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    ASUS G50VT Power cable not working

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Nutkin, Dec 30, 2011.

  1. Nutkin

    Nutkin Notebook Enthusiast

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    was typing away and the low battery pinged on, laptop was plugged in and green light working on the power pack.

    Now I removed the battery and when i put the cable in to try and turn on the laptop it just flashes the touchpad surround light once and goes back to being off.

    Its almost like starting a car with a half flat battery it flickers but doesnt go fully.

    I refitted the battery and left it off to see if the battery will charge and I pushed the cable on the back and wiggled it and it will make the battery charging light come on when off for a few seconds flashing but nothing more.


    I don't think it is a short connection as the lil lightning bolt above the keyboard stays on as if it has power. Im temped to think its a component on the motherboard like a capacitor or something has blown.

    Any Ideas?
     
    Nutkin, Dec 30, 2011
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    noone know?
     
    Nutkin, Dec 31, 2011
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    I know you probably RMA'd it already, but I hit this issue twice (I actually sent it to repair today for the second time).

    In short - the power connector melted.

    No overclocking, no previous issues, but two times the same story - it would start flickering when GPU was doing work (even decoding video), the next level is the socket getting really hot (from inside - the power cable was too hot to hold in hand by the end), then it started switching battery/ac/battery/ac and you had to "arrange" the cable to get a good connection for more than a few minutes.

    Nothing you can do yourself, the connector is soldered to the board...

    Let me know if I was right :)
     
    zviratko, Jan 16, 2012
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