I think I fried my laptop, How can I fix it? :(

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Well, I have a laptop. The cord on it is slightly frayed at one point, so I put some electrical tape over it until I got a replacement charger for it. It had worked fine many, many times since then. Tonight it just turned off completely when I was in the middle of something when I slightly bumped it (very light bump with my leg, not enough to do any kind of physical damage). It didn't keep working off the battery as if the power was lost, it died instantly. The light for the power supply doesn't light up when I plug it in like it used to, and when I hit the power button it doesn't flash the power light to indicate no battery charge as it used to. It's now a fancy paperweight, and I'm not getting any kind of repsonse out of it. So, how do I fix it? What parts could have fried like that to where I wouldn't get any kind of response from the computer at all? Please, any and all advice would be GREATLY appreciated! I've had this laptop for a while, and it would be nice to have it for a while to come smile.gif Thanks in advance. Woody
 

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Did your battery ever get charged at all when you used your laptop if not your battery is not good anymore. Have you gotten your new power supply and where was the cord damaged at.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
    7200 rpm
    Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
Yeah, my battery has always worked fine, and always charged fine, but when I bumped it tonight it just shut down completely, it didn't just switch to battery power like I had lost the power or anything like that. The power cord was damaged right by where the cord turns into the plug that goes into your computer.
 

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Ok let me get this straight you have tried you laptop without the power source and it will not turn on at all correct.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
    7200 rpm
    Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
Well I don't know what to say only thing I can do is say I'm sorry :( :( :(
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
    7200 rpm
    Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.

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  • CPU
    E6850
    Motherboard
    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 680i
    Memory
    4 x OCZ Platinum 1GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB
    Sound Card
    SB X-Fi X Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 23" 5MS
    Screen Resolution
    2048 x 1152
    Hard Drives
    2 x Barracuda 7200.10 320GB RAID 0 / 1 x 500GB Maxtor
    PSU
    Seasonic 600W M12
    Case
    CM Centurion 5
    Cooling
    air
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
HI Treehugger, and a belated welcome to the forums,:party:

Sorry to hear about your problems,

Hopefully what has happened is that at some point the power to the charging circuit has stopped due to the damaged power cord, and when the battery has run out the laptop has simply shut down, Dit you receive any warning beeps at all?.

Of course the worst case scenario is that when the charger was nudged this caused a short on the cable and this could have caused damage to the charging circuit, if this is the case then I'm afraid that a replacement motherboard would probably be required :cry::(.

You may want to remove the battery from the laptop for a few hours and then replace it. This can sometimes coax a little power from an exhausted battery. Also when you receive the new charger unit I would allow the unit to charge the battery for at least an hour as the battery will be totally exhausted and will need this time to recover.

Hope it's only a discharged battery problem and the new charger will solve your problems.
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro x64 Latest Release Preview
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer G276HL 27", (DVi) + Samsung 39" HDTV (HDMI)
    Screen Resolution
    2 x 1920x1080 @50Hz
  • Manufacturer/Model
    Real World Computers (Custom by Me)
    CPU
    AMD FX8350 Vishera 8 Core @4GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus M5A78L-M USB3
    Memory
    32GB [4x8GB] DDR3 1600 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus nVidia GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 (2GB DDR5)
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xoner DG + SPDIF to 5.1 System + HDMI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 32" TV
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Internal
    Crucial CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SSD,
    Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 2TB,

    External (USB3)
    Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk 8TB
    2.5/3.5 Hot Swap Cradle, USB3 + eSata (client HDDs)
    NAS 4TB
    PSU
    Aerocool Templarius Imperator 750W 80+ Silver
    Case
    AeroCool X-Warrior Red Devil Tower
    Cooling
    Hyper103 CPU, Rear 120mm, Front 2x120mm, Side 2x120mm
    Internet Speed
    68 MB Down 18.5 MB Up
    Other Info
    Six Sensor Auto / Manual Digital cooling (Fan) control with Touch control Panel
No, that's the thing, normally when my computer is on battery power, and then dies, the power light will flash when I press the power button, but now it's not flashing or anything. I have a new power cord coming to replace mine anyways, but I can tell from the way my comp's acting (or not reacting) that it's not just the cord. I also tried that, I had removed the battery from my comp for 3hrs to determine if I could reset it that way, and it didn't restart. I tried starting it with each card of RAM seperately, to test if I had blown one, but didn't work either.
 

