on, the 3 lights on the front flash on and off slowly and the laptop immediately goes off.... the fan is working. any ideas why it may behave this way?
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Post by budgall on Nov 5, 2018 19:59:05 GMT -5
I can think of lots of reasons, none of which is worth spending money or time on to fix. If it's under warranty send to manufacturer for repair, if not find the nearest recycle center.
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Post by sirfredrico on Nov 5, 2018 20:53:32 GMT -5
I can think of lots of reasons, none of which is worth spending money or time on to fix. If it's under warranty send to manufacturer for repair, if not find the nearest recycle center. was afraid of that. too bad its a nice laptop but heavy as a hunk-o-lead. lol |
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Post by sirfredrico on Nov 9, 2018 11:49:37 GMT -5
I can think of lots of reasons, none of which is worth spending money or time on to fix. If it's under warranty send to manufacturer for repair, if not find the nearest recycle center. i refused to give up on it, and since i had the original charger ordered anyway...( i was using a dell charger, thats why it wasnt doing right. it fit, but wasnt right.) when i got the other charger it didnt do the same way..... so i installed windows, but ran into other issues. the screen would go black as if it was a bad backlight, because you could shine a flashlight and still see the window in the background.... it would only show about 10 seconds, then id have to close it and reopen it, as if i was bringing it out of standby. so after install of windows, i updated the bios, and all drivers, now its fine. glad i didnt give up on it, but was a bit of a chore. its the best one ive ever had now, dual core 2.27 Ghz with 4 GB. memory, ill put it in my signature later. |
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Post by budgall on Nov 9, 2018 14:17:10 GMT -5
Glad to hear it all worked out for you. Replacing the charger was not on my list of possible fixes but then I didn't know you were not using a HP charger. Enjoy your new computer.
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Post by sirfredrico on Nov 9, 2018 17:31:07 GMT -5
Glad to hear it all worked out for you. Replacing the charger was not on my list of possible fixes but then I didn't know you were not using a HP charger. Enjoy your new computer. thanks. yea, ive used chargers before from other machines temporarily and they worked, but this one was not that way..... it fit perfect, but that doesnt mean it will work. |
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Post by MrBill on Nov 11, 2018 23:36:26 GMT -5
thanks. yea, ive used chargers before from other machines temporarily and they worked, but this one was not that way..... it fit perfect, but that doesnt mean it will work. Hope they were the same voltage and amps. Nothing harder on a battery than using the wrong charging for the battery. |
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