Laptop turns on for a few seconds and shuts off

When the AC adapter is plugged and I press the power button it came on for a few seconds and shut off. I tried something different, I took the battery out and plugged the AC Adapter but this time it didn’t even come on. Do you think its the AC adapter or something is wrong [...]

Laptop battery discharges even though it is connected to the DC power

My HP 520 laptop battery discharges even though it is connected to the DC power and another thing the battery starts charging if i shut down the laptop. Please give me the solution. I think this problem is related to the DC jack failure. In HP 520 laptop the DC jack soldered directly to the [...]

Laptop died. When I turn it on, the power light comes on and turns off.

My laptop just died as I came back from school. I took the battery out and had it unplugged. I waited a minute or so, in this time I pressed the power button to drain whatever energy was left in the circuitry and after I just flipped it back over and placed the battery back [...]

AC adapter gets very hot when my laptop plugged

My AC adapter/charger gets very hot when using my laptop plugged into the wall outlet. In fact, I’m on my 3rd AC adapter. The others have smoked. The laptop battery will only last a few minutes if not on the charger. Is the battery causing this? It’s hard to tell without testing the laptop with [...]

Laptop getting power but turns off after about 3 seconds

It looks like my laptop getting power and charging the battery but when I go to turn it on the power light goes on for about 3 seconds the the unit turns back off again. Any ideas??? It’s a Toshiba Satellite P300. It’s possible that there is a problem with the AC power adapter. Maybe [...]

Can I replace original 16V adapter with a 20V adapter?

I have an older IBM R40 Laptop with an AC adapter with and output of 16V, 4.5Amp. I ordered a replacement from Lenovo but it is a 20V output unit. Can I safely use this? I wouldn’t use this adapter. If you are replacing the AC adapter, it’s very important to buy a new one [...]

Laptop went into hibernation and now it will not power up

While showing a presentation a few days ago my laptop went into hibernating and shut down. AC plugged in. When attempted to power back on nothing happened. LED lights on front panel blink but power LED does not. My laptop is HP Pavillion dv5000. Probably the power (AC) adapter is dead. I think your power [...]

Dell Inspiron 9100 shuts down when AC plug is moved

I have a Dell Inspiron 9100. Mine kept on shutting down randomly and eventually got worse. I got a laptop technician out and at first he thought it was overheating but it turned out to be the AC plug going into the back. Every time it moved around the laptop turns off. This implied that [...]

My Satellite A105 laptop registers power only when I jiggle the port

I have a Toshiba Satellite A105-S4284 laptop. It is not showing that it is connected to the power cord. When I jiggle the port it registers. It seems loose. It doesn’t have warranty. I took it in to best buy and they think my motherboard needs replaced. Please help if possible… First of all, this [...]

My laptop has no lights when I plug the AC adapter

I have a HP Pavilion zd7000, question is, I get no lights on when I plug in the a/c adapter. I tried without battery and still no lights whatsoever. I hope its not the motherboard, I will hate buying it and that not being the problem. How can I know if it’s the motherboard or [...]