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Notebook won't start

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10/20/08 at 4:26am
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Evesham model 2003 vintage. When I press the power button often the machine does not start. Some symptoms below advice appreciated before it stops altogether!

I have removed the battery, no change. It starts sometimes so if I try enough times I can get in. I have removed the RAM and hard drive and replaced them.

I did have the CD as 1st boot device, then when I press the power button the CD light flashes and then it stops. If I put a boot disc in the CD drive starts and thats all - no screen display. I suspect not even the BIOS has run.

When it IS going to start immediately after the CD drive light flashing all the other lights (various padlock symbols) flash for 250ms then the C: drive light goes to load the OS.

If it is NOT going to start only the CD light flashes and then it freezes - no screen display at all. I think the drive does revlove as in this case I do hear it operate for a second but it's light does not show.

Now I've changed the 1st boot device to C: and the 2nd CD. Now it has the same behaviour so that hasn't helped. PS the power light always comes on so I am not suspecting the power supply.

It is connected to the network so is there a way of peeking from the outside in this state?
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post #2 of 2
2/23/09 at 7:26pm
It's either the power supply has died (probable), or maybe you just need to clean underneath the power button, the contact isn't connecting properly with the power supply.
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