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Hi Tree Hugger,

Without being able to apply power to the laptop your options are limited as any diagnostics would need specialist equipment plus the dismantling of the unit :(. as soon as you get your new charger plug this into the laptop and let it charge for several hours. hopefully this will be all that is required
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro x64 Latest Release Preview
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer G276HL 27", (DVi) + Samsung 39" HDTV (HDMI)
    Screen Resolution
    2 x 1920x1080 @50Hz
  • Manufacturer/Model
    Real World Computers (Custom by Me)
    CPU
    AMD FX8350 Vishera 8 Core @4GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus M5A78L-M USB3
    Memory
    32GB [4x8GB] DDR3 1600 MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Asus nVidia GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 (2GB DDR5)
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xoner DG + SPDIF to 5.1 System + HDMI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung 32" TV
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Internal
    Crucial CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SSD,
    Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH1 2TB,

    External (USB3)
    Seagate Backup+ Hub BK SCSI Disk 8TB
    2.5/3.5 Hot Swap Cradle, USB3 + eSata (client HDDs)
    NAS 4TB
    PSU
    Aerocool Templarius Imperator 750W 80+ Silver
    Case
    AeroCool X-Warrior Red Devil Tower
    Cooling
    Hyper103 CPU, Rear 120mm, Front 2x120mm, Side 2x120mm
    Internet Speed
    68 MB Down 18.5 MB Up
    Other Info
    Six Sensor Auto / Manual Digital cooling (Fan) control with Touch control Panel
If your cord was frayed, and the "bump" caused a short..you may have just fried one or several things on the board. If this is true.. even a good battery wont give you anything. A person with alittle knowledge with a multimeter could track through the board to tell you if current can run through its path..if somethings been fried on the board.. the path stops...A new cord would be the next try to see if anything happens when connected.. but if nothing happens.. you will have to find where the problem is....and start there replacing parts. Its sort of like when lightning hits your TV or computer...it fries things in its path...if theres something burned up by the short, a good battery cant get power to anything inside..so even a good battery wont help.Good luck and sorry.
 

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  • CPU
    Q9550 2.83 Quad
    Memory
    8 GB OCZ 800MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 9800 GT 1GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 24
    Hard Drives
    2 500 GB 32MB Seagate( Raid 0 )
    1 1000 GB 32MB Seagate
    PSU
    PC P{ower and Cooler 1000W
    Other Info
    HP d5000t ATX CTO
Well, the computer's already in parts. I took off some of the stuff to get it to the point where I can plug in my new charger when I get it, but it's not to the point where it would be dangerous to plug a charger into :) I know it's more than just a battery at this point, and I have a bad feeling I'm going to be getting a new motherboard relatively soon :(
 

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It sounds like it may be cheaper just to buy a new laptop. Or at least take it to a shop to get repaired where they have spares they can test. This is one of the benifits of a shop, they do not have to pay for an item if the computer still does not work after swapping something. They just swap it back again.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
1) I asked at Best Buy, and they said I can return their stuff even if it's opened :) and if I have to buy anything off of eBay, I can just turn around and sell it on eBay if I don't need it afterall.
2) Having someone else work on my computer IS expensive (and boring for me :geek:), and even if they don't charge you for the parts they test, you damn well know they're charging you for their time :eek:
3)I found a couple motherboards on ebay for $100-$130, so that would defiantly be cheaper... unless you know where I can pick up a new laptop for $130??
 

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It depends on if you can get parts. Generally it is cheaper to buy new. A laptop retails for about £300 over here. I do get your point as I work on my own system and you do have to pay for the time at a shop. I think it is a preference thing and how many spares you have sitting at home. When I did my new build it was a compleate build so I sold my old computer to help pay for the new one.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
Well I got my new charger today. The thing is seriously 3ft long!!? I am going to need an extension cord to use it with the outlet next to my bed ( I can touch the wall that the outlet is on while I'm sitting on my bed
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) Damn eBay! Anyways..... My RAM, motherboard, and battery seem to be fine. I think my harddrive is crapped out though. When I try starting the comp now it'll load the normal boot screens fine, but when it starts loading the HDD, it freezes and makes all kinds of weird patterns on my screen. I'm going to try to see if I can reinstall my OS on the HDD to see if maybe it just got scrambled or something got erased, and that would be really nice
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Anyone have any other ideas I can try before getting a new HD? Thanks again everyone!

Woody
 

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Does your screen scramble when going into safemode.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
    7200 rpm
    Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
Well, I'm running Linux on it, not Windows, but I can load from an installation disc fine, but now it keeps on dying when I start it normally. I put the old RAM back in, and it starts now, but the whole computer dies completely at the same spot in loading the OS. When it does this it flashes the power and charging lights like a strobe light. I've never seen this before for any reason, so it's completely new to me. The only way to get it to stop is by taking out the battery and power cord and waiting a minute. Could this be a cheezy power adapter? I bought it off of eBay, and it's some no-name company making these?
 

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If you have a multimeter you can check the output voltage and ampage. This will tell you if your battery is getting the juice it needs to charge.

You may want to check some of the smaller electrical conponents on your motherboard. A touch check for a hot component will tell you if something is dead or dieing.

It may work fine for a while but heat up quickly changing the electrical characteristics.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
    Trust Graphics Tablet
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