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    Need Help on Power Issue with HP Notebook

    Discussion in 'HP' started by redrob2, Oct 23, 2007.

  1. redrob2

    redrob2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got my hands on my girlfriend's old Pavillion ZE4400 AMD notebook. It is in great shape but has a power issue I am trying to fix. If I power it up it will stay on for anywhere between 10 and 200 seconds, after this it just powers off. I have tried swapping the RAM out and tried each slot alone but that doesn't help. I have also tried to run it from just the AC adapter alone and off of the battery alone and this didn't help either. One other bit of history on this system ... this issue occurred before and was "repaired" at CompUSA who replaced the motherboard. They claimed this fixed the isse but it cropped up as soon as the system was brought home and they refused to warranty their repair. (how nice) Any ideas or help on this would be fantastic! Thanks everyone for your help!

    -Rob
     
    redrob2, Oct 23, 2007
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    HailttRedskins Notebook Geek

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    Well you should have made them fix it during the warranty, but hey, can't always win.

    Never have had this problem, the battery on an older Vaio I had did this, just battery, and I left the AC in it all night and day, and now it works fine.

    It does sound like it is a motherboard problem, but I am not 100% certain, your best bet is to either wait for another response, or take it up to your local computer store, and have them do a diagnostic type test for you.
     
    HailttRedskins, Oct 23, 2007
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