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Dead laptop
Just_Passing_Bi
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I have a HP CQ61 - 310SA laptop, which is dead 
was OK yesterday :mad:
When I press the power button, with or without the AC adaptor in the 3 LED lights flash for about 5 secs, that's it.
I've removed the battery, tried to boot up with just the AC adaptor, but nothing happens.
was OK yesterday :mad:When I press the power button, with or without the AC adaptor in the 3 LED lights flash for about 5 secs, that's it.
I've removed the battery, tried to boot up with just the AC adaptor, but nothing happens.
I'm hopeless with technology, in addition, I suffer with MH issues, what may appear simple, I struggle with, may I ask, please be patient, thank you
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Did anything change to do with the laptop yesterday?Better to keep silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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youtellme90 wrote: »Did anything change to do with the laptop yesterday?
No, I closed the programmes I was viewing, then start > shut down.
However, the laptop didn't shut down a it normally does, just went deadI'm hopeless with technology, in addition, I suffer with MH issues, what may appear simple, I struggle with, may I ask, please be patient, thank you0 -
Presumably nothing's been split on it or it's been dropped recently?
Sometimes these things can take a while to show their symptoms.
Failing that - if it's 4 years old as Amazon suggests - the first thing to do would be read these to see if they help:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Lockups-Freezes-Hangs/Compaq-CQ61-won-t-boot-2-led-blinks/td-p/1176881
Failing that - I can advise how to get data off it to save any stuff you might want to keep. You'll need to be prepared to use a screwdriver on it though.Better to keep silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
All views expressed here are my own and do not represent those of my family, friends or employer.0 -
Just_Passing_Bi wrote: »I have a HP CQ61 - 310SA laptop, which is dead was OK yesterday :mad:
When I press the power button, with or without the AC adaptor in the 3 LED lights flash for about 5 secs, that's it.
I've removed the battery, tried to boot up with just the AC adaptor, but nothing happens.
I had something similar on my Toshiba laptop the other week. It wouldn't power up but certain leds came on at various points. I 'fixed' it by removing the power lead and the battery and leaving it for a good few hours, then reconnected the power lead. It powered up fine then and I did an immediate backup of all my files (which I do regularly anyway). Give that a go.0 -
they have a help page at HP
http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?sp4ts.oid=4210545&spf_p.tpst=kbDocDisplay&spf_p.prp_kbDocDisplay=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c01732674-5%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken
Did you try resitting the Ram ?
means opening the little cover on the back and lifting up the ram ..0 -
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3 times onlyI'm hopeless with technology, in addition, I suffer with MH issues, what may appear simple, I struggle with, may I ask, please be patient, thank you0 -
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If the 3 flashes is correct in indicating a memory issue, try 1 RAM at a time (I think you have 2x1GB modules?)
EDIT: also, have you tried the "hold power button for 30secs" trick? (without battery); then try the power button again.0 -
grumpycrab wrote: »EDIT: also, have you tried the "hold power button for 30secs" trick? (without battery); then try the power button again.
Yes, no effectI'm hopeless with technology, in addition, I suffer with MH issues, what may appear simple, I struggle with, may I ask, please be patient, thank you0
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