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    hp dv2550se problems turning on

    Discussion in 'HP' started by anymike_00, Nov 11, 2007.

  1. anymike_00

    anymike_00 Notebook Enthusiast

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    my friend turned off my laptop by pressing the power button once then we went somewhere for like 2 hours then when we came back we couldnt turn it on for some reason. the pc was blinking (the power button and the power light), but when we pressed the power button it wouldnt turn on.

    HELP PLEASE
     
    anymike_00, Nov 11, 2007
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  2. schoko

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    is it just in sleep mode ? and if so has it eaten the battery ? how about recharging ?
     
    schoko, Nov 11, 2007
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    hold down the power button until all of the lights on the laptop turn off
    then, plug it into power and it should turn on normally
     
    timtravel42, Nov 11, 2007
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  4. anymike_00

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    i can't do that anymore because when the lights were flashing i couldnt even turn off the lights then...

    so we took the battery and put it back in but it still wont turn on at all
    no lights no nothing

    just the charger light
     
    anymike_00, Nov 11, 2007
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    have you tried pushing one of the quickplay buttons to turn it on?
     
    timtravel42, Nov 11, 2007
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  6. anymike_00

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    yes we did
    still didnt work
     
    anymike_00, Nov 11, 2007
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    anyone? please? I really need to make sure it can turn on because i have so much valuable stuff on it like music.... 20 gigs of it.
     
    anymike_00, Nov 11, 2007
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    can you give us a list of everything you've tried so far?
     
    timtravel42, Nov 11, 2007
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    i've tried (ever since i took out the battery WHILE it was the pc was blinking):

    putting the battery back in and turning it on, still doesnt turn on.
    pressing quickplay buttons
    pressing fn combinations

    i dont know what else i could possibly do because it just will not turn on. its so weird.

    it went like that when my friend "turned it off" by pressing the power button once then closing the lid

    we left for like 3 hours and came back to see it blinking. we tried turning it on but it wouldnt so then we took out the battery and then put it back in, then tried to turn it on but it still wouldnt go on...
     
    anymike_00, Nov 11, 2007
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    take out the battery and just use the AC power
     
    flipfire, Nov 11, 2007
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    tried that. didnt work
     
    anymike_00, Nov 12, 2007
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    ok, so when you plug your laptop into the wall (with the battery in)
    which lights on the laptop are lit?
     
    timtravel42, Nov 12, 2007
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  13. anymike_00

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    the only light that is lit is the charger light when the charger cord is put into the charger port.

    nothing else is lit.
     
    anymike_00, Nov 13, 2007
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    yeah i think you need to get it checked out by hp
    sounds like something inside is fried
     
    timtravel42, Nov 13, 2007
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