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    8150 won't turn on

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by trvelbug, May 9, 2015.

  1. trvelbug

    trvelbug Notebook Prophet

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    I was playing a game then I heard a 'tick' then my laptop went dead. Tried to turn it on again to no avail. Tried removing the battery while on a/c but still didn't work. I did notice that the blue light in the psu started blinking when I inserted the power jack and stopped blinking when I took it out. There are no lights also in the front that signify power and charging.

    Any help is welcome.

    Sent from a Galaxy far, far away
     
    trvelbug, May 9, 2015
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  2. ShadowKntSDS

    ShadowKntSDS Notebook Geek

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    The 'tick' could have been something blowing (capacitor, etc). You may want to visually check the motherboard for burn marks of signs of a popped capacitor. If you have access to another charger it would help too. Did you have much charge on the battery when the machine quit?
     
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  3. trvelbug

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    A guy in the 8150 thread described the same problems I had. It was a blown capacitor and power chip so you are probably right. I have two two chargers and both are not working, so I'm guessing my problem is identical to his

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  4. Meaker@Sager

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    The psu is blinking due to the short so yes I agree likely a component failure somewhere.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 10, 2015
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  5. trvelbug

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    The sager distributor in my country doesn't do component fixes. If it was indeed a capacitor or power chip, are these parts generic enough for a competent laptop repair service to source them outside of sager?
     
    trvelbug, May 11, 2015
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    if its out of warranty you could try clevo service center in america

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  7. Meaker@Sager

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    A truly professional repair could be more expensive than a replacement to be honest. It really depends on the extent of the damage.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 11, 2015
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  8. TomJGX

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    With such an old system, it might make more sense to sell it for parts and get a new system... Sounds like a motherboard failure to me..
     
    TomJGX, May 12, 2015
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  9. MooMilk

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    Seems like a MB power rail failure - possibly a short, I would suggest checking the videocard \ CPU \ RAM etc in another laptop and if they are all alive - keep them or sell separately, while letting the laptop itself stripped of ebay AS-IS :)
    You also might check for an easy fix with the local repair service.
     
    MooMilk, May 14, 2015
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  10. Support.3@XOTIC PC

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    You can open up the bottom and give it a smell and see if you notice the tell tale burnt electrical odor.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, May 14, 2015
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