Alright, here's the deal.
A friend gave me his old Latitude CPi, complete with basically everything but the battery. He said that he didn't need it anymore, and that it worked fine except that the adapter was broken. I think someone stepped on it and the piece that connects into the computer broke.
So, I thought, "Hey, no big deal, replacement adapters are on eBay for like 15 bucks."
So I bought one and tried it out. (It has been double-checked, it IS compatible with this computer)
The adapter itself seems to work fine, as the green light on it will be on if it's plugged into the wall. However, there is no recognition by the laptop that it is receiving current. No lights on the laptop anywhere. When I press the on button, nothing happens. Absolutely nothing...
My boyfriend and I painstakingly took apart the computer today to make sure there was nothing obviously fixable. The on button seems to work fine, and I didn't notice any incriminating evidence of overheating or anything like that.
This brought me to think, "Maybe I just need a battery in the slot." However, the friend that gave me the laptop said he never had one in there, and I believe I heard the computer can work directly from the adapter.
What do you guys think? This is very frustrating, as I do not have money to purchase a new computer and I was going to use this one for my artwork since people are constantly on the two available computers in this house... *sigh*
A friend gave me his old Latitude CPi, complete with basically everything but the battery. He said that he didn't need it anymore, and that it worked fine except that the adapter was broken. I think someone stepped on it and the piece that connects into the computer broke.
So, I thought, "Hey, no big deal, replacement adapters are on eBay for like 15 bucks."
So I bought one and tried it out. (It has been double-checked, it IS compatible with this computer)
The adapter itself seems to work fine, as the green light on it will be on if it's plugged into the wall. However, there is no recognition by the laptop that it is receiving current. No lights on the laptop anywhere. When I press the on button, nothing happens. Absolutely nothing...
My boyfriend and I painstakingly took apart the computer today to make sure there was nothing obviously fixable. The on button seems to work fine, and I didn't notice any incriminating evidence of overheating or anything like that.
This brought me to think, "Maybe I just need a battery in the slot." However, the friend that gave me the laptop said he never had one in there, and I believe I heard the computer can work directly from the adapter.
What do you guys think? This is very frustrating, as I do not have money to purchase a new computer and I was going to use this one for my artwork since people are constantly on the two available computers in this house... *sigh*