Posts by PeteC2

1. Either Crucial or Intel, although based on price, I would also consider Samsung 2. I would choose first and foremost on capacity versus cost, however, reliability based on brand reputation would sway my decision in a close call.

Hey, that was exactly my point, and it kind of drives you nuts when you find out that if only you got one of the more knowledgeable techs in the first place, your problem could have solved quickly! Again though, unfortunately, this is...

This may or may not be relevant! I had the EXACT same symptoms happen to my wife's old Sony Vaio notebook, and I thought it was "toast"! Your description is spot-on to what her 4+ yr old notebook did (Win XP), all at once,...

Agreed. Although it could be something in the charging circuitry, my first "fix" would be to try a known good battery.

Well, it is not the inverter. Could it be the cable to the lcd? Possibly so, or the lcd itself. As it works properly on an external monitor, you can rule out the motherboard/GPU at least.

qhn's advice is good. It may be a driver issue, however, it could also be the WiFi card gone bad, it happens. If so, these are not too daunting for an individual to replace, but if you are not comfortable doing this stuff, then it may...

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn Looking like you have a short within the power jack, when you tried to straighten it out. cheers ... Yep, now with the details, I agree! At least that is not a terrible problem...

Good! It probably actually uses some 3.2 to 3.5 gb of that ram, not all 4gb to be sure, but likely more than just 3gb even.

ryant, I was talking about the AC conversion within the laptop, not the "power brick". I still suspect that it is the circuitry on the mainboard itself. It may be just the input jack, but based on your description of what is...

I am guessing that this is a "power" issue, motherboard related, not an LCD issue at all. based on the fact that you are getting no hard drive, lights, or anything...this does not sound like anything to do with the inverter. ...