Posts by highroyds

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn Wow - the charlatan approach does work now and then Glad to hear it works out for you, and thanks for the feedback and update. If you would attach a pic where that metal was all about,...

Thanks got it working now. I think the base of the laptop where all the metal is was bent a little, once I bent it back a little and tested it started to work correctly. Thanks for your help.

Quote: Originally Posted by qhn I would review the ac adapter specs and try getting another working one to test, before jumping on the power jack in this case. cheers ... Got thenew charger through today,...

@Djembe Yep tried removing the main battery as I'd had the same sort of problem with a dell, but when the battery is removed there's still no life. I've only removed from the HDD, main battery and memory - wireless card is still there. ...

Hi, My cousin has the Advent 5431 laptop and its just stopped working. They thought it could be the psu so bought a new replacement one, but its still not turning on or even charging the battery. Now I've had a look at it and tried the...

Hi, I've searched the forum and also searched the net, all I could find was three working links to an ISO to the Media Direct for the Dell 6000. But after downloading the 3 files I found out I needed a 4th file. Does anyone have a...

Hi, I've got an Acer Aspire 5315 and for some reason the laptop has stopped working correctly. The laptop will turn on and work fine when the battery is in, but when I try and charge the battery from the PSU plugged in nothing happens...

Hi guys, I'm trying to get hold of Media Direct for the Dell 6000. I've searched quite a few boards and come across links to where it was supposed to be, but they've been old links. I've also been able to download 80% of the ISO on a...