Since you checked that there's power coming from the adapter you know the prob is somewhere in the laptop. The battery wouldn't make any difference - it'll run fine even without a battery (but after 5 or 6 years I'd be surprised if the original battery still worked at all). If the prob is in the laptop it could be motherboard, could be the DC power connector, could be IC of the power on module, it could be a LOTTA different things that would cost money and would only be hit/miss in troubleshooting. Have you checked the prices of new, lower end, laptops? You can get one that would be fine for business and websurfing for $350 or $400. And even though it's low end, it'll perform far better than a 5 year old computer.
I dunno what a shop will charge to give you a repair estimate - but an actual repair will prob not be worth it. I'm not familiar with Fujitsus, but you can almost surely attach your old hard drive to an inexpensive external USB drive enclosure if you want to try getting your old data from it. (I'm assuming when you said it "does nothing" that there is no sound whatsoever? Because if it is totally dead of any fan, etc. noise, the hard drive is likely still good.) I would try reseating the RAM module(s) - under a cover on the back. If you've got 2 modules, remove one at a time and try booting. Also try jiggling where the adapter plugs into the body (but I'm sure you've tried that). Good luck, Donk On 12/4/2010 1:38 PM, Tom M. wrote: > I have a Fujitsu Laptop that I bought some 5 or 6 years ago. I used it a lot > just for a few extensive (5-6 months) business trips. It always worked well > with no problems evident. I also always used it with the power adapter and > very rarely on the battery alone. The last time I used it was this past July > and it had no problem. > > I am trying to start it now and it it does nothing. I plug in the adapter > and there is a light on the panel so I know it is getting power. I checked > the adapter and it seems to be putting out the correct voltage. I found a > like battery on eBay and purchased it thinking the original battery might be > causing a problem but received it and the problem is the same. (good thing I > didn't pay much for it!) I'm ready to reluctantly take it for a diagnosis > but thought I'd give this forum a try to see if anyone has had any issue like > this. I was told by someone that it may be the motherboard. Sure hope not! > > Thanks > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
