From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 12 10:55:16 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65E45106566B for ; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:55:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cwhiteh@onetel.com) Received: from woodbine.london.02.net (woodbine.london.02.net [87.194.255.145]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 048D48FC0A for ; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:55:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cwhiteh@onetel.com) Received: from [192.168.1.75] (93.97.24.219) by woodbine.london.02.net (8.5.016.1) id 49D39EA900901EDB; Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:55:13 +0100 Message-ID: <49E1C891.8030107@onetel.com> Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:55:13 +0100 From: Chris Whitehouse User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090321) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Glen Barber References: <49E14044.80507@onetel.com> <4ad871310904120152g1615e5edwc1b9087656001c3f@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4ad871310904120152g1615e5edwc1b9087656001c3f@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: User Questions Subject: Re: (OT) good laptop hardware repair group or forum X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:55:16 -0000 Glen Barber wrote: > Hi, Chris > > On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Chris Whitehouse wrote: >> Hi all >> >> very sorry for this OT post, does anyone know of a good usenet or other >> forum to ask about laptop hardware repair? My quite expensive and now >> out-of-warranty HP laptop has suddenly become very dead and I'm in shock :(( >> > > Even though it's (OT), maybe some of us could be able to help. What's > the problem? > I will try the HP support forums as suggested but... It's a nc6320 (RH383ET#ABU) and was in good condition not too much used and has never given trouble. It was booting, with mains and battery plugged in, when it suddenly and instantaneously lost power. Now it is completely dead, no LEDS. It made a couple of clicks as it died, one of which might have been the hard disk head parking. The power supply is showing what looks like the right voltage. The battery has 6 connectors, I tested between all combinations of pairs but all were zero voltage. I also tested between all pairs of battery connector pins in the back of the laptop with the power plugged in, also zero voltage. I am suspicious of the battery showing zero, I think it might need wake up power from the laptop. Does anyone know if this is the case and what pins need power? I left the power supply plugged in and it and an area on the underside of the laptop were mildly warm after some time so some current is flowing. That's all I can say. I will take the hard disk out and test. Luckily it didn't have critical data on it. I'm also competent to dismantle the laptop if anyone can suggest a fix. Thanks Chris