My compaq evo 610c laptop worked great until a few weeks ago. One day I turned it off and it wouldn't turn back on. After an hour of pushing the power button, it finally turned back on. So I was thinking it was maybe an old CMOS battery or the ac adapter. I kept the computer on for four days without turning it off because I was afraid it wouldn't start again. I was right. I had turned it off to take it with me to do a presentation, when I went to turn it back on it wouldn't turn on. This time, I pushed the power button for three hours and nothing. No lights, no fan whirring, nothing. My father took it apart and checked the CMOS battery and the power adapter -- both a working fine and drawing the right amps. Someone else told me that it could be the motherboard or some other power thingy on the motherboard. Where do I go from here? I don't have a lot of money to spend and I don't have any spare parts laying around to swap in and out. Any help will be appreciated.
I had the exact same problem with my Evo N610c not powering on. The power adapter and CMOS battery checked out ok. Replacing the DC-DC Convertor board resolved this issue. The HP part # for this board is 291263-001 which you can find at various locations online for typically $10 - $20. Just Google on the part #.
Hi Mukhtar
I had a similar problem like yours and the same laptop. I managed to find the solution. It was the DC-DC converter board in it. Cost me 10$ to fix it.
Cheers
Vasu
See may be your battery is completly discharge everything is ok just charge it completly it will work
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That is a good suggestion, my Dad checked the battery and it seems to be holding a charge. We even switched the battery and power adapter with another computer and the good computer worked and the now bad computer still did nothing.
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I had the same problem. One day it turns on and the next day nothing. I checked the battery and the power adapter - both good to go. Had it check out and they could not find the problem because it turn on when they tried. I got it home - again nothing. This is a new computer and this should not happen. Please help.
Nettie
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