Hi Matt, thanks for the input. You are confirming my fears. I was hoping it might be some quirk with the laptop/charger combo, but it's nice to have a second opinion.
On Dec 23, 11:33 pm, BigMatt <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like the mobo is toasted... You've done all the troubleshooting > I would have done, and I do it for a living! > > On Dec 23, 11:46 am, Delgardo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I've have been given a HP/Compaq NC6000. > > > It didn't come with the original Power supply unfortunately. > > > I have a universal power supply I thought I would test it with before > > I shell out for a OEM one. > > > When the adapter is plugged in, the LED on the charger blinks rapidly > > and the makes a clicking > > > noise. > > > I am led to believe that this is probably caused by a short somewhere > > on the motherboard. I've > > > have taken the laptop completely to pieces. Tried the again with just > > the motherboard, but still > > > the problem persists. There are no obvious shorts however, no suspect > > components, no burning > > > smells. > > > It does have a battery, but either that or the laptop is dead, so I'm > > none the wiser as far as > > > that is concerned. > > > For what it's worth, the universal charger is known to be good with > > another laptop I have (an > > > Acer) and I have also tried another known to be good universal charger > > with my NC6000 and had > > > exactly the same symptoms. > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Computer Tech Support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/computer-tech-support?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
