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Dell D 600 Power problems

My D600 laptop was working fine till the power adaptor burnt up.It took me 3 weeks to get the replacement adaptor.But though the adaptor led is on,laptop is not charging and battery seems to be drained out.It is new batter (about 5 months old)what could be wrong,and how do i...

Tags: Engineering, Dell Computer Corp., mrinaldoss@..., Mains Adaptor, battery

Discussion threads 2007-11-05

notebook wont power up

i have Acer Aspire 9300-5005 AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-50 1.6GHwhen i hold down the power buttonthe battery light blinks for about 1 to 2 seconds then goes offthere is no capslock or other lights that come onthe battery is plugged in and so is dc adapter etceven if the...

Tags: notebook, notrom_1@..., battery, Mains Adaptor

Discussion threads 2007-03-30

laptop battery will not charge

HiI have a laptop which works fine but when you plug in the psu the power light on the psu flashes and the battery does not charge so eventually goes flat. i have tried a new psu and the same light flashing occurs. i changed the battery for...

Tags: battery, board, dt32@..., laptop computer, main board, Mains Adaptor, motherboard

Q&A 2006-10-02

Presario V2000 Turion 64 Repair

I have a Presario V2000 Turion 64 laptop and it won't power up. I've tested the power jack into the motherboard and the power adapter itself both show that they are getting the proper voltage and current. Next I tested the power button and it checks out as well. What...

Tags: battery, Compaq Presario, eraser3498@..., hardware, laptop computer, Mains Adaptor

Q&A 2006-09-24

HP ZV5000 shuts down right after poweron

Hello.Having issues with an HP ZV5000About 2 months ago, an aging 14.8 volt 6.0Ahr HP battery was replaced with a new 14.8v 6.6Ahr unit. About a month afterwards, the unit began shutting down right after turning it on. On A/C power only w/ no battery, the unit does not power...

Tags: battery, A/C, k_c_v@..., Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ZV5000, Mains Adaptor

Q&A 2006-05-21

Umax Laptop 533T

I have a "barely" used Umax laptop 533T that has not been used in several months and has been stored in its case. Now when I turn it on, a long, never ending tone is emitted and does not stop until the laptop is turned off. Can you help...

Tags: Notebooks

Q&A 2006-01-10

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Dell D600 wont power on

My Dell D500 laptop power adaptor stopped working one day.It took 14 days to get a replacement adpator with same specifications.But on pressing power switch,the batter sign come on for a blink faint red colour but it does not power up.Battery was replaced only few months ago.What could be the...

Tags: Engineering, mrinaldoss@..., battery, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-05

Dell D600

I'm using dell D600 for about a year. Suddenly, it doesn't start with AC Adapter plug into electrical outlet. Lights blink and goes off. However, it charges the battery and works fine with battery without AC Adapter plug into electrical outlet. Is this an Adapter fault? And how I can...

Tags: urclose2myheart@..., battery, laptop computer, Dell D600, power supply, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-08

HP Pavilion

I have an HP Pavilion zv6000 laptop that will no longer power up. There is no indicator light on when the ac adaptor is plugged in. While there was still some battery life it would power up but would shut down immediately if I plugged in the ac...

Tags: Desktops, cdcuny@..., adaptor, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2007-09-19

HP Adaptor Heating

Can anyone send me some details regarding the Adaptor heating issue.I have one HP laptop . The adaptor is abnormally heated when i work in laptop . also the laptop base is heated.More info neededbut there is a recall on AC adapters for these modelshttp://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2001pmc/pr2001100402.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

Tags: Notebooks, majumder_shilpi@..., laptop computer, adaptor, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2007-10-24

Stuck in hibernate or standby

Toshiba laptop went to hibernate or standby after it auto restarted after windows updates were installed and won't wake up. Unable to boot into safe mode etc. I can turn it off via the power button, and when I turn it back on it comes on, but nothing shows...

Tags: hard drive

Q&A 2006-07-21

My wireless USB adaptor wont work!

hi, i am setting up a wirless network for my G/F on WIN XPeasy but when i installed the wireless adaptor (NETGEAR’s Wireless-G USB 2.0 WG111 is Standard 802.11g) it said my USB is not digitally signed? so i disabled it on the property screen, then the new hardware is...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Wi-Fi, Ant_w82@..., USB, wireless, wireless USB

Discussion threads 2007-10-13

Locked out laptop

Cannot get into my laptop after resrtting the bios password ( stupid thing to do - I know )Now cannot get in at all - computer starts and rejects any level of password even the original one. Help - the laptop is ACER ASPIRE 3610.Many thanksPTYou may need to clear...

Tags: NB, laptop computer, BIOS, peter.taylor2@..., windows, CMOS, Acer Inc., battery, motherboard

Q&A 2006-05-24

Electric shocks are an undocumented feature in some Dell laptops

Some Dell laptop models with a brushed-aluminum finish, such as the XPS-M1330 and XPS M1530, appear to give out intermittent electric shocks. This is the result of the connection between the mains lead and the power adaptor, which isn't earthed properly because it has only two pins. ...

Tags: Shock, Dell Computer Corp., Laptop Computer, PDAs, Notebooks, Handhelds, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2008-01-18

Video Adaptor

Anyone, please let me know from where I can download the video adaptor drivers for VIA AGP 2.0/3.0 Controller. The videio driver chipset is VT8238.I could not see the video adaptor in my device manager list.Chip-Set and Video DriversSounds like you might need multiple drivers. I don't recall VIA making...

Tags: video, bhanot.ravi@...

Discussion threads 2007-03-04

ADDING DIAL UP ADAPTOR

HOW DO Y ADD DIAL UP ADAPTOR IN WINDOWS 2000OR WIN XPIn Windows XP go to Control Panel - Network Connections. The option 'Create New Connection' takes you to the New Connection Wizard. You can then select 'Connect to the Internet' - 'Setup my connection manually' and then enter...

Tags: adaptor, chanmkr@..., Dial-Up Adaptor, Internet, Microsoft Windows XP, modem, windows

Q&A 2005-11-10

my wireless notebook adaptor is not installing

i have netgear wireless notebook adaptori did install the software appropriately.when i insert the laptop wireless card, it says, the hardware could not be installed properly and hence the device will not work properly.LEDs on the adaptor are getting switched on.please advise me furtherthanksDid you install the software before ...You...

Tags: Notebooks, drvaithy@..., adaptor, card, wireless notebook, wireless, notebook

Discussion threads 2007-07-19

Dell laptop burns down house!

How AboutUnplugging you laptop as you were not at home to use it?This way you save energy and power.No doubt you are going to tell me you access said laptop from the office - fine but why not just take it with you?Only on AC power?I'm not sure what the...

Tags: laptop computer, TheTechMail, off-topic, main, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Laptop

Discussion threads 2007-02-12

Enabling Wireless Network Adaptor

My laptop at work has a wireless network adaptor, but I am unable to enable it because of administrator rights. Does anyone know how to get around this?YepAsk your administrator.

Tags: Wi-Fi, nicks4445@..., wireless network, wireless, network

Discussion threads 2007-06-06

Network Adaptor Status

Is there a way to determine the mode or status of the network adaptor? For example if I am running various applications on a desktop & then launch a sniffer application, can I execute a command that will tell me the status. We are looking into an issue of determining...

Tags: stanley.tomkiewicz@..., network

Discussion threads 2007-04-17