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    HP TC1100 wont turn on and smell..

    Discussion in 'HP' started by FX2.3, Jan 16, 2008.

  1. FX2.3

    FX2.3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My sister has the TC1100 tablet pc and it wont turn on. It worked yesterday but today the light blinks when it is hooked up to the charger but still wont come on. I took out the battery and put it back in and still nothing. It has a plastic burning smell from the little vent in the back so I think it cooked itself :eek:

    Is there anyway to get the data off of it? any way to save her computer?

    Thanks!
     
    FX2.3, Jan 16, 2008
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    I would open it to try and see what exactly burned. You might be able to replace a part and fix it. If the hard drives didn't burn, then yes, there should still be data on them.
     
    new2notebook, Jan 16, 2008
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  3. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    This sounds like the mobo/cpu is fried. So you would need to replace that and it will be fine. Do you still have warranty?

    Also, just take out the hard drive and connect to any other computer using an external enclosure.
     
    adinu, Jan 16, 2008
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    I have one but it is for desktop size hdd not laptop..

    It is her business comp so hopefully the IT guys can save it, she just wanted a way to get to her data.. Thanks for the help though :(

    Any ideas on why it died? It gets alot of air when she works with it, and is never used on carpet,,
     
    FX2.3, Jan 16, 2008
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  5. dinapoli

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    the mother board might be burnt. that happen to me once on a desktop.
     
    dinapoli, Jan 16, 2008
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