Hi,
I have an S96J laptop; my second one. Today I was travelling a bit with it (in a bag, in a car) and once I got to where I was going and sat down, it wouldn't turn on. I quickly discovered that the battery was dead. I must have accidentally hit 'reboot' instead of 'shutdown' when I packed it up. Plugging in the AC adapter lit up the battery-charge light, but the computer still wouldnt turn on. I would hit the power button and nothing happened. I've had this problem, especially on a dead battery, many times before with my previous S96, so I just let it sit and charge for a while. Later I tried and noticed that the power light finally on the front lit up, but the screen never came on. I can feel the HDD running, the CD-ROM drive works, and the activity light seems normal (it lights up during boot then turns off). Still no screen. This second S96J has given me no power problems before like my first one, but it did have a backlight on the LCD that would occasionally flicker (just barely). It also produced a low noise in my audio output that I fixed by lifting the ground, so it's obvious that the power supply is less than perfect.
I have a hunch I'll have to replace the power supply, but thought I'd just check to see what others think first. Thankfully, I think it's still under warranty.
I have an S96J laptop; my second one. Today I was travelling a bit with it (in a bag, in a car) and once I got to where I was going and sat down, it wouldn't turn on. I quickly discovered that the battery was dead. I must have accidentally hit 'reboot' instead of 'shutdown' when I packed it up. Plugging in the AC adapter lit up the battery-charge light, but the computer still wouldnt turn on. I would hit the power button and nothing happened. I've had this problem, especially on a dead battery, many times before with my previous S96, so I just let it sit and charge for a while. Later I tried and noticed that the power light finally on the front lit up, but the screen never came on. I can feel the HDD running, the CD-ROM drive works, and the activity light seems normal (it lights up during boot then turns off). Still no screen. This second S96J has given me no power problems before like my first one, but it did have a backlight on the LCD that would occasionally flicker (just barely). It also produced a low noise in my audio output that I fixed by lifting the ground, so it's obvious that the power supply is less than perfect.
I have a hunch I'll have to replace the power supply, but thought I'd just check to see what others think first. Thankfully, I think it's still under warranty.
