First post, by digitaldoofus
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One day, this HP-manufactured XP Pro laptop was running fine. The next day, it was just dead. Wouldn't power on at all. No lights, nothing. I tried an alternate power brick (that I knew was working), and still nothing...so it's not the (external) power supply cable/brick. I also tried "wiggling" the plug where it fits into the back of the laptop, in case the little metal internal connecting rod had somehow become loose or broken -- and still no results (although, I guess it could still be broken so bad that the old "wiggling" trick just won't work).
I have been debating whether to take this machine to a local computer "fix it" business, but I also realize that they will probably charge me close to the same price that I could buy another "used" working laptop.
Sooooo...I'm wondering if anyone has any "troubleshooting" ideas or procedures that I could try on this machine -- instead of just tossing it into the garbage?
Here is a link to a short article giving the laptop's specs: http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/hp_l2000_l … top_review.html
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