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    Clevo P150HM No Power

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by POLLVX, Aug 6, 2014.

  1. POLLVX

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    I have a Clevo P150HM that will not turn on. It was on overnight and now the power supply light blinks and the laptop will not even hint at turning on. No lights on the computer, I've tried a different power supply and I took the back panel off to see if there's anything out of the ordinary. There are no burnt components and nothing smells burnt. Any ideas? My thought is that there is a short somewhere on the motherboard.
     
    POLLVX, Aug 6, 2014
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    hi
    second one in 2 days hmmm.

    could be the psu power brick especially as the light is blinking.
    try an EC reset
    remove mains and battery and then press and hold the power button for 20 seconds.
    then try mains power without battery installed. then try battery on its own.

    is the power brick getting warm or hot and is it making any sort of buzzing noise.

    sadly bottom line is it could be the mobo.
     
    MrDJ, Aug 6, 2014
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    Take out the graphics card and see if the system powers up also, since a short on the GPU could stop it starting at all.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 6, 2014
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    Bingo! When I removed the heatsink, there were scorch marks on the thermal tape and it looks like a component blew, shorting a section of the board. No more flashing power supply, but I now I need a GPU. +rep
     
    POLLVX, Sep 14, 2014
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    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    At least you can get an upgrade :)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 14, 2014
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    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    ouch, second one in two days? heres to hoping that mine doesnt follow suit anytime soon :D
     
    jaybee83, Sep 15, 2014
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  7. Meaker@Sager

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    I don't think his was upgraded yet though so different card.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 15, 2014
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    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    yeah, reports of failing 7970m are actually pretty thinly spread thus far :) planning to keep my rig thru my PhD, so it better last me another 2-2.5 years! :p
     
    jaybee83, Sep 15, 2014
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  9. Meaker@Sager

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    Fingers crossed ;) you get any time for games at the moment.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 15, 2014
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    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    very rarely, tbh, but every time i do its permasmile all the way :D
     
    jaybee83, Sep 16, 2014
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  11. Meaker@Sager

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    That's good to hear :D I need to get my stuff sorted again as I am currently on an fx1800m lol.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 16, 2014
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    oh, is that an "in-between" config before the next upgrade? :p
     
    jaybee83, Sep 16, 2014
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  13. Meaker@Sager

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    Maybe, who can say :)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 17, 2014
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