M.I.5¾ wrote:
"Conor Dalton" wrote in message
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I noticed my laptop power supply display on the actual laptop is flashing
blue to orange.it should be blue when pluged in.its not charging my
battery.
Anyone got any ideas
With the absence of any information as to the make and model of your laptop,
any responses will be pure speculation.
Can you furnish some more information? What does the book of instructions
suggest that this indication means?
M.I.5¾ wrote:
"Conor Dalton" wrote in message
...
I noticed my laptop power supply display on the actual laptop is flashing
blue to orange.it should be blue when pluged in.its not charging my
battery.
Anyone got any ideas
With the absence of any information as to the make and model of your laptop,
any responses will be pure speculation.
Can you furnish some more information? What does the book of instructions
suggest that this indication means?
First thing I would do is try a different wall socket.
The next thing I would do is change the power cable that goes into the
power brick which is usually a figure 8 shape like the one below (not
sure if it will display correctly) so here's a link aswell:
http://www.tvcables.co.uk/images/ite...ower-cable.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tvcables.co.uk/images/items/2m-figure-8-power-cable.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/2m-figure-8-power-lead.html&usg=__JjEMzco_zFBf0gzzGrmHERgOVLo=&h=245 &w=290&sz=13&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=ta0ci2u15Rkm iM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=115&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfigure%2B8%2Bpower%2Blead%26hl%3Den%2 6client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dcom.ubuntu:en-US:unofficial%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1
These leads are quite common and are usually found on radios, vcr's, dvd
players etc..
If your power supply uses a clover shaped lead
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg
there's a good chance that you won't have another one which you could
use, if this is the case I would skip this.
What you could do instead is to replace the fuse with a fuse that you
know works.
You could also take the battery out and see if the laptop will power on
with just the power connection plugged in.
Also inspect the power lead for damage and/or warping of the plastic
casing of the power brick.
Another thing, is the power connection on the laptop loose? Has the
power cable been kicked or pulled (someone tripping over the power
cable) or has the laptop been dropped?
As SC Tom said, if you have a voltmeter or a multimeter check the dc
voltage of the dc connector (the part that plugs into the laptop). It
should say on the power brick and on the bottom of the laptop what the
correct voltage should be.
The idea behind this madness is to find out if the problem is with the
ac/dc adapter or with the actual laptop itself. I think the ac/dc
adapter isn't covered under warranty but you would have to check the
documentation that came with the laptop or check the manufacturer's website.
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Mark Mckee
CompTIA A+ Certified www.comptia.org
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Mark Mckee
CompTIA A+ Certified www.comptia.org