My laptop switches on but won't boot. it does the same whether the memory chip is in or not and there isn't any POST beeps either I have even stripped it down to just motherboard memory and still won't POST or Boot
Laptop will not POST nor boot
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HPCE_Larry
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Can you access the bios? Could you provide some more information on your laptop?
gavinseabrook
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Indeed. How old is it?
nope can't access the bios and the screen doesn't switch on and no output to an external monitor when one is connected.
I brought the laptop via ebay in January and there are date stamps on the inside of between May and July 06. I rang PC Servicecall (PC World's technical dept as it is a PC World brand) and they quoted me £120 +VAT + parts (I only paid £170 for the laptop).
The specs of the laptop are Intel Celeron M380 (1.6ghz), 512Mb RAM PC2700, DVDRW, 40Gb HDD.
This is a copy paste from www.pcservicecall.co.uk
CPU - Intel® Celeron® M 380 (1.60 GHz)
Chipset - SiS 661 Chipset
Memory - 512 MB DDR SODIMM
Hard Drive - 40 GB NB hard drive
CD / DVD Drive - DVD±RW Multidrive
Monitor - 14.1" TFT (native resolution 1024 x 768)
Video / Graphics Card - SiS 661FX
Sound Card - Realtek AC'97 audio
Modem - Agere Systems AC'97 modem
Network Card - SiS 900 integrated fast ethernet
Network Card - ZD 1211 802.11b+g Wireless USB Adapter
Case - Ei System 308x - Case and ports information
Battery - Li-Ion unknown model
Mouse - Touchpad
Specs are that great but I had mainly used the laptop for unlocking mobile phones
I brought the laptop via ebay in January and there are date stamps on the inside of between May and July 06. I rang PC Servicecall (PC World's technical dept as it is a PC World brand) and they quoted me £120 +VAT + parts (I only paid £170 for the laptop).
The specs of the laptop are Intel Celeron M380 (1.6ghz), 512Mb RAM PC2700, DVDRW, 40Gb HDD.
This is a copy paste from www.pcservicecall.co.uk
CPU - Intel® Celeron® M 380 (1.60 GHz)
Chipset - SiS 661 Chipset
Memory - 512 MB DDR SODIMM
Hard Drive - 40 GB NB hard drive
CD / DVD Drive - DVD±RW Multidrive
Monitor - 14.1" TFT (native resolution 1024 x 768)
Video / Graphics Card - SiS 661FX
Sound Card - Realtek AC'97 audio
Modem - Agere Systems AC'97 modem
Network Card - SiS 900 integrated fast ethernet
Network Card - ZD 1211 802.11b+g Wireless USB Adapter
Case - Ei System 308x - Case and ports information
Battery - Li-Ion unknown model
Mouse - Touchpad
Specs are that great but I had mainly used the laptop for unlocking mobile phones
nope no flashing LED's (just power and charging LED's on static green). Also NO beeps or sounds the only sound I got was when the battery was running low. The hdd spins and the DVD-Rom sounds and looks like it is trying to find a disk.
I have tried booting the laptop without the DVD-Rom and HDD but it does nothing so they are not causing my problems. I have also tried without the memory in and it does the same as above. I have also tried without memory, DVD-Rom and HDD and still nothing.
I have tried booting the laptop without the DVD-Rom and HDD but it does nothing so they are not causing my problems. I have also tried without the memory in and it does the same as above. I have also tried without memory, DVD-Rom and HDD and still nothing.
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