Compaq laptop won't boot

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3 total messages Started by returnofsaturn829 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:36

Author: returnofsaturn829
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:36

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I have a Compaq nx6115 laptop.  When I press the power button, the fan
whirs for about a second, and the hard drive access light comes on.
Then it cuts out (fan shuts down) and then this is repeated about
fifteen times.  Eventually it stops doing this and the fan stays on,
but no hard drive activity and nothing ever shows on the screen.  It
kind of acts "brain dead"...the wireless light doesn't come on, caps
lock doesn't light up, etc.

Re: Compaq laptop won't boot

Author: WhzzKdd
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:36

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<returnofsaturn829@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:1188038207.374318.260220@m37g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>I have a Compaq nx6115 laptop.  When I press the power button, the fan
> whirs for about a second, and the hard drive access light comes on.
> Then it cuts out (fan shuts down) and then this is repeated about
> fifteen times.  Eventually it stops doing this and the fan stays on,
> but no hard drive activity and nothing ever shows on the screen.  It
> kind of acts "brain dead"...the wireless light doesn't come on, caps
> lock doesn't light up, etc.
>

Brain dead is right. Since the lights aren't coming on, it might be memory, 
or CPU, or mainboard. So try to locate the memory, remove and reinstall it. 
If you have two modules, put only one in. Try again. Still dead? Swap to the 
other memory module. Still dead? Take it to a shop - even I try to avoid 
getting into the guts of a laptop.

Re: Compaq laptop won't boot

Author: nobody >
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:14

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returnofsaturn829@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a Compaq nx6115 laptop.  When I press the power button, the fan
> whirs for about a second, and the hard drive access light comes on.
> Then it cuts out (fan shuts down) and then this is repeated about
> fifteen times.  Eventually it stops doing this and the fan stays on,
> but no hard drive activity and nothing ever shows on the screen.  It
> kind of acts "brain dead"...the wireless light doesn't come on, caps
> lock doesn't light up, etc.
> 

No "easy fix" here, this one will take a trip to the shop.

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