I accidently dropped my computor, it does boot up but the mains light is on all the time and if I plug the charger on, it makes no difference(don't think its charging. Could it simply be the battery damaged????
I accidently dropped my computor, it does boot up but the mains light is on all the time and if I plug the charger on, it makes no difference(don't think its charging. Could it simply be the battery damaged????
I'm having the same problem with my A105-S361. Power supply doesn't seem to be working because nothing lights up when plugged in (I think a charge light came on when plugged in before). This is odd because I just replaced the ac adapter about 6 months ago. I'm reluctant to spend $80 on another if it's possible it isn't the power supply. Any suggestions as to how to troubleshoot this?I'm having the same problem with my A105-S361. Power supply doesn't seem to be working because nothing lights up when plugged in (I think a charge light came on when plugged in before). This is odd because I just replaced the ac adapter about 6 months ago. I'm reluctant to spend $80 on another if it's possible it isn't the power supply. Any suggestions as to how to troubleshoot this?
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Re: Won't power up
Well, these models are known to have weak solder joints where the power adapter plugs in to the laptop.
It's possible the socket has come undone from the motherboard.
Repairable. Toshiba might even extend warrant on it as they have in the past.
Based on the info you have furnished, it's an 80% chance that's what it is.
Let me know, the board can be repaired in most cases.
good luck
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The AC jack may be damaged due to pulling on the cord. Make sure the other cord/charger/transformer is the EXACT same power spec before plugging in, it may fry the laptops internal PSU.
This is a common problem. It may be that the charger is dammaged. these Dell chargers have a micro thin communication cable in them that tell the charger to charge the battery. this micro thin cable can often break. Its use it to prevent the laptop battery from over charging, but if it breaks or becomed broken inside tha charger cable, then the laptop simply won't get the charge signal and the battery won't charge. If this is the case, then you will need to replace the charger with another Dell charger compatible with your laptop
If thelaptop battery is more than 3 - 4 years old then the battery could be worn out.Rechargeable batteries have a finite number of charge and discharge cycles andwill lose their charge capacity over time, i.e. won't charge to 100% andgradually the charge reduces until the battery won't charge up at all. OR Thebattery shows a 100% charge but when the adapter is disconnected the batterydrops off to zero capacity in a very short time. If the battery drops to anunacceptable charge level then the battery needs to be replaced.
may be the wire of the charger has got defect in it. check thoroughly. If your charger is OK it is problem with your motherboard.Replace it to get rid of the problem.
Remove the battery and charger/ac adapter/power cord from your Sony Vaio laptop, press and hold the power button for 20 seconds to discharge any residual current inside the laptop.
This clears your RAM and is like a hardware reset.
Replace the battery and charger/ac adapter/power cord
and turn your laptop on.
If that does't work try removing ram and reinstall. Sometime this works with these laptops.
Unfortunately it sounds like you have an issue with your motherboard. If you remove the battery and just try to power on the laptop using the AC adapter and it still won't power on then it's probably the motherboard. The power supply circuit (where the AC adapter plugs into) for the motherboard is integrated into the motherboard. Sorry. If it's still under warranty Dell will replace the motherboard.
I accidently dropped my computor, it does boot up but the mains light is on all the time and if I plug the charger on, it makes no difference(don't think its charging. Could it simply be the battery damaged????
I'm having the same problem with my A105-S361. Power supply doesn't seem to be working because nothing lights up when plugged in (I think a charge light came on when plugged in before). This is odd because I just replaced the ac adapter about 6 months ago. I'm reluctant to spend $80 on another if it's possible it isn't the power supply. Any suggestions as to how to troubleshoot this?
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