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12-07-2005 #1
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my laptop
it's not booting though
when it starts i hear a fan for a few seconds and then it stops and nothing comes up on the screen, anyone have any ideas what it can be?
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12-07-2005 #2
Sounds like something's seriously broken
I guess it's not the hard drive as if it was, the computer would come on but not find an OS. It almost sounds as if the processor is overheating as soon as it is powered up.Registered Linux user #388328 || Registered LFS user #15880
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12-07-2005 #3
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Originally Posted by smolloy
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12-07-2005 #4
Is the fan blowing really hard?
I had a problem with overheating a couple of weeks ago. All I did to solve it was go to the computer store, pick up some compressed air and blow it into the fan. It has been working like a charm since.
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12-07-2005 #5
Originally Posted by Spyro_boy
Maybe this is a crazy idea, but you could open up the box, and try to power it on while spraying the processor with one of those air canisters you use to clear dust out the keyboard. That would cool it while it switches on.
But like I said, that's a little crazy. Maybe you should just return it to the manufacturer.
Unless any one else has an idea??Registered Linux user #388328 || Registered LFS user #15880
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12-07-2005 #6
Ignore me.
Bryan's idea is much more sensible.Registered Linux user #388328 || Registered LFS user #15880
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12-07-2005 #7
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Originally Posted by bryansmith
without damaging it any further
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12-07-2005 #8
I read some stuff on opening my laptop to get inside...not what I would be doing, it was way too risky.
If stuff is clogging the fan, after you blow it, the rest will blow out with time.
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12-07-2005 #9
If you do what Bryan said then you don't need to open your laptop. Just get a canister of compressed (for about 5bucks from Fry's if you're american) and spray it into the fan.
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12-07-2005 #10
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Originally Posted by smolloy
Bryan, you're from canada? cool!