Posts by quantikev

Hello everyone. I have a ZV5000 which powers on for a fraction of a second on battery or a/c, then shuts down. From research, it appears this is due to the motherboard, either a bad regulator or similar problem. I've had 1 quote...

Hello everyone. I am having a similar problem with a zv5000, it shuts down almost immediately after powerup with battery + cord plugged in. Additionaly, it makes a quiet clicking noise & does not power up on just A/C power. I...

Because of time limitations, the laptop was taken to a local business for diagnosis and repair. The business is stating that the new laptop battery was different in either voltage or amperage (I don't know which they claimed) and...

Thank you for responding boogie; I kind of had that idea also and will try. I encountered something on the forums about a screw underneath the laptop holding the internal plug.. possibly coming loose.

Hello community. Recently installed a new HP battery in a laptop for a friend, identical to the old model battery. It has worked well for the last 5 weeks, until recently. Now whenever they attempt to start the laptop, it goes...

Hello community. Reviving this thread because I have the exact problem on a similar notebook, an Compaq Armada M700. This continued to occur after a reformat and O/S upgrade to XP Pro. I have been unable to find similar occurances in...