On Wed, Jan 09, 2019 at 01:44:38PM -0500, Tim Tisdall via talk wrote: > It won't even start. The power button is a regular key on the > keyboard and has a back light to indicate that it's on. I press it > and nothing at all happens. I tried unplugging the battery and > powering it like in the video, but nothing happens. I think the > device doesn't actually power on without a battery and alternates > between the power light and the wifi light like in the video when the > battery is disconnected. I don't even get that. > > The only thing I do get is the light on the side to indicate that the > battery is being charged when the power is plugged in. If the battery > is disconnected then the light is orange instead of white. > > In response to your other email: There's no evidence of anything > getting near the ribbon connector for the keyboard. I think liquid > may have gotten inside the keyboard and it's preventing it from > detecting the power button key press. Unfortunately, it seems like > the keyboard is actually fused together with the case and it's not > possible to open. I wish I knew which pins to connect on the keyboard > connector to simulate pressing the power button to test that theory.
Well replacement keyboards do exist if that is the problem: https://laptopparts.ca/products/asus-zenbook-ux305-ux305ca-ux305fa-ux305ua-us-english-keyboard-13nb06x1am0201 I wonder if someone like http://nptechnologies.ca/ would do reasonable repairs or at least be able to say what the problem is. I found this list too some of which sound potentially useful: https://www.blogto.com/tech/2016/09/the_top_10_computer_repair_shops_in_toronto/ -- Len Sorensen --- Talk Mailing List [email protected] https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
